Shayna Jack announces her retirement from competitive swimming in an emotional chat with her coach Dean Boxall captured on video.
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Shayna Jack announces retirement

Shayna Jack announces her retirement from competitive swimming in an emotional chat with her coach Dean Boxall captured on video.

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Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.

Shayna Jack makes major announcement on eve of Commonwealth Games

An emotional Shayna Jack has made a big on-camera announcement to her coach Dean Boxall.

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Since her retirement in 2024,four-time Olympian Cate Campbell has had to retrain her mind-body connection to swimming.

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For professional sportspeople,transitioning into retirement can involve a huge identity shift. Campbell and other athletes speak about life on the other side.

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Commonwealth Games para-swimmer Victoria Belando Nicholson is photographed with her parents Ewan and Susana at their home in Brisbane.

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Traditional Restoration Company managing director James Ginter inspects the restored art deco wall at North Sydney Olympic Pool.

Inside the painstaking restoration of North Sydney pool’s prized heritage wall

Workers are adding the finishing touches to the pool before the long-awaited reopening in August. One detail might surprise visitors.

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IOC president Kirsty Coventry.

The IOC will pay Olympic athletes for the first time. Is it enough?

Following intense scrutiny,the International Olympic Committee has agreed to pay $US10,000 to every athlete who competes at an Olympic Games. Is it the first step towards proper prizemoney?

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Shayna and Jamie Jack after making their first Australian swimming team together.

Shayna Jack’s brother helped her through hell. They’re now on an Australian team

Australia will take a team of 60 swimmers to Glasgow for next month’s Commonwealth Games.

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Samuel Short.

Short makes bold Commonwealth Games claim after having pizza and Hackett on his mind

Sam Short showed he is in scintillating form ahead of the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs by winning his fourth event at the Australian trials in Sydney.

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Kyle Chalmers looks on after competing in the men’s 100m freestyle at the Australian swimming trials in Sydney.

Why Chalmers was right to fire up at IOC over athlete funding

In a remarkable post-race interview,Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers blasted the IOC and said he had major fears for the future of swimming.

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