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Sam Short last year at world champs: 400 free (gold), 800 free (silver), 1500 free (bronze) Sam Short in Paris: 4th in 400, out in heats of 800, out in heats of 1500. The mysterious and silent fall of a genuine gold medal hopeful, via Emma Kemp smh.com.au/sport/swimming…

Great get from Chip Le Grand with Aussie swimming coach Denis Cotterell who is working with Chinese swimmers. Interesting read in light of Pan Zhanle’s world record. theage.com.au/sport/swimming…

Six more golds medals could be on offer in the pool in LA2028. 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly. World Aquatics keen. So too is the 🐐 Ian Thorpe. smh.com.au/sport/swimming…

Massive round of applause at St Pancras railway station in London for Team GB Paralympic team heading on the train over to Paris today. Opening ceremony on Wednesday. Pumped to be covering again for The Sydney Morning Herald The Age

Australia has 160 athletes competing in the #Paralympics in Paris. Here is a small taste of our extraordinary list of medal hopefuls to watch. theage.com.au/sport/when-a-m… AUS Paralympic Team

Artem Kolinko will represent Ukraine in boccia. Opens up on the day he and his family had to flee the war. 24 hours on a packed train as bombs went off around them. "Everyone had to turn off their phone. It was dark on the train. It was scary." smh.com.au/sport/escaping…

Shout to the legendary Malcolm Conn … he is finishing up today after a couple of hard-charging years at the SMH. One of the genuine legends of our caper. That whistling you can hear is cricket execs and coaches exhaling in relief.

Australia's boccia king and queen, Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson, into individual gold medal matches tomorrow in Paris at Paralympics. Significant for the sport. Since 1988, Aus has never won a boccia gold or silver medal. Story from before the Games smh.com.au/sport/meet-aus…

Have followed this story very closely. Alexa Leary’s night in Paris. Gold and a world record. Live photo of her old man Russ. Happiest bloke in this city. He said goodbye to Alexa eight times. Thought she wouldn’t survive. Amazing. smh.com.au/sport/swimming…

Exclusive: Aussie Olympic swimming coach Michael Palfrey has been sacked by Swimming Australia, effective immediately, after 'Go Korea' saga in Paris. SA says Palfrey breached his employment contract. Story on The Sydney Morning Herald The Age smh.com.au/sport/swimming…

“There’s no way that this would ever happen at an elite, able-bodied competition, let alone an Olympics.” Emily Petricola slams officials over farcical scenes during time trial. Paralympics Australia say Petricola “has not been treated appropriately.” smh.com.au/sport/cycling/…

This story is truly shocking.