High-Level International Meets For January 2021
January 2021 is essentially here, which means we’re finally seeing the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on the horizon.
2020 Swammy Awards: Kaylee McKeown Earns Oceania Female Swimmer Of The Year
Kaylee McKeown produced some of the most impressive swims worldwide over the course of the 2020 calendar year, including a short course World Record.
Throssell, Incerti Among History-Makers At Western Aussies
Olympian and relay world record holder Brianna Throssell was among the history-makers at the just-concluded 2020 Western Australia Championships.
Jury Acquits Australian Swim Instructor of Five Charges, Deadlocked On Other 21
A jury acquitted Australian swimming instructor Kyle Daniels on five sexual abuse charges last week, but reached a deadlock on the remaining 21 charges.
Meet Flynn Southam, Australia’s New 15-Yr-Old Sprint Prodigy
15-year-old Flynn Southam of Australia broke his countryman’s/ Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers’ national age record in the 100m free last week.
2020 Swammy Awards: Matt Wilson Earns Male Oceania Swimmer Of The Year
For the second consecutive year, Australia’s Matt Wilson has earned the Swammy Award for the Oceania Male Swimmer of the Year.
Incerti, Pollard Impress On Opening Day of Western Australia Championships
24-year-old Zac Incerti set a new WA Residential Record to win the men’s 200 freestyle in a time of 1:48.36.
James Magnussen on 2011 Scuffle with Russians in 4×100 Free Ready Room
Magnussen not only had pneumonia 2 weeks prior to the meet, but in the ready room for the 4×100 free relay there was a bit of a scuffle with the Russian team
Hauck Claims All Comers Record For 17-Yr-Olds In 200 Back
The 2020 Queensland Championships is nearing its final day but the younger set of swimmers aren’t going out quietly in Brisbane.
Off-Hiatus Tamsin Cook To Take On Full Schedule At Western Australia Meet
2016 Olympian Tamsin Cook took a break from swimming but is back with her first full swimming schedule for this weekend’s Western Australia Championships.
Meg Bailey Hits 100 Fly PB En Route To NSW Day 4 Double
Former Ohio State Buckeye Meg Bailey hit a nice double on the penultimate night of racing at the 2020 New South Wales State Age Championships.
Junior Swimmers Clean-up On Day 4 Of QLD C’ships
A sprinkling of Aussie age records highlighted day 4 of the 2020 Queensland Championships taking place in Brisbane from Thomas Hauck, Sam Short and more.
18-Yr-Old World Jr Champion Pallister Hits 1500 Free Aussie Age Record
Aussie freestyle ace Lani Pallister kept her good swims rolling with a new age record in the women’s 1500m freestyle tonight in Brisbane.
McKeown Throws Down 2:08.2 200 IM/2:05.1 200 Back Double
19-year-old Kaylee McKeown followed up her impressive 100m back/400m IM double with another massive duo of the 200m back/200m IM tonight in Queensland.
McKeown Continues Tear With 2:08.23 200 IM All Comers Record
The lifetime bests keep rolling for Kaylee McKeown, as the 19-year-old clocks a new All Comers Record in the women’s 200m IM.