Swimming

Coach split too late

Jessicah Schipper

OLYMPIC gold medallist Jessicah Schipper says her split with long-time coach Ken Wood should have happened before the Beijing Games.

Phelps takes new Pal to meet mum

Caroline Pal

GUESS who came to dinner? Swimmer Michael Phelps arrived at his mother's Thanksgiving do with his new girlfriend.

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Henry rules out a comeback in Rome

Jodie Henry

OLYMPIC champion Jodie Henry appears a step closer to retirement after ruling out a comeback at next year's world championships in Rome.

Swimmer pleads guilty to assault

Nick D'Arcy

NICK D'Arcy has pleaded guilty to the assault of fellow swimmer Simon Cowley.

Guehrer's $156,000 swim bonanza

Marieke Guehrer

MELBOURNE-based uni student Marieke Guehrer has landed the biggest payday in Australian swimming history by winning $156,000 in the World Cup series.

Shorter swim trials

Libby Trickett

SWIMMING Australia will cut next year's world championship trials from eight days to six in a bid to provide a snappier package for audiences.

Katsoulis snatches World Cup gold

Sarah Katsoulis

MELBOURNE University student Sarah Katsoulis has won one of three gold medals by Australians on day one of the swimming World Cup in Stockholm.

Hackett lines up drug cheats

Grant Hackett

RETIRED Olympic champion Grant Hackett says he is on a mission to increase the pressure on drug cheats in swimming.

Pool great dies

John Carew

AUSTRALIAN master swimming coach John Carew has died, aged 81, after a cancer battle.

Eamon laps up girls' attention

Ebony Thorpe and Eamon Sullivan

OLYMPIC swim star Eamon Sullivan has displayed signature speed after breaking up with Stephanie Rice, first wooing Brooke Vivoda and now canoodling with a young blonde bombshell.

Golden couple split

Leisel Jones

THE love match between Olympic swimming champion Leisel Jones and former AFL footballer Marty Pask has ended.

Huegill back in the pool

Geoff Huegill

SYDNEY Olympic bronze medallist Geoff Huegill has confirmed his return to competitive swimming as part of coach Grant Stoelwinder's star-studded squad in Sydney.

Third world record to Van der Burgh

Cameron van der Burgh

SOUTH African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh set his third world short-course record in four days at the World Cup meeting in Stockholm today.

Treading water

Leisel Jones

LEISEL Jones is confident skipping next year's world swimming championships in Rome will prolong her international career.

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