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Perth’s national swimming return can turn home familiarity into a real test
Western Australia will host national open-water and short-course championships in 2027. The sporting opportunity is to bring strong competition closer without lowering the standard used to judge it.
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Swimming: Western Australia’s return and the short-course preparation question
The sporting value of a national event close to home, and why the approach to a turn matters on the road to Beijing.
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Perth’s national swimming return can turn home familiarity into a real test
Western Australia will host national open-water and short-course championships in 2027. The sporting opportunity is to bring strong competition closer without lowering the standard used to judge it.
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swimming
news·2 min
Perth’s national swimming return can turn home familiarity into a real test
Western Australia will host national open-water and short-course championships in 2027. The sporting opportunity is to bring strong competition closer without lowering the standard used to judge it.
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Beijing preparation should begin before the wall, not at the push-off
With short-course racing approaching, the turn is more than a quick rotation. Our analysis follows the approach, the wall and the return to effective swimming.
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