Mega swim for a worthy cause

WOLLONGONG Swim Club members swam more than 90km in the 24-hour "mega swim" at the University of Wollongong pool.

SWIM CLUB KIDS RULE THE POOL

The under 14s girls take their mark for the start of the 50m freestyle at the Wollongong Swim Club's 86th annual championships last weekend. - SEE P32

Modest reflections from the master of bluewater swimming

LOOK at that body and ask yourself: is that the body of a 57 year old?

Sullivan Calls For Guidelines From Fina On Swimsuits

AS THE chorus of protesters gets louder than a Metallica concert, the world's fastest man in the water, Eamon Sullivan, joined the choir on the swimsuit debate, declaring people must stop making a mockery of swimming and allow the sport to again be about talent, not buoyancy.

Sullivan Wants Rules To Police 'wetsuits'

THE world's fastest man in the pool, Eamon Sullivan, has joined the swimsuit debate, declaring that swimming should be a test of talent not buoyancy.

Out Of Our Way, We're Off To The Pub, Say 4300 Swimmers

MORE than 4300 swimmers led by dual Olympian Daniel Kowalski churned through the calm waters off Lorne yesterday in the 29th Pier to Pub, a race Guinness World Records recognises as the biggest open-water swimming event.

Huegill Slams Suit But May Wear It

OLYMPIC medallist Geoff Huegill says swimming's governing body, FINA, has made a mockery of the sport by allowing the controversial swimsuits in which an "embarrassing" 108 world records were broken last year.

Shark Fin, Big Splash, The Man Was Gone

A SNORKELLER believed killed by a huge shark yesterday was swimming just six metres from his son.

Bluebottles Spoil The Christmas Beach Party

BLUEBOTTLES have spoiled the otherwise glorious swimming conditions at most Illawarra beaches during the past two days.

Thompson Wary Of Pushing Fullerton Into The Spotlight

COMPARISONS with Stephanie Rice have already begun for exciting Gold Coast teenager Ellen Fullerton - much to national swimming coach Alan Thompson's concern.

Swimmers Not Browned Off As Beaches Clean Up

SYDNEY'S beaches are as clean as they have been in a century, despite a dip in water quality in some popular swimming spots this year, according to the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change.

Housing Plans Put On 10-day Fast Track

BUILDING plans for tens of thousands of single- and double-storey houses, home extensions and swimming pools could be approved in 10 days under a housing code gazetted by the State Government yesterday.

Olympian Swims For Dad In Kerry Ocean Classic

OLYMPIC gold medallist Mark Kerry will take part in an annual ocean swimming event in Wollongong on Sunday, in memory of his father Jim.

Just Watch Your Kids

THE uncle of a "vivacious" and "lively" two-year-old boy who drowned in his family's swimming pool at Charlestown made an emotional plea yesterday to other Hunter families.

Young Child Feared Drowned, As Storms Wreak Havoc

A CHILD swimming in a Central Queensland water hole was swept away yesterday when a flooded dam ruptured, spilling 6000 megalitres of water.

Berkeley Man, 60, Drowns

A 60-YEAR-OLD Berkeley man drowned yesterday swimming at an unpatrolled area of Puckeys Beach, Fairy Meadow.

Roof Jumper Misses Water

A MAN who tried to jump from the roof of a house into a swimming pool knocked himself unconscious when he landed on concrete.

Fraser-holmes In Fast Lane With Ais

THE swimming career of Newcastle's Thomas Fraser-Holmes has taken another turn for the better after he was offered an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship.

This Game Plan Is Aged To Perfection

OLYMPIC swimming legend Murray Rose will launch a 12-month countdown to the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games tomorrow.

Man Dies Near Pool

BYSTANDERS fought unsuccessfully to resuscitate a 67-year-old man who died after swimming laps at Austinmer pool yesterday.