McEvoy’s radical approach that will change swimming forever
At his fourth Olympic Games, Cameron McEvoy has achieved the gold medal he craved, he dreamt about and the first gold medal for an Australian male swimmer at the Paris Olympics.
At his fourth Olympic Games, Cameron McEvoy has achieved the gold medal he craved, he dreamt about and the first gold medal for an Australian male swimmer at the Paris Olympics.
It might be swimming’s version of mission impossible but Ariarne Titmus and Lani Pallister are bracing themselves to take on the biggest challenge at the Paris Olympics after a frightening day at the pool.
Should we be sceptical about Pan Zhanle’s 100m freestyle record, or is it in fact a long overdue progression? TODD BALYM deep dives into the evolution of swimming since 2009.
Cameron McEvoy has built his entire Olympic campaign around a detailed training program and very specific numbers. Now he is doing everything possible to forget the data.
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An ‘angry’ Australian swim coach has spoken out against an astonishing 100m freestyle world record from China’s Pan Zhanle at the Paris Olympics, branding it ‘not real’ after he demolished Kyle Chalmers.
Kyle Chalmers proved beyond any doubt that he is the greatest sprinter of his generation and the finest Australia has ever produced — and he followed up with news about his future.
In the biggest shock in swimming so far at the Paris Olympics, Mollie O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack both missed out on winning medals in the women’s 100 metres freestyle final.
Kyle Chalmers won silver in the men’s 100m final but it was China’s Pan Zhanle and his world record swim that took gold. It was like if Usain Bolt ran eight seconds. Sadly, he didn’t get the respect he deserved.
With Kyle Chalmers gunning for gold in the 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics, his swimming rivals have been trying to get under the Australian star’s skin.
Unless the French accidentally used a faulty tape measure and built a 51m pool, there is no simple explanation for the lack of world records being set in Paris, our swimming experts explain.