Swimming

Utah suspends swim coach over abuse allegations

1 Mar 2013

University of Utah swim coach Greg Winslow has been suspended because of allegations that he sexually abused a teenage girl he coached in Arizona six years ago.

Dawn Fraser urges lifelong ban on Australian Olympic swimmers who used sleeping pills

1 Mar 2013

The much-vaunted Australian relay side, who talked themselves up as the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" but failed to make a podium finish, confessed to taking Stilnox - banned by Australian team...

US swimming coach says accuser is ‘bully’

27 Feb 2013

A San Diego swim coach alleged to have multiple identities and a felony conviction has fired back, calling his accuser a “bully” with a checkered past.

Australia's Olympic swimmers admit taking banned sleeping drug Stilnox

23 Feb 2013

The much-hyped Australia men's Olympic freestyle swim relay team yesterday owned up to taking sleeping medication banned by their country's Olympic committee and performing "stupid" pre-Games...

Short Sport, February 21, 2013

21 Feb 2013

Nick D'Arcy believes his fellow swimmers have to take responsibility for Australia's disappointment in the London Olympic pool last year rather than blaming coaches and team management.

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Australian swim team for London Olympics labelled as 'toxic'

A review into the Australian swimming team's performance at the London Olympics has described a "toxic" environment including misuse of prescription drugs and bullying.

Review details ‘toxic’ environment in Aussie Olympic swim team

A review into the Australian swimming team’s performance at the London Olympics has detailed a “toxic” environment including misuse of prescription drugs and bullying.

Sports Digest, February 6, 2013

China's double Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang has been suspended from all commercial activities for breaching a "series of team rules", Xinhua reported yesterday.

SWIMMING

Australia's swimming great Grant Hackett sues lawyers over prenup

Australian Olympic champion freestyler Grant Hackett is suing his lawyers over a costly prenuptial agreement after his marriage ended with a drunken rampage, reports said yesterday.

SWIMMING

Australian swimmer sues lawyers over pre-nuptial agreement

Australian swimming great Grant Hackett is suing his lawyers over a costly pre-nuptial agreement after his marriage ended with a drunken rampage, reports said on Monday.

SWIMMING

Childhood snub by legend prompted Ryan Lochte's great medal giveaway

Ryan Lochte revealed that a childhood snub by a sporting legend inspired him to give away all of his medals.

The American's prowess in the pool in Turkey was matched by his generosity out...