Oceania

Could a Bronte Campbell Inspired 'Super Hub' Become a Game Changer for Future Australian Olympians? Bronte Campbell’s tailor-made gold medal-winning Paris 2024 Olympic Games campaign has paved the way for what could well be a game-changing partnership in Australian swimming. A newly formed collabo.....

Mollie O'Callaghan Has Chance to Further Display Backstroke Talent Is this the year the excellence of Mollie O'Callaghan in the backstroke will be as appreciated as her prowess in the freestyle events? A scan of the all-time rankings in the 100-meter freestyle shows O'Callaghan occupying the No. 7 p...

Australian Olympic foursome to Spearhead 10-Strong Dolphins For Open Water World Cup Olympic and world champions Moesha Johnson, Chelsea Douyere (Gubecka), Kyle Lee and Nick Sloman will spearhead the 10-strong Australian team to contest the 2026 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Spain....

Kyle Lee Wins 5km National Title After Original Race Abandoned; Moesha Johnson Wraps Up Women’s Treble Local hero Kyle Lee had to survive a re-start and a strong challenge from Olympic teammate Sam Short before adding the 5km National crown to his gold medal tally on a disruptive final day of the A....

Sam Short Makes His Mark With 3km Open Water Knockout Australian Title in WA Paris Olympian and former 400m freestyle world champion Sam Short has made a splash at the Australian Open Water Championships in Bunbury today, winning the newly added the 3km knockout National title, suggesting a sea ch.....

WA’S Man-Of-The-Moment Kyle Lee Adds Second Gold At Australian Open Water Championships PARIS Olympian And World Relay Champion Kyle Lee has added gold medal number two to his 2026 Australian Open Water Championship collection, anchoring his WA North Coast team to victory in today’s 4x1500m relay a....

History Repeats Itself As Kyle Lee Wins Australian 10km Title; World Champion Moesha Johnson Defends Women’s Crown As far as history repeating itself goes it doesn’t get much better and much closer than today’s Australian 10km men’s Open Water Championship at Bunbury's Koombana Bay in WA. After a .....

After Eight-Year Hiatus, Pan Pacific Championships Making Return in 2026 The last time the Pan Pacific Championships were held, Tokyo served as the host. The year was 2018 and Australia's Cate Campbell and the United States' Katie Ledecky walked away with multiple individual titles in women's action...

Can Sam Short Successfully Transition From The Pool To The Ocean At The Australian Open Water Championships ?  Australian Open Water Championships Event Page Olympian and world champion Sam Short will join the pathway of some of the world’s best distance swimmers when he debuts in the 10km, 5km an.....

Superfish Lani Pallister Wins Record-Breaking Seventh Lorne Pier To Pub Australian superfish Lani Pallister has again proved unstoppable, claiming a record seventh Lorne Pier to Pub 1.2k ocean swim classic on Victoria’s surf coast. The 23-year-old Queenslander – just as much at home in the surf as.....

Kyle Chalmers and Ingeborg Loyning Tie the Knot in South Australia Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and fiancee Ingeborg Loyning, a Norwegian star, married last week in South Australia, and took to social media earlier this week to announce their nuptials. The couple shared multiple images ...

3 Questions to Answer in Swimming's New Year (Part II) As we navigate through the early days of 2026, it is natural to look ahead and wonder about the months ahead. What types of performances will we see from veteran champions? Who will emerge as a breakout star? These are just two questions that ca...

3 Questions to Answer in Swimming's New Year (Part I) With a New Year upon us, it is natural to gaze ahead and consider some of the plotlines within the sport. So, as part of a multi-piece series, Swimming World will pose some leading questions that figure to be answered over the next 12 months. We ...

Open Water Swimmers of the Year: Florian Wellbrock and Moesha Johnson Enjoyed Dominating Seasons Dominant. That's the word that immediately comes to mind when evaluating the performances of Florian Wellbrock and Moesha Johnson at the 2025 World Championships. Before the pool battles got underway in ...

Kaylee McKeown Continues Backstroke Dominance; Retains Pacific Rim Swimmer of Year Honors Her run as the best backstroker in the world has now reached five years. Kaylee McKeown was once again a dominant performer in 2025, overtaking longtime rival Regan Smith to win gold medals in the 100 and 200 b...

Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Lani Pallister Proved She Can Contend with the Big Guns During the early stages of the year, Lani Pallister made a major move in her career. Although established as one of the world’s premier distance freestylers, the Australian was determined to maximize her pot...

Super Week for Olivia Wunsch and Ollie Moclair at NSW Senior State Championships Freestyle sprint stars Olivia Wunsch and Ollie Moclair have led a week of exciting “Super Finals” introduced for the 2025 Senior State Championships at the famed Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. The “Super Finals” .....

Paralympic Champion Benjamin Hance Takes World Record Tally To Three At Queensland Championships Not satisfied with one world record on Wednesday, Australian Paralympic man-of-the- moment, Benjamin Hance has gone one step further in Brisbane today, breaking a further  two world records in one day a....

Australian Paralympic Star Benjamin Hance Continues World Record Assault At Queensland Championships There is no stopping Australian Paralympic golden boy Benjamin Hance who has continued his world record breaking assault on the 50m backstroke at the 2025 Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championshi.....

Latest Queensland Distance Prodigy Lincoln Wearing Breaks Kieren Perkins 35-year-old 800m Freestyle Record Queensland’s latest distance freestyle prodigy, Lincoln Wearing, has tonight taken down a 35-year-old Kieren Perkins record, set by the former king of the pool at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. ....