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Swimming Australia: 9 June, 2019: The six-day Hancock Prospecting World Swimming Trials for this year’s 18th Fina World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea (July 12-28) will kick off at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre Saturday (June 9) without noted international freestyler Jack Cartwright (St Peters Western: Coach Dean Boxall) in the men’s events.
The Commonwealth Games relay gold medallist is recovering from a shoulder injury, meaning the boy from Gladstone, who broke through to make the 100m final in the last World Championships in Budapest will not be going to this year’s Worlds.
Swimming Australia: 9 June, 2019: The six-day Hancock Prospecting World Swimming Trials for this year’s 18th Fina World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea (July 12-28) kick off at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre Saturday (June 9) and all eyes will be on Australia’s premier freestylers in what will be a telltale dress rehearsal just 12 months out from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Trials.
Triathon Australia, 25 October 2018: Royle has wrapped up a record equaling fifth Nepean Triathlon in perfect conditions in Penrith today – taking the overall honours in Australia’s oldest race.
Royle equals Tim Bentley’s feat to win five Nepean events – although Bentley still has the bragging rights of five straight wins between 1992 and 1996 – in a race first won by Greg Reddan and Gabrielle Howard in 1982.
Swimming Australia: 28 October, 2018: Stars of his year’s Pan Pacs in Tokyo Cate Campbell, Emma McKeon and Jack McLoughlin have claimed the top gongs at the Swimming Australia Awards in Melbourne.
Triple Olympian Campbell (Chandler) won the Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year with Griffith University’s McKeon taking out the coveted Hancock Prospecting Swimmers Swimmer for the second year in a row sharing the award with Chandler’s Jack McLoughlin.
Swimming Australia: 27 October, 2018: Dual Olympian Thomas Fraser Holmes has made a stunning comeback onto the 20-strong Australian Dolphins Swim team for the upcoming FINA World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou, China in December.
Fraser-Holmes spent 12 months on the sidelines through 2017-18 after serving a suspension for missing three drug tests and not updating his “whereabouts”, but has returned to the Australian team under astute coach Michael Bohl at Griffith University.
Swimming Australia: 27 October, 2018: The final round of swimming kicked off tonight at the Hancock Prospecting Australian Short Course Championships down at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre with Emily Seebohm, Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Zac Stubblety-Cook finishing off strong after three powerful days of competition.
Seebohm (Brisbane Grammar) claimed victory in the women’s 200m IM in 2:06.75, leaving her with five golds from the event bringing her to an impressive 31 Australian short course titles.
Swimming Australia: 27 October, 2018: The final round of heats of the Hancock Prospecting Australian Short Course Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre began this morning with Emily Seebohm, Grant Patterson and Madeleine Gough shining through.
Adding another medal to her name to bring her total to Seebohm (Brisbane Grammar) took home gold in the women’s 50m backstroke in 26.34. Silver medal went to Holly Barratt (Rockingham) in 26.40 with Minna Atherton (Brisbane Grammar) taking bronze in 26.57. Tonight, Seebohm will compete in the 200m IM defending her title as last year’s champion.
Swimming Australia: 26 October, 2018:Emma McKeon and Mitch Larkin have claimed double gold on night two of the Hancock Prospecting Australian Short Course Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
McKeon (Griffith Uni) defended her women’s 100m butterfly title clocking 56.72 with Laura Taylor (TSS Aquatic) and Gemma Cooney (Brisbane Grammar) taking out silver and bronze in 58.16 and 58.72 respectively.
Swimming Australia: 26 October, 2018: Day two of the heats kicked off this morning of the Hancock Prospecting Short Course Championships at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre with Emily Seebohm, David Morgan and Jack McLoughlin coming out on top.
Following on from last night’s success Seebohm (Brisbane Grammar) won her second gold of the meet in 59.30 in the women’s 100m IM beating her own record from the previous year 1:00.21. Carla Buchanan (Acacia Bayside) 1:01.71 followed for silver and Sian Whittaker (Melbourne Vicentre) 1:02.29 with bronze.