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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
It's the race Australia's swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood
Mollie O'Callaghan took out the women's 100m freestyle final at the Australian swimming trials on Friday night in a solid time of 52.87 seconds, the fifth-fastest in the world this year. But analyse the results of the race a little deeper and it's clear that Australian swimming's most bankable gold medal is suddenly in danger of being stolen at next month's world championships in Singapore. Australia's women's 4x100m freestyle relay team has been nothing short of extraordinary in recent years. Their dominance has been unrivalled. Australia have held the world record since 2014 and won Olympic gold in London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024. Superstars of the pool have graced Australia's 4x100m relay team. The likes of Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon, Madi Wilson, Meg Harris and Shayna Jack have been mainstays as Australia clinched gold medal after gold medal, leaving the Americans in their wake. The USA are desperate for revenge and they could very well get it on the night of July 27 at the Singapore Sports Hub. The retirements of the Campbell sisters and McKeon have left a big hole in the 4x100m freestyle team, which hasn't lost an international final since the 2017 world championships. Australia's top swimmers generally have a lighter year after the Olympics and Shayna Jack, a member of Australia's victorious 4x100m freestyle team in Paris, is a case in point.
The Age
a day ago
- Sport
- The Age
It's the race Australia's swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood
Mollie O'Callaghan took out the women's 100m freestyle final at the Australian swimming trials on Friday night in a solid time of 52.87 seconds, the fifth-fastest in the world this year. But analyse the results of the race a little deeper and it's clear that Australian swimming's most bankable gold medal is suddenly in danger of being stolen at next month's world championships in Singapore. Australia's women's 4x100m freestyle relay team has been nothing short of extraordinary in recent years. Their dominance has been unrivalled. Australia have held the world record since 2014 and won Olympic gold in London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024. Superstars of the pool have graced Australia's 4x100m relay team. The likes of Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon, Madi Wilson, Meg Harris and Shayna Jack have been mainstays as Australia clinched gold medal after gold medal, leaving the Americans in their wake. The USA are desperate for revenge and they could very well get it on the night of July 27 at the Singapore Sports Hub. The retirements of the Campbell sisters and McKeon have left a big hole in the 4x100m freestyle team, which hasn't lost an international final since the 2017 world championships. Australia's top swimmers generally have a lighter year after the Olympics and Shayna Jack, a member of Australia's victorious 4x100m freestyle team in Paris, is a case in point.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Stradbroke Day at Eagle Farm: What to wear, expert tips
Perfect winter weather is forecast for Queensland racing's showpiece event, The Star Stradbroke Day at Eagle Farm. More than 10,000 people are expected at the track on Saturday for world class racing, hospitality and the carnival's fashion finale. Fashion Queensland director Laura Churchill, who manages Brisbane Racing Club's fashions competition, said she was expecting about 70 entrants to compete on stage. The Place Ascot Fashions on the Field has offered up more than $26,000 in prizing through the carnival. The theme for Stradbroke Day each year is black and white with a touch of red, and Mrs Churchill said judges would be looking for participants who make that extra effort. 'It really comes down to the detail and the way an outfit has been put together,' she said. 'It's an elegant dress code that lends itself to a tailored, sophisticated look. 'Black and white with a touch of red is quite classic, so we'll look for outfits that play with layers and structures.' Brisbane Racing Club ambassador Shayna Jack modelled her dress with the Stradbroke Handicap trophy for a photo shoot at Eagle Farm. But the Olympic swimming gold medallist won't be trackside on Saturday due to her own sporting commitments. 'Unfortunately, my swimming commitments have kept me from being trackside for The Star Stradbroke Season,' Ms Jack said. 'Through the coverage that the carnival has received so far, it's clear to see each race day has been as exciting as the last. 'If there's ever a day to be trackside, The Star Stradbroke Day will have the best weather, the most electric crowd and the best trackside entertainment.' More than $6.5 million in prize money will be awarded across the nine-race card, including $3 million for the prestigious Stradbroke Handicap. Brisbane Racing Club CEO Karl deKroo said it promised to be a highlight on the national racing calendar. 'There's no better time to experience racing in Brisbane than The Star Stradbroke Day,' he said. 'After five weeks of thrilling action across Eagle Farm and Doomben, anticipation has been building for Queensland's most prestigious race – The Star Stradbroke Handicap. 