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Tyler Wright struggled to sit or stand for months – but surfing keeps dragging her back in
1+ week, 2+ day ago (846+ words) March 27, 2026 " 11:30am Add us as a preferred source on Google Tyler Wright has asked herself bigger questions. Most notably, "Am I going to survive?" when a debilitating bout of post-viral syndrome left her bedridden for periods for more than a year,…...
McEvoy ‘dumbfounded’ he received no bonus for breaking world record
1+ week, 4+ day ago (832+ words) March 25, 2026 " 7:00pm New world record holder Cam McEvoy has taken aim at swimming authorities, saying it is "ludicrous" that he received no bonus for becoming the fastest man in history over 50 metres. McEvoy is back in Australia after his stunning swim…...
'Ludicrous': McEvoy on Enhanced Games, payday disparity
1+ week, 4+ day ago (44+ words) Australia's Cameron McEvoy speaks to media in the days after breaking the 50-metre freestyle world record. Australia's Cameron McEvoy speaks to media in the days after breaking the 50-metre freestyle world record. Updated March 25, 2026 " 4:27pm,first published 4:24pm...
After swimming 12 hours non-stop, Quinn knew it was ‘the beginning of the end’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (552+ words) March 25, 2026 " 11:55am Less than a year ago Bondi lifeguard Quinn Darragh was lying in bed after a liver transplant, tubes hanging off him and with a goal of merely getting out of bed and standing up. That small step led to…...
Bol finishes fourth, American schoolboy wins gold
1+ week, 6+ day ago (107+ words) Australia's Peter Bol is forced to settle for fourth in the men's 800 metres at the world athletics indoor championships as US school kid Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, claims gold. Australia's Peter Bol is forced to settle for fourth in the men's 800 metres…...
‘Insane’: McEvoy breaks 50m world record in stunning swim
2+ week, 1+ day ago (344+ words) March 21, 2026 " 8:20am Australian sprint sensation Cam McEvoy has capped a remarkable resurgence by breaking the men's 50m freestyle world record. The Olympic and reigning world champion blew the field away at the China Swimming Open in Shenzhen, touching the wall in 20.88 seconds…...
McEvoy breaks 50m world record
2+ week, 1+ day ago (48+ words) Cameron McEvoy is officially the world's fastest, after the Australian broke the 17-year 50 metres freestyle world record. Cameron McEvoy is officially the world's fastest, after the Australian broke the 17-year 50 metres freestyle world record. Updated March 21, 2026 " 8:18am,first published 8:15am...
Rooftop tennis courts and Olympic pools: private schools’ multimillion-dollar arms race
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1016+ words) March 21, 2026 " 5:00am Melbourne's upmarket private schools are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on building projects as they race to outdo their rivals with new sports centres, galleries and beachside campuses. An analysis by The Age has found nearly half a…...
Weather gets the all clear as Port to Pub swim celebrates 10 years
2+ week, 1+ day ago (595+ words) March 21, 2026 " 2:00am Celebrating 10 years since its inception, Port to Pub founder Ceinwen Roberts says she gets jealous of those about to take on the annual open-water swimming event. However, having the opportunity to stand at the finish line and watch competitors…...
How to train for an ocean swim when you live 600km from the beach
2+ week, 2+ day ago (809+ words) March 20, 2026 " 7:30pm Sheep farmer Brendan Cullen lives 600 kilometres from the nearest beach, and a good hour's drive from Broken Hill's swimming pool, depending on hoof traffic " feral goats, roos and emus, which he calls the most "kamikaze of the lot. That's…...