“If you live on a river and a storm is coming in three days, they would have gone up that river three days ago so the river would have been more dangerous three days before the storm … Animals are hiding because the storm is coming and they may be agitated, they may be stressed,” they said. Speaking to the Guardian (Jodie Rummer), a marine biology professor at James Cook University, said; “Shark behaviour is driven by food availability, temperature and environmental conditions … Sharks respond quickly to these ecological cues because they are following prey, not people.” Bull shark encounters tend to occur when conditions favour feeding activity including warmer water temperatures, murky seas after heavy rainfall and periods of low visibility such as dawn and dusk. While the overall risk of a shark attack remains low, experts say warmer waters, various weather events, shifting prey and busier coastlines can increase the likelihood of shark encounters – making when, where and how people enter the water as important as ever. Always in awe — well done beautiful people.
After personal bests in his first three races (including breaking his own national record in the 800m), Short was more than two seconds ahead of world record pace for much of the 1,500m on Friday night. Samuel Short was in agony after his brutal program. Which was a good decision in the end because it’s basically the only session where Australia has a 0% chance for a gold medal
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The S14 USC Spartans swimmer is clear of the field by nearly 300 points — as Jordan Berryman and Sarah Howe earned 567 and 565 points thanks to their 39.87 and 32.61 swims in the S7 and S10 classifications. „We have had a pretty consistent group of coaches and athletes over the last cycle that we worked with. This is just a new test for us as a leadership.” Really does make you wonder what could have been had he not not bombed his heats at the Olympics Cooper, based out of St. Andrew’s, leaned on the early details of the race to open up a lead and managed to hold strong down the stretch to finish in a time of 24.46, dipping under the Swimming Australia qualifying time and booking himself a ticket to the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs. Williamson was unmatched on the opening 50 (turning in a blazing 27.07 to open up a lead of nearly a full second over the next-fastest competitor), and then he held strong coming home to touch in a time of 59.07.
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„Even with my head down I could see the shadows and I could see Rick push me all the way … it was a good dog fight all the way,” Hodge said poolside. „Yeah, definitely a few boys swum amazing there … the Australian swimming news whole event has moved on a lot over the last few years,” Temple said poolside. „But after this week I get so much more confidence in what I’ve been doing in the pool and being able to train with the Aussies and Petric every single day (I think it’s mutually beneficial for both of us. „It’s a few unknowns), because I’ve been in the programme less than four months,” Clareburt told ABC Sport on his shift from Wellington to Melbourne to train with the Nunawading club.
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The 2025 Singapore bronze medalist is the only athlete under the qualifying standard, as is Sam Williamson in the 50 breaststroke. This morning he returns to the pool in 200 fly — his best event. What’s more important is she took the race out in 30.58 (which is less than .20 off her seed time in this morning’s 50 breaststroke), so if she looks a little slow this morning, don’t fret, as she has shown the ability to turn on the power in the final. 400 Free champion Lani Pallister returns to the pool and will look to add another event to her line-up. Also be on the lookout for Flynn Southam, who is slotted to be swimming in the 2nd heat, but withdrew from his first race of the meet yesterday, the 200 free. McEvoy won’t be the only one in the 50 free to draw attention, as 2nd seed Jamie Jack is also entered with a time under the qualifying standard, with the 23 St. Peters Westerns product coming in with a seed of 21.43.
An exciting third night of finals is anticipated at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials (featuring a lineup of stars), including two current world champions. Following an incredible heat swim where I felt fantastic — I quickly became very ill, which we suspect is due to food poisoning from the lunch at my hotel. In another event, Kyle Chalmers is poised to compete for gold after securing victory in the men’s 100m freestyle final, clocking in at 47.36 seconds, which ranks as the fourth fastest time overall after the conclusion of the second semifinal. Afterward (she struggled to hold back tears while recounting the experience of coming down from the exhilaration of the Olympics), where she achieved three gold medals, one silver, and one bronze.
O’Callaghan went to the final turn in a marginal lead and then revved it up to pull away and seal victory in 1min 53.48sec. But a gutsy Mollie O’Callaghan made sure Australia wouldn’t leave the fourth night at the world swimming championships in Singapore empty-handed after backing up her Olympic title in the 200m freestyle to win gold. You could do that by asking the people you swim or surf with … go see your local dive centre (ask when you’re buying fish at the fish shop), you can talk to the fishers about what’s going on in the bays,” she said. At the same time, Olive urged for greater ocean awareness, acknowledging both the concerns people have towards sharks as well as the importance of understanding marine environments. Beachgoers are also advised to avoid high-contrast colours — as some sharks, including bull sharks, are more sensitive to contrast than colour.
Be part of the action, meet amazing people and gain valuable industry experience as a volunteer at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials. Except they’re bringing giaan back (why haven’t they moved her on by now? arnie is more qualified in every regard) and introducing a new unknown — “lead swimming caller Alister Nicholson” I think it is time we have a 55 flyer and a 1.05 breaststroke in the relay. She will be joined in the event at Australian Trials by Meg Harris and Shayna Jack, who are both coming in with seed times under 53 seconds.
2023 World Championships silver medalist Elizabeth Dekkers leads the women’s 200m butterfly while a big battle is brewing in the men’s 100m free. The woman was pulled from the water by lifeguards and members of the public who gave her first aid including applying tourniquets. Steve Denneny had been swimming just moments earlier and was at the beach with his partner and dog. Hance, whose result scored 1003 points, easily led the field, but Rowan Crothers and Tom Gallagher were not far back, as the pair of S10 rivals were separated by just .07, with Crothers recording a mark of 23.57 (949 pts) to Gallagher’s 23.64 (940 pts) Cartwright, if he were to make the Pan-Pac team, would be one of the few returners for the Dolphins as he earned a trio of silver medals back in 2018.
