Oceania

Sheldrick Sisters From Rival States Among 25 Australians to Embark On The 57th Tokyo Invitational Swim Meet While the elite Dolphins are preparing for December’s World Short Course Championships, 25 emerging Australian swimmers – 16 from Queensland and nine from Western Australia will contest the 5....

Poolside Passport: Lani Pallister Loves Harry Potter; But Avocado Can Go Extinct Much is rightfully made about the richness of Australian distance freestyle, the Land from Down Under regularly producing some of the greats in the sport. On the women's side, Lani Pallister is Australia's latest supers...

Erika Fairweather Headlines 11-Strong New Zealand Squad for Short-Course Worlds Erika Fairweather is one of 11 New Zealand swimmers named on Monday to lead the Kiwis to the World Short-Course Championships in Beijing. Fairweather is the only medalist from New Zealand out of the last four editions of...

World Cup Data Gives Cam McEvoy Starting Point in Consideration of 100 Freestyle There's a reason Cam McEvoy is nicknamed, "The Professor." The Australian veteran operates via an analytical approach, constantly digesting data. The method has proven successful for the four-time Olympian, who is the r...

Michael Klim, Australian Olympians Lead Plasma Drive in Country Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe are among the Australian Olympians leading a plasma drive in their country in October. Klim is leading a group that includes Cooper Woods, Cathy Freeman and Cate Campbell to inspire plasma donation. The drive...

Egor Kornev vs. Kyle Chalmers: World Record Comparison (100 Freestyle) During the first stop of the World Cup Silk Road Tour, 22-year-old Egor Kornev of Russia tied the 100 freestyle world record set by Kyle Chalmers of Australia. Like Kornev, Chalmers broke the 100 free world record at a World Cup ...

Sam Short and Lani Pallister To Spearhead 24-strong Dolphins Team Named For World Short Course In Beijing Dynamic Dolphins distance duo Sam Short and Lani Pallister will spearhead a 24-strong Australian team to this year’s World Short Course Championships in Beijing (December 1-6), the squad named.....

Sam Short Surging Toward World's Best Short Course 400m Freestylers After Clocking 3:35.16 In Beijing Trials A surging Sam Short will launch an all-out attack on the world’s fastest 400m freestylers when he spearheads the Australian Dolphins at this year’s World Short Course Championships in Beijing...

Glasgow Golden Girl Jenna Forrester Continues Breakthrough Year at Australian Short Course; Ready for Beijing World's Debut Triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jenna Forrester (St Peters Western) has gate-crashed her way on to the Australian World Short Course Team in Sydney tonight – breaking....

Ed Sommerville Sizzles in Sydney; Sets Australian 200 Freestyle Short Course Record of 1:40.16 Brisbane Grammar's Ed Sommerville has swum his way to the seventh-fastest time in history with his national record breaking time of 1:40.16 in the men’s 200m freestyle on the opening night’s finals at the....

Ben Armbruster, Gideon Burnes Give Boys From Bond Record-Breaking Start to Australian Short Course in Sydney The boys from Bond, Ben Armbruster and Gideon Burnes, have given the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships a record-breaking start on the opening session of the four-day World Short Cou....

What to Expect From Cam McEvoy in the 100 Freestyle Australian Cam McEvoy, the world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle, will be looking for a new test this upcoming season, as he is scheduled to swim the 100 freestyle during the Silk Road World Cup Tour. The 32-year-old from Australia has not ...

Distance Diva Lani Pallister Chasing a World Short Course Three Peat in 800 Freestyle Lani Pallister will have a special  three-peat on her mind when she lines up in five events at the 2026 Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, starting tomorrow. All eyes will be on the 24-year-old, fiv.....

Queensland’s Next Crop of Olympians Inspired by Female Sprint Legends En Route to Brisbane 2032 Queensland’s next crop of future swim stars continue to be inspired by three of Australia’s most revered female sprinters as they rev up on the road to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Swimming Queensland’s a....

Allison Schmitt, Jack Bauerle Lead Class of 2027 Inductees Into International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is thrilled to announce that it will host its 62nd Annual Honoree Induction Ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA on Saturday, April 10, 2027.  We a...

Breaststroke Superstars Zac Stubblety-Cook and Sam Williamson Lead All-Star Australian Lineups for New Grand Prix Teams Event Superstar breaststroker Zac Stubblety-Cook has urged Australian swimming fans to get behind the Dolphins on the road to Brisbane 2032 with the unveiling of an exciting Grand....

Lani Pallister And Sam Short Headline Australian Short Course Championships Entries Australia’s two most successful swimmers from 2026, Lani Pallister and Sam Short, will headline the entries for this year’s Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, which is devoid of a host of other big nam....

Kyle Chalmers Has Renewed Love of Racing After Mexico Meet With Adam Ramsay-Peaty & Thomas Ceccon Adam Ramsay-Peaty, Thomas Ceccon and Kyle Chalmers shared the insight that comes with a combined five Olympic titles at a meet in Mexico. The trio headlined the Copa Internacional meet which ran from Se...

Distance Dominator Sam Short Returns to Training Chasing World Short Course Glory in Beijing Australia’s middle-distance freestyle golden boy Sam Short has returned to training in Brisbane this week – his sights set firmly on the World Short Course Championships in Beijing in December. Short has b.....

WA to Become Home of Australian Open Water Swimming in Major $2.55 Million Coup for State The waters of Western Australia are quickly becoming the latest home of Australian open water swimming with today’s announcement that the Australian Open Water Championships will return to Bunbury in 2027 and ....