Australia’s swim king Kyle Chalmers and Norwegian Olympian Ingeborg Løyning have shared engagement news. With a simple post on Instagram that noted a date (19.06.24) and included an infinity emoji, the loved-up couple shared a series of photos, with Løyning proudly showing off her engagement ring next to a beaming Chalmers. Chalmers relationship with the … Read more
American Regan Smith has shattered Aussie Kaylee McKeown’s 100m backstroke world record, six weeks out from their looming showdown at the Paris Olympics. At the US swimming trials, Smith touched in at 57.13 seconds, easily beating the mark of 57.33 set a year ago by McKeown. “Regan Smith has it back and you bet that … Read more
Cody Simpson says he’ll return to the entertainment industry after a bittersweet failure to make Australia’s Olympic swimming team. Simpson, a global teen pop star who halted his music career to return to the pool, has missed selection on Australia’s team for the looming Paris Olympics. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Cody Simpson misses out on … Read more
The Australian Olympic Committee has selected a 41-member swim team to represent Australia in the pool at the Paris Olympics, including Cameron McEvoy and Bronte Campbell, who will compete at their fourth games BRISBANE, Australia — The Australian Olympic Committee has selected a 41-member swim team to represent Australia in the pool at the Paris … Read more
Cody Simpson has fallen short of his Olympic dream, failing to qualify for the Paris Games at the swim trials in Brisbane. Needing to finish top two in the 100m butterfly to book his ticket, Simpson came fifth in a time of 51.79 seconds. Matt Temple won in a time of 51.15 to just seal … Read more
Mollie O’Callaghan learnt how to clean up a mess of nerves. Shayna Jack rose from the depth of despair. And Bronte Campbell completed the extraordinary comeback her esteemed sister Cate couldn’t. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The trio of tales emerged in less than a minute in a Friday night thriller … Read more
Cate Campbell’s quest to swim at a fifth Olympics appears doomed after she missed the 100m freestyle final by one-hundredth of a second at selection trials. Campbell was bidding to become the first Australian swimmer to race at five Olympics. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Cruel moment Aussie great Cate Campbell realises Olympic heartbreak. Know the … Read more
Australian superstar Ariarne Titmus has pipped Mollie O’Callaghan in the 200m freestyle final at the Olympic trials with both swimmers smashing the previous world record. Titmus clocked 1:52.23 seconds in Wednesday night’s final, bettering O’Callaghan’s previous benchmark of 1:52.85 from last year’s world championships. O’Callaghan also broke her previous record to finish second in 1:52.48 … Read more
Ariarne Titmus took an experimental approach and Kaylee McKeown just tried not to get disqualified. Yet both swim aces threatened world records only to fall just shy at Australia’s Olympic selection trials on Monday night. For Titmus, breaking her own 400m freestyle world record wasn’t on her mind at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre. Know the … Read more
As people across Canada prepare their pools for the summer and others head to cabins to swim in lakes, experts warn to stay water-safe. Drowning rates spike in the summer, and incidents can happen silently and within seconds. The caution comes after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 14 released … Read more
