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Drownings at Conspicuous Cliffs beach prompt calls for more signage, education
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Drownings at Conspicuous Cliffs beach prompt calls for more signage, education

ABC  

The deaths of a father and mother on WA's south coast — two of four drownings across the country over the weekend — has prompted calls for action on a national and local level. Associate Professor Mohammad Shahidul Husan Swapan and Dr Sabrina Ahmed died on December 28 at Conspicuous Cliff beach, 340 kilometres south of Perth, while another 42-year …

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Michael Palfrey: Australian swimming coach sacked for supporting Korean athlete during Paris Olympics
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Palfrey: Australian swimming coach sacked for supporting Korean athlete during Paris Olympics

CNN  

CNN — Swimming Australia has terminated the contract of coach Michael Palfrey after he voiced support for a South Korean athlete at the Paris Olympics, the governing body confirmed in a statement to CNN. Palfrey had said that he hoped South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min would win the men’s 400-meter freestyle in Paris, a race which also featured two Australian …

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Australia investigate Olympic swimming coach over ‘serious error of judgement’ before Paris 2024
8 months ago

Australia investigate Olympic swimming coach over ‘serious error of judgement’ before Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games the golden goal at Australian Swimming Trials in Brisbane
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympic Games the golden goal at Australian Swimming Trials in Brisbane

ABC  

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are barely a month and a half away — and that means athletes across the world are honing their preparations for the upcoming spectacle. Australia's only male individual gold medallist from Tokyo, Zac Stubblety-Cook in the 200m breaststroke, has entered both the 100m and 200m breaststroke in his home pool — events he won at …

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Champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers's coach Peter Bishop stood down by the South Australian Sports Institute
1 year ago

Champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers's coach Peter Bishop stood down by the South Australian Sports Institute

ABC  

In short: Kyle Chalmers's coach Peter Bishop has been stood down from his role with the South Australian Sports Institute. Kyle Chalmers's coach Peter Bishop has been stood down from his role with the South Australian Sports Institute. Elite swimming coach Peter Bishop has been stood down from his position with the South Australian Sports Institute following an investigation, leaving …

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Swimming Australia votes on new constitution to avoid expulsion from World Aquatics
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Australia votes on new constitution to avoid expulsion from World Aquatics

ABC  

Swimming Australia has a new constitution to avoid expulsion by the sport's global governing body, World Aquatics. Key points: Swimming Australia says the new constitution introduces reforms to deliver better outcomes for all swimmers Swimming Australia had been threatened with expulsion from World Aquatics Expulsion would have meant world champions like Ariarne Titmus would have had to compete under a …

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Swimming Australia to hold special general meeting as World Aquatics threatens expulsion due to governance issues
1 year, 7 months ago

Swimming Australia to hold special general meeting as World Aquatics threatens expulsion due to governance issues

ABC  

Swimming Australia has called a special general meeting to avoid being kicked out of the sport's global governing body World Aquatics. Key points: Swimming Australia's president says its "standing in the sport is in jeopardy" An October 20 special general meeting will aim to vote on changes to the body's constitution World Aquatics says it welcomes the changes to the …

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Swimming Australia pushes for ‘legacy’ home from Brisbane Olympics
2 years ago

Swimming Australia pushes for ‘legacy’ home from Brisbane Olympics

The Hindu  

Swimming Australia is hoping to leverage the 2032 Olympics to build a “national home” in Brisbane, arguing that the planned temporary pool at the Games will not leave a sufficient legacy for the sport. “In an ideal world, in our dream, we would love to have a national aquatic centre that is the envy of the world that actually attracts …

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As an elite athlete, Cate Campbell struggled to manage her period. She wants more awareness of women's health issues
2 years, 1 month ago

As an elite athlete, Cate Campbell struggled to manage her period. She wants more awareness of women's health issues

ABC  

Cate Campbell has spent most of her professional swimming career trying to find a way to manage her periods. "I had a really bad experience with that — I put on five kilos, I felt foggy, I didn't feel like myself," Campbell said. " "We actually don't know a lot about the female body," Dr Ernst told ABC sport. "There'll …

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Swimming Australia and Tech Mahindra Strike Partnership to Empower High-performing Athletes
2 years, 3 months ago

Swimming Australia and Tech Mahindra Strike Partnership to Empower High-performing Athletes

News 18  

Swimming Australia on Friday announced an innovative partnership with Tech Mahindra to empower high-performing athletes with the help of data-based insights ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Paris. Tech Mahindra’s expertise, coupled with Swimming Australia’s desire to be data-driven, will equip coaches and athletes with sports insights ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic …

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CWG 2022: Australia Fires Commonwealth Games Swimmer for 'Use of Medication'
2 years, 8 months ago

CWG 2022: Australia Fires Commonwealth Games Swimmer for 'Use of Medication'

News 18  

Commonwealth Games medal hope Isaac Cooper was on Wednesday axed from Australia’s swim team and sent home over “wellbeing challenges, including the use of medication".The fast-emerging 18-year-old had been favoured to make the podium in the 50m and 100m backstroke events at the Games in Birmingham starting next week. He finished eighth in the 50m backstroke at the recent world …

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Swimming Australia slams anti trans women in sport billboard featuring Emma McKeon in Warringah
2 years, 11 months ago

Swimming Australia slams anti trans women in sport billboard featuring Emma McKeon in Warringah

Daily Mail  

Swimming Australia officials are reportedly fuming over a giant billboard campaigning against transgender women in female sport - which features the photos of several prominent Aussie athletes. The federal election campaign in the area has been roiled by inflammatory tweets issued by Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, 44 - one of Australia's most prominent campaigners against trans women competing in female …

