March 20, 2020
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Australia’s head swimming coach Jacco Verhaeren knows first hand that this year’s Tokyo Olympics will not be swum “on a level playing field” and has sent an impassioned and unprecedented message to the world expressing his concerns. To hold;d the Olympic Games from July 24, 2020, would he indicates, be “unfair”. Highlights and the coronavirus (COVD-19) crunch in his message to Olympic bosses.
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March 15, 2020
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Kyle Chalmers (Marion) may well consider adding the 100m butterfly to his Tokyo Olympic program according to his coach Peter Bishop – who says it’s not off the table. The Rio Olympic 100m freestyle gold medallist showed his hand in Sydney overnight with an eye-catching personal best time of 51.37 – the third fastest time in the world this year. It was his fourth victory in three days as the successful NSW State Open Championships w ...
March 14, 2020
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A record breaking “Mac Attack” from Queensland girls Emma McKeon and Kaylee McKeown set the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre alight tonight on a sizzling second finals session at the NSW State Open Championships. With swimming’s immediate competition future cancelled these NSW Championships continue to produce red hot races – with NSW and Australian records tumbling in world best times. In a nutshell, these were the night two highlights: Four-time Rio Olympic medallist McKeon started the night when she finally erased Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medallist Inge de Bruijn’s name from the 100m ...
March 14, 2020
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The battlelines have been drawn again between Australia’s premier backstrokers Emily Seebohm, Minna Atherton and Kaylee McKeown who will go head-to-head in tonight’s fascinating 100m backstroke final on night two of the NSW State Open Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. The Championships is one of the few sporting events in Australia this weekend with spectators, family and friends in the grandstands, with the country on the verge of a full sporting spectator lockout from Monday. It will be the final opportunity for many swimmers to clock times at a major competi ...
