Swimming

Grow up and just swim, Perkins says

Gold Coast Australia's male swimmers must focus on their sport and not being "celebrity show ponies".

In too deep

Stathi Paxinos Individualism and an emphasis on stars led Australian swimming into choppy water. Now, the reckoning.

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Ban Stilnox users for life: Dawn Fraser

Canberra Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser says the 4x100m relay squad members who took Stilnox should be banned from competing for life.

Ban Stilnox users for life: Dawn Fraser

David Barbeler Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser says the 4x100m relay squad members who took Stilnox should be banned from competing for life.

Swimming hit by second damning report

Stathi Paxinos The fundamental culture of the Australian swimming team that flopped badly at last year's London Olympic Games has been heavily criticised by a second report.

Swimmers could lose Olympic prizemoney

Samantha Lane THE Australian Olympic Committee will investigate, and is prepared to financially sanction, the swimmers accused of breaching the team agreement in London.

'Toxic' culture in swimming team 'wasn't overtly obvious': Nugent

Jonathan Swan The head coach of the Australian swimming team, Leigh Nugent, says he only discovered after the London Olympics that his swimmers were getting drunk and abusing prescription drugs during the Games.

A once-great sport sinks to new low

Richard Hinds Not long ago Australian swimmers were beacons of athletic supremacy and models of wholesome virtue.

Review slams 'toxic' culture in swimming

Samantha Lane and Scott Spits A report reviewing the leadership in Australia's swimming team has slammed a "toxic" culture which saw swimmers abuse prescription drugs, alcohol and curfews during last year's London Olympics.

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Hefty fines await offending swimmers

Samantha Lane Athletes found guilty of abusing prescription drugs and bullying will face significant fines.

Team culture needs overhaul: reports

Stathi Paxinos Focus in future to be on the team, not any individual, coach Leigh Nugent says.

Richard Hinds

Proud sport's belly-flop at Games such a toxic waste

Richard Hinds It does not seem long ago that Australian swimmers were beacons of athletic supremacy and models of wholesome virtue.

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Monk reinforces 'toxic' claims

Phil Lutton OLYMPIAN Kenrick Monk says he's not surprised the team atmosphere at the London Games was labelled ''toxic'' and has lifted the lid on a litany of blunders leading into Australia's worst effort in...

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Things can only get better

Stathi Paxinos and Phil Lutton Integrity panel to be announced on Thursday to investigate incidents in swimming reports.

Swimming

Elite squad 'not pampered brats'

Phil Lutton JAMES MAGNUSSEN'S coach, Brant Best, has defended the nation's swimmers, saying they weren't lacking in heart and some were simply guilty of trying too hard at the London Games.

Swimming

Team set to tell all

Stathi Paxinos The first stage of Australian swimming's mea culpa will take place on Friday afternoon when members of the men's 4 x 100-metre relay team front a press conference at which they are expected to reveal...

Swimming

Relay team to lift lid on Games shame

Stathi Paxinos THE first stage of Australian swimming's mea culpa following the damning reports into the sport will take place on Friday afternoon when the men's 4 x 100 metres relay team fronts a press conference...

Magnussen to reveal extent of team drug use

Staff writers The men's 100m Olympic relay team will front a press conference on Friday where they are expected to reveal explosive details about the misuse of prescription drugs in the lead-up to the London...

Swimming

Explosive new claims of Olympic swim-team torment

Adrian Lowe and Stathi Paxinos The first stage of Australian swimming's mea culpa will take place on Friday afternoon when members of the men's 4 x 100-metre relay team front a press conference at which they are expected to reveal...