In Paris,the women’s 400 metres freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races:not least for world-record holder Ariarne Titmus.
It’s advantage Ariarne Titmus heading into Paris after the reigning Olympic champion shot Mollie O’Callaghan’s women’s 200m freestyle world record to bits at the Australian trials.
Among a cohort of household names lies an unheralded Olympian determined to cement her place among the nation’s elite and announce an emphatic injury comeback.
One of Australia’s greatest swimmers will become the hunted in Paris. But a rising star is already coming for her mantle on home soil at the Olympic trials.
The legacy of a champion parent can be a burden in elite sport,but the next Olympics hope vows to swim past it,all the way to Paris.
The billionaire’s generosity to Olympians means she is adored by athletes. But her company’s demands to install Dawn Fraser to head Olympic swimming reveals a desire for something in return.
Though Gina Rinehart’s philanthropy is negligible compared with her almost unfathomable wealth,she often deploys it effectively in her own interests.
Australian swimmers will need to hit historic heights to make an impression come the Paris Olympics. These findings have confirmed it for a Brisbane hopeful.
A Brisbane Olympian admits she has long suffered with self-doubt. Now,a revolutionary new project is set to extend her career and those of her rivals.
Ariarne Titmus has put the world on notice,having evolved in a manner that has her primed for greater success than three years ago.
The number of stars bypassing the eight-day world swimming championships in Qatar next week is a black eye for World Aquatics.