Australian swimmers banned from thanking Gina Rinehart for Commonwealth Games medal bonuses

Swimmers to earn $30,000 for a world record and $20,000 for a gold medal, while Commonwealth Games Australia provides $5,000 to each team member

Commonwealth Games: 10 things to look out for at Glasgow 2026

With the Games about to get under way, here are 10 of the most intriguing subplots to the event

How to watch the 2026 Commonwealth Games from Australia – explainer

Everything you need to know about following the Glasgow Commonwealth Games is in our complete guide

Sarah Storey retires at 48: ‘It’s always about leaving something better than you found it’

After a stellar career that began in the swimming pool as a 14-year-old before five Games hoovering up cycling golds, Britain’s Paralympic dame tells Donald McRae: ‘I want to put my energy into something new’

Enhanced Games could tempt more young people into doping, Wada warns

The Enhanced Games, which first takes place on Sunday in Las Vegas, ‘goes against everything Wada stands for’

Enhanced Games explained: sport’s most controversial event unpacked

Why are the Enhanced Games, taking place in Las Vegas this weekend, so contentious, and how have governing bodies have responded to the event?

Ultramarathon swimmer sets record pace over 55km in crocodile-filled Australian river

Andy Donaldson completes journey in WA’s Ord River in under 12 hours and says risk of wildlife is always ‘nerve-racking’

Supercharged GOAT-level swim‑genius Adam Ramsay-Peaty is the Messi of breaststroke

The three-time Olympic champion is brilliant, charismatic, relatable, basically the best British athlete of all-time. But he’s also a victim of the decline of minority sports

‘Disgraceful’: anger as World Aquatics allows Russia to compete under flag again

Ukrainian skeleton star Vladyslav Heraskevych expressed disbelief and said the sports body is acting as if the brutal war does not exist

Radical swim training approach pays off for Cameron McEvoy with ‘really special’ record

Cameron McEvoy knew he was fast, but he surprised both himself and the world of elite swimming at the end of the 50m freestyle at the China Open

Ariarne Titmus retires just as she swam – at the top of the sport and uniquely herself

Stepping away from swimming as current two-time world and Olympic champion at only 25 is another distinctively Titmus thing to do

‘People’s opinions aren’t going to pay me’: Ireland’s Shane Ryan on his decision to join Enhanced Games

Swimmer Shane Ryan who represented Ireland at three Olympics tells Rory Carroll that the controversial event provides a chance to set up his financial future

Swimming Australia moves to shut down Mollie O’Callaghan ‘fake quotes’ about transgender athlete

Quote falsely attributed to star swimmer posted on Facebook and X while World Aquatics rules bar Lia Thomas from competing in female category

This club could be the future of Australian swimming – and it looks very different

The sport is falling behind when it comes to diversity. But at one pool in Melbourne’s west, people are working hard to change that

Ben Proud admits ‘huge financial incentive’ is behind decision to join Enhanced Games

The Olympic silver medallist Ben Proud claims he could win 13 years’ worth of prize money in one race at the controversial event