GRANT Hackett has paid tribute to his pop star wife Candice Alley as a driving force behind his comeback and an inspiration for his tilt at a record third 1500m Olympic gold.
NETHERLANDS broke the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay world record at the European championships today.
AUSTRALIAN swimming captain Grant Hackett has accused American Gary Hall Jr of running scared of world record-holder Eamon Sullivan.
EAMON Sullivan last night dismissed comments from US Olympic champion Gary Hall Jr that cast suspicions over his 50m freestyle world record.
HEAD coach Alan Thompson says Australia's swimmers won't be disadvantaged without a dress rehearsal for morning finals at next week's Olympic trials.
LIBBY Lenton has flagged the possibility Beijing could be her last Olympics.
TRIPLE Olympic champion Jodie Henry has been urged by national head coach Alan Thompson to resume racing by the end of August.
LEISEL Jones' focus was yesterday firmly on swimming fast at this month's Olympic trials after the spotlight was thrust on her private life.
GRANT Hackett has called for selectors to be given discretionary powers to pick injured or ill swimmers after Jodie Henry's withdrawal from next month's Olympic trials.
ATHENS Olympic darling Jodie Henry will not swim in Beijing because of injury but is adamant her swimming career is not over.
TRIPLE Olympic medallist Matt Welsh says becoming a father last month has reduced his stress levels before next month's trials for the Beijing Games.
SWIMMING Australia is set to offer national head coach Alan Thompson a new four-year deal if the team performs strongly at the Beijing Olympics.
SWIMMING Australia is spending more than $3 million on sports science in the build-up to the Beijing Olympics to give its team a vital edge in the quest for gold.
EAMON Sullivan has the words "good fortune" tattooed in Chinese characters on the inside of his arm.
DAWN Fraser sits in the lobby of a plush St Petersburg Hotel sipping a glass of red wine.
SWIM queen Libby Lenton has vowed to claim the 100m freestyle world record she was denied last year as she launches her Beijing assault at the Olympic trials in Sydney this weekend.
REIGNING Olympic champion Gary Hall Jnr has cast suspicion over Australian Eamon Sullivan's 50m freestyle world record.
POLICE were called to hose down a dispute this morning after Olympic great Dawn Fraser was threatened during a confrontation with a cleaner.
BACKSTROKE prodigy Emily Seebohm yesterday broke a Commonwealth record and was just 0.01sec off a world record at a local school event.
MEDLEY starlet Stephanie Rice is drawing inspiration from her boyfriend Eamon Sullivan's world-record form as she chases her own dream of becoming world No. 1.
THE estranged father of superstar swimmer Leisel Jones has been diagnosed with cancer and wants to end their rift before it is too late.
JODIE Henry has not ruled out making a fairytale Olympic comeback for London in 2012 after calling an emotional end to her Beijing campaign.
OLYMPIC legend Kieren Perkins has reacted angrily to claims that a rift with world record holder Grant Hackett cost him a commentary role with Channel 7 in Beijing.
SPRINT veteran Ashley Callus says Australia's 4 x 100m freestyle relay prospects are looking red-hot for Beijing on the back of Eamon Sullivan's world record-breaking form.
DUAL Olympic 1500m champion Grant Hackett is surprised that swimming will come under intense scrutiny from drug testers in the lead-up to Beijing.
WORLD record-holder Eamon Sullivan's historic swim was only caught on video by a member of the Australian team's support staff.
WORLD record-holder Eamon Sullivan will not set any limits on himself as he chases the ultimate prize in Beijing.
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