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On 1 October 2004, Australian Swimming became a company limited by guarantee and changed its name to Swimming Australia Ltd. [5] Glenn Tasker served as the chief executive officer until June 2008, and the organisation's headquarters is located at Unit 12, 7 Beissel Street, Belconnen, ACT. In 2013, Mark Anderson was appointed CEO.
Country Australia Governing body Swimming Australia National team(s) Australia Nickname(s) Dolphins National competitions Australian Swimming Championships International competitions Oceania Swimming Championships Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Audience records Single match 17,595, 16 September 2000, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Swimming ...
The Australian Swim Team, also known as The Dolphins, [1] is the national swim team of Australia. The team has a rich history of success at major international championships, with its primary rival being the United States Swimming Team. The nickname 'The Dolphins' was first used in 1989. [1]
Katie Ledecky of Team USA and Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia react after competing in the Women's 400-m freestyle heats on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on ...
Compared to the past when the whole of the swimming community was made up of males, currently 55 percent of the Australian swimming membership is made up of women. Not only do females dominate swimming in the pool but there are more than 5,500 female coaches in the swimming world in Australian and over 2,000 female technical officials.
Fanny Durack (left) and Mina Wylie were the first two women to represent Australia in swimming at the Olympics. They were club-mates in Sydney and completed an Australian quinella in the 100 m freestyle. Clare Dennis was the first Australian to win gold in a non-freestyle event, the 200 m breaststroke, at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
She shared an amazing video of a scallop swimming on Sunday, June 2nd and it's crazy to see! The video starts with three scallops lying on the ocean floor. One scallop suddenly jumps up and starts ...
In 1902, the Australian Richmond Cavill introduced freestyle to the Western world. In 1908, the world swimming association, Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), was formed. Women's swimming was introduced into the Olympics in 1912; the first international swim meet for women outside the Olympics was the 1922 Women's Olympiad ...