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Paralympic Games
‘This is amazing’: Nine to broadcast 2024 Paralympics after Tokyo breakthrough
Three months after announcing it would broadcast the next three summer Olympic Games, Nine has added next year’s Paralympics to its stable of live sport.
- by Tom Decent
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Short's blistering 400m swim
Sam Short sizzles in a 400m freestyle swim, setting the fourth fastest time ever by an Aussie.
From the Archives, 1997: Susie Maroney’s epic Cuba to Florida swim
In 1997, Australian marathon swimmer Susie Maroney became the first person to swim the 179-kilometre Straits of Florida from Cuba to the United States.
- by Alan Attwood
From the Archives, 1998: Susie O’Neill swims into the history books
In 1998, Susan O’Neill received a standing ovation and thunderous applause when she became the most prolific Australian titleholder in swimming history at a packed Melbourne Aquatic Centre.
- by Jacquelin Magnay
Paparazzi and patience: Cody Simpson’s Olympic dream isn’t over yet
The former pop star had an off week at the Australian Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast. Here’s why his coaches aren’t concerned.
- by Tom Decent
‘They call me a miracle’: Alexa cheated death. Now she’s on the Australian swim team
Alexa Leary’s parents said goodbye to their daughter eight times in hospital after a horrific cycling accident. This is her uplifting story of survival.
- by Tom Decent
Titmus stunned in 200m final
Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus was pipped to the post by Mollie O'Callaghan in an incredible finish to the 200m final
Chalmers roars to victory, says he hasn’t felt better in years
Kyle Chalmers was on fire at the Australian Swimming Championships, just days after a handful of shifts as a builder’s labourer.
- by Tom Decent
Simpson's Paris dreams fade
Cody Simpson's plans of swimming at the Paris Olympics remains uncertain after he sunk in his pet event the 100m butterfly.
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Paris Olympics
‘I mean business’: The Aussie young gun eyeing Thorpe and Hackett’s records
Sam Short smashed his personal best in the 400m freestyle this week. It was the fastest time in the world this year. He reveals how fast he thinks he can go in the 1500m freestyle.
- by Tom Decent
Campbell details online abuse
Cate Campbell shared the scary reality of her experiences of online abuse.