There have been emotional scenes in the Paris pool with Australian swimming legend Ariarne Titmus coming a narrow second in the 800m freestyle to her great American rival Katie Ledecky. It was a brave swim from an exhausted Titmus, who closed the gap on the US champ in the final lap, but just couldn’t muster … Read more
Australian swimming champion Brianna Throssell has revealed her gold medal relay swim was her “last ever race” at the Olympics. Just hours after winning the 4x200m freestyle in Paris with swimming stars Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan and Lani Pallister, Throssell conceded she was retiring from Olympic competition. During an interview that followed her swim, Throssell … Read more
Just hours after becoming Australia’s oldest Olympic swimming gold medallist, Cam McEvoy delivered a heart-melting message to his partner Madeline Bone. The 30-year-old McEvoy stunned Paris in the men’s 50m freestyle, and the physics student was all class after winning his first Olympic final and rewriting the history books. McEvoy later appeared on live TV … Read more
By Stephen Wade and Janie Mccauley The Associated Press Posted August 2, 2024 8:18 am Updated August 2, 2024 11:20 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-metre individual medley at the Paris Olympics. She … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is entering the Olympic record books after winning gold on Thursday in the women’s 200-metre butterfly with a time of 2:03:03. All eyes were on McIntosh to make yet another splash after already claiming a gold in the individual medley event and silver … Read more
Australian swimming superstar Kaylee McKeown will race for 200m backstroke gold against a top rival who appeared to escape disqualification from their semi-final at the Olympics. Just days after Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank was disqualified from the men’s event for failing to surface within 15m of the start, compatriot Honey Osrin narrowly avoided the same … Read more
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus had a very special supporter in the Paris Olympics crowd cheering her on during the 4x200m freestyle relay race. Queen Mary of Denmark, who is Australian-born and a distant cousin of the swimmer, was seen amongst the Aussies as Titmus and her team took home the gold. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
Australian swimming stars Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan have savoured another Olympic gold medal after winning the 4x200m freestyle relay with Lani Pallister and Brianna Throssell. O’Callaghan kicked off proceedings and was first at every turn, with Pallister and Throssell maintaining the position through the middle portion of the race despite a huge push from … Read more
The script has been dramatically flipped after the amazing race between Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle and Australian sprint king Kyle Chalmers. Accusations have been flying in the aftermath of their 100m freestyle final in which Pan stunned the Olympic Games with a world record swim. Before the event, the pool had been called “slow’ due … Read more
While Olympic spectators wait with bated breath to see how different events at the Paris Games unfold, the chronically online audience have become invested in a different journey: a Norwegian Olympian’s love for chocolate muffins. Swimmer Henrik Christiansen, 27, has not yet won any medals, but he has won the hearts of many after posting … Read more
