Bronte Campbell
Australian women's 4x100m freestyle relay team celebrate after winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Untouchable: Aussie women continue 4x100 freestyle dominance

By Gerald Imray Jul. 25, 2021 05:36 AM EDT

First Lady of the United States Jill Biden watches the swimming competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Japanese star Seto misses in 400 IM as Olympic swim starts

By Beth Harris Jul. 24, 2021 06:57 AM EDT

Australia swimmers Bronte Campbell, left, and Cate Campbell waiting to exercise during a swimming training session at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Australian swimming's relay dynasty is built on trust

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 23, 2021 05:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2021, file photo, Athletes exercise during a swimming training session at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. With hundreds of swimmers scrambling to get their warmup done at the same time, multiple athletes in each lane, everyone diving over one another and some competitors using snorkels, kickboards and other paraphernalia, warmup is organized chaos. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Swimming warmup at Olympics can be a chaotic 'nightmare'

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 23, 2021 02:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 6, 2018, file photo, Australia's Cate Campbell, right, embraces her sister Bronte Campbell after their women's 50m freestyle semifinal at the Aquatic Centre during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the Australian swimming siblings have had their share of health concerns. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Health big issue for swimming's Tokyo-bound Campbell sisters

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 06, 2021 02:40 AM EDT

Singer Cody Simpson, second from right, watches an Orlando Magic game from his court-side seats during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials, until Maddie Groves pulled out of the six-day meet following a series of social media posts condemning “misogynistic perverts” in the sport.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Citing misogyny, Aussie swimmer pulls out of Olympic trials

By John Pye Jun. 11, 2021 03:54 AM EDT