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[ad_1] 2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS Some of Australian swimming’s most prominent figures featured in a celebrity relay to conclude the third night of racing from the 2024 Olympic Trials in Brisbane. The 6×50 freestyle relay was, by all accounts, a chaotic scene with nearly 50 celebrities on pool deck simultaneously and some teams seemingly switching their relay order up until the last minute. Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser was the honorary

[ad_1] Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus broke the 200m freestyle world record at Australia's Olympic swimming selection trials in Brisbane.The 23-year-old, who won two golds at the 2020 Tokyo Games, beat Mollie O'Callaghan's 2023 record with a time of one minute 52.23 seconds.O'Callaghan finished narrowly behind Titmus in Brisbane, but she also recorded a personal best with a time of 1min 52.48secs. "Looking at the results, that's unbelievable," said Titmus. "I'm

[ad_1] After barely two weeks in the transfer portal, Rex Maurer, who we ranked as the top recruit in the high school boys class of 2023, officially announced that he will transfer from Stanford to Texas. Excited to announce that I will be continuing my college career at the University of Texas. I’d like to thank Bob and Erik for giving me this amazing opportunity. I’d also like to thank

[ad_1] 2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS Day 3 of the 2024 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials kick off Wednesday morning. The meet has been a tale of two groups. The bona fide superstars, like Mollie O’Callaghan, have been having a collective huge meet, while with rare exceptions, the rest of the field, including the nearly-theres, have struggled to get over the hurdle and make noise. Wednesday’s races will be loaded with stars. That includes

[ad_1] 2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS G’day Mates. I hope you enjoyed some stellar performances yesterday and are excited for today’s events, as many of the stars from yesterday are back for more. Kaylee McKeown, Elijah Winnington, and Sam Short are all back in the water as they look to qualify in a second event. We start the morning off with a bang, like yesterday the very first heat of the

[ad_1] 2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS Emma McKeon became Australia’s most decorated Olympian in Tokyo, earning four gold and three bronze medals to bring her career total to 11. Last night, she qualified for her third Olympic team with her victory in the 100 butterfly, but she also made history in another way. Having celebrated her 30th birthday on May 24, McKeon became the oldest athlete to qualify for Australia’s Olympic

[ad_1] The University of Southern California announced on X (formerly Twitter) that All-American Luke Maurer will use his Covid fifth-year with the Trojans. Maurer, a freestyle specialist, will provide a huge boost to the Trojan men as they look to rise from their 22nd-place showing at NCAAs this season. It will be a family affair as Maurer’s mother, Lea Maurer, enters her third year at the helm of USC’s Swimming

[ad_1] 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS MEN’S 800 FREE — BY THE NUMBERS: World Record: 7:32.11 — Zhang Lin, China (2009) American Record: 7:38.67 — Bobby Finke (2023) U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 — Bobby Finke, United States (2023) World Junior Record: 7:43.37 — Lorenzo Galossi, Italy (2022) 2021 Olympic Champion: Bobby Finke, United States — 7:41.87 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion:  Bobby Finke — 7:48.22 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Cut: 8:09.69

[ad_1] By Retta Race on SwimSwam 2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALS June 10-15, 2024 Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia LCM (50 meters) Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria Meet Central Updated Psych Sheet Heat Sheets Day 1 Prelims Recap Live Results Livestream (VPN Needed) This morning kicked off the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials with already several big swims setting the pace for this all-important Paris qualifying competition. Ariarne Titmus wasted no

[ad_1] After leading the St. Xavier boys to their 36th Kentucky state title in a row, head coach Todd Larkin was named National Coach of the Year earlier this week by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA). Larkin, who graduated from the Louisville-based St. Xavier in 1986, has guided the program to state titles for the past 15 years. St. Xavier is tied with Florida’s Bolles School for the