Dual Olympian Madison Wilson says she's retiring from swimming, backtracking on plans to return to the pool after the birth of her first child last year.

Australia's head swimming coach from the Paris Olympics has signed a new deal and is locked in to mentor the squad at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Tasmanian Max Giuliani has won a silver to cap a record-shattering world short course championships dominated by American Gretchen Walsh's 11 world records.

Lani Pallister says godmother Dawn Fraser's setback was 'stressful and frightening' news to digest ahead of the 2024 world short course championships.

A former swim coach to the stars has died weeks after a court found he sexually assaulted numerous young athletes in decades past.

Driven by an unshakable ethos set by long-time coach Harley Connolly, swimmer Lakeisha Patterson is bent on growing her Paralympic gold medal haul in Paris.

Australian breaststroker Chelsea Hodges, a relay gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, has been forced to retire because of injury.

Kyle Chalmers says his relocation from South Australia to Queensland under a new swim coach has had a positive impact ahead of his third Olympic campaign.

Mollie O'Callaghan has staved off Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus's mid-race challenge to post the fastest women's 200m freestyle time of the year.

Ariarne Titmus and Cam McEvoy have delivered fine swims to win titles at the Australian championships on the Gold Coast.

Kaylee McKeown says Stephanie Rice remains a legend of the sport despite surpassing her Australian records in the 200m and 400m individual medleys.

Mollie O'Callaghan has opened her Australian championship campaign with victory in the 100m freestyle, while Kaylee McKeown has broken the 200m IM record.

Australian swimmer James Magnussen says there's no room for error in his drug-taking program designed to make him the fastest swimmer ever.

Cameron McEvoy has been pipped by just 0.01sec in his bid to retain his 50m free title on a day of three silvers for the Dolphins at the world championships.

Shayna Jack has won the 100m freestyle bronze at the world championships while Cameron McEvoy looks on course to power to gold in Doha's 50m free dash.

Soaring Australian teenage backstroker Iona Anderson has won her second silver medal of the world championships in the 50m backstroke.

Sam Williamson has won Australia's first swimming gold of the world championships in the 50m breaststroke, as the Dolphins enjoyed a four-medal night in Doha.

Elijah Winnington came up short in his bid to regain his world 400m freestyle title while a shadow women's 4x100m free relay team had to settle for silver too.

Australian Cassiel Rousseau says it was an unexpected surprise to be named the 2023 World Aquatics Diving Athlete of the Year.

Retired Australian swimmer James Magnussen is the first person to publicly pledge to compete at an Olympic-styled event for drug-taking athletes.