Injuries have forced Olympic gold medallist Chelsea Hodges to quit swimming just two months before the Paris Games. Hodges, a breaststroker who was part of Australia’s gold-medal winning 4x100m medley relay team at the Tokyo Olympics, has been battling ongoing hip injuries. “It’s with a very heavy heart I announce my retirement from competitive swimming,” … Read more
PARIS — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean up the River Seine, set to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons. Sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra praised Paris’ ability “to provide athletes from all over … Read more
Australian swimming chiefs are making their own inquiries after the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics but accepted the nation’s findings of substance contamination. The swimmers reportedly tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), which is found in heart medication, months before the pandemic-delayed Games began … Read more
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened legal action against irate US anti-doping officials railing against the news that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics. The swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), which is found in heart medication, months before the COVID-delayed Games began in July 2021 but … Read more
Australia’s most decorated medallist Emma McKeon has announced Paris 2024 will be her last Olympics. The 29-year-old swimming legend set new benchmarks when she dominated the pool at Tokyo three years ago, winning two individual golds and two more in relay events. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Emma McKeon goes public with Olympic retirement. Newsletters: Our … Read more
Emma McKeon has alluded to the importance of her relationship with boyfriend Cody Simpson ahead of the Paris Olympics in July. Reflecting on how she has changed from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to now, she credits fellow swimmer Simpson and her family. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Emma McKeon shares behind-the-scenes footage with Cody Simpson. Newsletters: … Read more
Australian Olympic legend Giaan Rooney has shared the horrific circumstances that led to her family’s pet wallaby being castrated in an emergency surgery. Rooney and her husband Sam Levett live on a macadamia farm just over an hour out of Gold Coast with their two kids, Zander and Lexi. As a family, they have been … Read more
The 2032 Olympics and Paralympics should put the Brisbane “on the map”, according to champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus as she fears her home city could take a “half-arse” approach to the event. Amid debate and disillusion over the event as political and sporting leaders dither over Games infrastructure, Titmus has sought to put the focus … Read more
ATLANTA — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, … Read more
DOHA, Qatar — Marrit Steenbergen won gold for the Netherlands in the women’s 100-meter freestyle Friday at the World Aquatics Championships. Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong went out strong, making the turn with the lead. But Steenbergen finished stronger, touching first in 52.26 seconds â improving on a bronze-medal finish at last summerâs worlds in … Read more