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Swimming legend Dawn Fraser joins debate about transgender athletes
2 years, 11 months ago

Swimming legend Dawn Fraser joins debate about transgender athletes

Daily Mail  

Australian swimming icon Dawn Fraser is the latest to add her name to a growing chorus of athletes speaking out against transgender athletes competing in women's sports. Dawn Fraser has joined Emma McKeon and Emily Seebohm in saying transgender athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete opposite women Fraser said she agreed with decorated champion Emma McKeon that biological men shouldn't …

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Swimming Australia vows change, apologises over misogynistic treatment of women
3 years, 2 months ago

Swimming Australia vows change, apologises over misogynistic treatment of women

Firstpost  

The governing body also agreed to consider “never again selecting an all-male team for national and international competitions” and to set up a taskforce to promote gender equality Melbourne, Australia: Swimming Australia looks set to ban skin-fold tests and the term “physique” while unreservedly apologising Friday for the way women have been treated in the sport. The governing body also …

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Swimming Australia report recommends coach quotas
3 years, 2 months ago

Swimming Australia report recommends coach quotas

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Swimming Australia on Friday released the findings of a report into alleged misogyny in the sport, saying the “open and frank” feedback from female participants was “difficult to read.” The report was commissioned last June after Olympic silver medalist Maddie Groves alleged there was a misogynistic culture in swimming and then withdrew from the national trials for the …

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Former South African swimmer says he was abused by his coach John Wright
3 years, 5 months ago

Former South African swimmer says he was abused by his coach John Wright

India TV News  

A former world-ranked South African swimmer has told an Australian television network that he was abused by a coach who has been implicated in several other sexual assault cases involving swimmers. Anthony Rocchi was a 1,500-meter swimmer and was training with the hope that he might make the South African team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics when he began working …

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Former South African swimmer says he was abused by coach
3 years, 5 months ago

Former South African swimmer says he was abused by coach

The Hindu  

A former world-ranked South African swimmer has told an Australian television network that he was abused by a coach who has been implicated in several other sexual assault cases involving swimmers. Anthony Rocchi was a 1,500-metre swimmer and was training with the hope that he might make the South African team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics when he began working …

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Swimming Australia await the results of athletes who visited COVID-19 hotspots in Queensland
3 years, 8 months ago

Swimming Australia await the results of athletes who visited COVID-19 hotspots in Queensland

ABC  

Some of Australia's Olympic swimmers will be immediately tested for coronavirus after visiting hotspots in Queensland now in lockdown. Key points: The swimmers who were based in Townsville travelled to Cairns on Tuesday ahead an Olympic training camp starting Saturday Many other swimmers were already in Cairns for the camp Swimming Australia said the Townsville group is being kept separate …

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Australia says 'unacceptable' treatment of swimmers dates back decades
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia says 'unacceptable' treatment of swimmers dates back decades

The Hindu  

Swimming Australia on Saturday acknowledged historical abuses of swimmers, some dating back decades, amid complaints of mistreatment from former athletes. Australian swimming has been under the microscope since two-time Olympic silver medallist Madeline Groves withdrew from Tokyo Games trials, citing "mysogynistic perverts" in the sport. "We acknowledge some members of the swimming community have experienced unacceptable behaviour, some of this …

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Campbell set for fourth Olympics as Australia names swimming team
3 years, 9 months ago

Campbell set for fourth Olympics as Australia names swimming team

The Hindu  

Thirty-five athletes, including veterans Cate Campbell and Emily Seebohm who will take part in their fourth Olympics, have been named in a powerful Australian swimming team bound for Tokyo next month. Seeing his smile and the tears that followed shortly afterwards, it’s pretty raw emotion.” Sixteen-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan and 17-year-old all-rounder Isaac Cooper make a team that has three athletes …

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Double Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett calls for abusive coaches in Australian swimming to be ‘weeded out’
3 years, 9 months ago

Double Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett calls for abusive coaches in Australian swimming to be ‘weeded out’

Firstpost  

Swimming Australia has pledged to set up an independent female panel to investigate after complaints last week about “misogynistic perverts” by dual Olympic silver medallist Maddie Groves. Adelaide: Australian swimming great Grant Hackett demanded on Monday that abusive coaches be banned after complaints about “misogynistic perverts” and as new claims of “degrading” conduct emerged. “And we need to make sure …

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Swimming Australia to setup independent panel to probe Maddie Groves’ misogynistic perverts’ claim
3 years, 9 months ago

Swimming Australia to setup independent panel to probe Maddie Groves’ misogynistic perverts’ claim

Firstpost  

The governing body has not been able to contact the dual Olympic silver medallist, but after a meeting on the sidelines of the trials in Adelaide, it announced a panel to look into the issues more closely. Adelaide: Swimming Australia said Saturday it will set up an independent female panel to investigate issues relating to women and girls after complaints …

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Madeline Groves: Australian swimmer pulls out of Tokyo Olympic trials citing ‘perverts’ in the sport
3 years, 9 months ago

Madeline Groves: Australian swimmer pulls out of Tokyo Olympic trials citing ‘perverts’ in the sport

The Independent  

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Australian swimmer Groves pulls out of Games trials, citing 'perverts'
3 years, 9 months ago

Australian swimmer Groves pulls out of Games trials, citing 'perverts'

The Hindu  

Double Olympic silver medallist Madeline Groves has pulled out of Australia's swimming trials for the Tokyo Games, citing "misogynistic perverts in sport." "Let this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers - You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you …

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