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Treffers won't give up on dream
Marcus Laudenbach He’s one of Australia’s unluckiest swimmers, but Canberra’s Ben Treffers is refusing to give up on an elite swimming career.
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AIS camp to improve team culture
LEE GASKIN Michael Scott says this week's national swim team camp in Canberra has helped build an ethical framework.
Asbestos removed as athletes swim on
LEE GASKIN Asbestos is being removed from the Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Centre at the same time the country's elite swimmers are using the centre.
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New boss raises the bar for world titles
STATHI PAXINOS Swim team has rebounded well from the fallout of its London Olympic Games campaign.
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End of long wait?
STATHI PAXINOS Jordan Harrison becomes first Australian since Grant Hackett's retirement to break 15-minute barrier in 1500 metres freestyle.
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Disqualification a boon for Fraser-Holmes
STATHI PAXINOS Thomas Fraser-Holmes has moved to fill the spare day in his world championships program caused by his tumble from the blocks in his 400 metre freestyle at the national titles in Adelaide by shifting his focus to the 400 metre individual medley for which he is the fastest qualifier for tonight's final.
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Lifted by Hackett wave
STATHI PAXINOS Grant Hackett may be long gone from the competitive pool, having retired in 2008 after just failing to become the first male swimmer to win three Olympics golds in the same event.
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Hackett still setting the gold standard via coach's tales
STATHI PAXINOS Grant Hackett might be long gone from the competitive pool, having retired in 2008 after narrowly failing to become the first male swimmer to win three Olympic golds in the same event.
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Winning swim sisters muzzle embarrassing dad
STATHI PAXINOS Cate and Bronte Campbell booked their berths for the world championships, with father Eric notably absent from their entourage.
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New boss plans to unify team, ban Stilnox, move on from Games woes
STATHI PAXINOS The future of Australian swimming would include no teams within teams and no use of Stilnox and have a clear line ''drawn in the sand'' from a disappointing Olympic Games campaign that fractured the national team, new director of high performance Michael Scott said on Wednesday.
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Campbell sisters make it a double act for Barcelona
Stathi Paxinos, Adelaide Cate Campbell showed at the national titles on Wednesday night that she is in career-best form.
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Scott to build team unity
Stathi Paxinos, Adelaide Swimming's new high-performance director makes his voice heards on his first day.
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Bad boys team again for world championships
STATHI PAXINOS Australia's controversial men's 4x100 metre freestyle relay team is set to be reunited.
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New swim boss starts with pill ban
STATHI PAXINOS Swimming Australia's new high performance director Michael Scott will make the banning of Stilnox by team members one of his first moves in drawing a "line in the sand" after the disappointing Olympic performance last year.
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Gubecka a pocket rocket
STATHI PAXINOS Barry Kime knew he had something special when Chelsea Gubecka joined his Sunshine Coast swim squad just after her eighth birthday.
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Whole new ball game for Cole
STATHI PAXINOS Like many athletes who have just competed at major events, Paralympic champion Ellie Cole has gone through a period of considering whether she would continue in her sport.
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Toned-down but still fast
Stathi Paxinos James Magnussen says he does not need the chest-thumping and questionable behaviour of his alter ego ''The Missile'' to regain his confidence.
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Magnussen lets stroke do the talking in taking 100m Swimming
STATHI PAXINOS James Magnussen says he does not need the chest-thumping and questionable behaviour of The Missile to regain the confidence that he was still seeking in the aftermath of a below-par London Olympic Games and consequences of the now-infamous Stilnox bonding session.
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Irvine finds that success is the best painkiller
STATHI PAXINOS Grant Irvine has never forgotten the pain of missing Olympic selection last year.
In the same lane: new coaches aim to unite teams of men and women
STATHI PAXINOS Australia's swim team will not be divided into two despite the appointment of men's and women's head coaches for this year's world championships, the men appointed to the positions have said.
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Teen swimmer facing difficult choice over titles
STATHI PAXINOS Melbourne teenager Alexander Graham has a choice to make in the coming days.
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Magnussen qualifies fastest for semi-finals
STATHI PAXINOS James Magnussen posts a sharp heat time of 47.97 seconds, the fastest qualifying time in his pet event, the 100 metre freestyle.
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Rio on Cowdrey's mind
STATHI PAXINOS After an extended break, Paralympian Matt Cowdrey may continue to the Rio Games.
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Better late than never
STATHI PAXINOS Thomas Fraser-Holmes secures place in team for this year's world championships.
Missile not torpedoed: Magnussen's strategic withdrawal all part of big plan
STATHI PAXINOS James Magnussen's withdrawal from Sunday night's 200-metre freestyle final at the national swimming titles was all part of a larger plan for the sprint star's hopes in the event, his coach Brant Best said.
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Fraser-Holmes secures 200m title and world championships spot
STATHI PAXINOS It happened a couple of days later than what Thomas Fraser-Holmes would have liked, but the 21-year-old secured his place on the Australian team for this year's world championships when he won the 200 metre freestyle national title on Sunday night.
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Missile to miss 200m final
STATHI PAXINOS James Magnussen has withdrawn from Sunday night's 200 metres freestyle final at the national swimming titles in Adelaide.
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Golden girl contemplates a comeback for Commonwealth Games
STATHI PAXINOS Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice could return to the competition pool in time for next year's Commonwealth Games, but she said the decision would not be straightforward as her life had progressed beyond swimming.
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Rice looks at comeback
STATHI PAXINOS Triple Olympic gold medallist says decision would not be straightforward.
Coutts back bigger and stronger
STATHI PAXINOS Alicia Coutts could have found better ways to spend a night before an important competition. But for all her success in recent years, Australia's most successful swimmer at the London Olympic Games spent the night unable to sleep properly because she was so worried that she may not make the team for this year's world championships.