'With fine weather forecast, we're expecting more than 10,000 racegoers to enjoy a spectacular day at Eagle Farm, with genuinely world-class racing, Brisbane's best hospitality, striking fashion, and live entertainment.' Mr deKroo said the 2025 carnival had been a stunning success, despite some weather challenges. 'While heavy rain led to four races being postponed on Ladbrokes Derby Day, it also gave us the chance to create a truly memorable Super Saturday on Seven Oaks Day – featuring three Group 1 races and our biggest crowd of the carnival so far,' he said. 'Sky Racing Guineas Day, Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Day and XXXX Doomben Cup Day all went ahead as scheduled and were incredibly well received. 'We had a bit of fun on Doomben Cup Day, offering every racegoer a free XXXX Gold if Antino – the Pride of Queensland – or Pride Of Jenni could win the race. When Antino stormed home in course-record time, the roar from the crowd was unforgettable.' TIPS FROM RACENET EXPERTS Ben Dorries 1. Spicy Martini. In-form three-year-old filly with a feather weight and decent barrier in what is hardly a vintage Stradbroke. Yes, please,this filly is crazy odds. Toby Edmonds can win his second Stradbroke. 2. Bosustow. It is chips in for me on the three-year-olds and this colt looked slightly underdone in the Fred Best Classic, but can bounce back to Stradbroke glory by reproducing the form that saw him smash his rivals by six lengths the start before. 3. Rothfire. Produced close to the run of his life when going down narrowly in the Doomben 10,000. The query is fitness after a minor injury setback but this old warrior has the heart of Phar Lap. Daniel Pace 1. Golden Mile. The Godolphin gelding showed his class with a fighting third in last week's Kingsford Smith Cup. Rock-hard fit and ready to peak. Slight query on the seven-day backup but trainer James Cummings is confident he can handle it. 2. War Machine. Fair to say he's under the odds but still smashed his rivals in the BRC Sprint. He was powering to the line and looked to have plenty left in the tank. 3. Private Eye. Doubtful he can win first-up going into the Stradbroke but he's a warrior who's had enough trials under his belt to put in a competitive performance.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shayna Jack's sad admission after 2024 Olympics: 'Lost and confused'
Shayna Jack has been quite busy over the past 12 months, winning two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, competing on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, and most recently being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Yet despite all of her incredible achievements, the champion swimmer admits she entered 2025 feeling 'lost and confused' about her future. Shayna, whose world imploded when she tested positive for a banned substance five years ago and served a two-year competition ban, tells Yahoo Lifestyle she worked so hard to have a redemption arc after being branded a 'drug cheat' that she wasn't sure what to do when she finally achieved it. RELATED: I'm A Celebrity viewers divided over Raygun-inspired trial: 'Torture' Why The Block 'villain' turned down I'm A Celebrity 2025 at the last minute I'm A Celebrity fans in tears over surprising Steve Irwin admission: 'So special' 'I had no idea what I wanted to do moving forward after the Olympics. I was very lost and very confused about my career and my purpose because when I came back after my drug saga, my purpose was to prove a point,' she shares. 'My purpose was to get on that Olympic team and basically send a message that stands and speaks louder than anything. And I did that, and I came home with two Olympic gold medals, and when I finished, I felt like, what's my purpose now?' View this post on Instagram A post shared by #ImACelebrityAU (@imacelebrityau) The 26-year-old says spending over three weeks in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity gave her the time to reflect on her career and begin to think about her next move - writing her first memoir. 'My time in the jungle gave me so much time to reflect and be proud of myself and see how far I've come and be proud of the woman that I am because of everything that I've faced. And in a way, it inspired potentially a book,' she reveals. 'Why wouldn't I help people and start trying to share my knowledge of the lessons that I've learned and the experiences that I've had? And even if it reaches one person and helps one person, it's more than I was potentially doing the day before. So being in the jungle was an incredible decision for me. It allowed me to find some fire to get me going again.' Speaking about her experience on I'm A Celebrity, Shayna shares that her favourite moment was being told she had been awarded an Order of Australia because it was the first time in her career she had been given an 'immediate celebration'. She explains that most athletes are hard-wired not to give themselves the approval that they have accomplished a lifelong goal and proven something to themselves or others, so it was 'very special' having her co-stars support and celebrate her in the moment. 'A lot of the time, even at the Olympics, we won gold on the first night but you still had eight more days of racing - and I raced on day nine. So I had to basically take my medal off, put it away, get back to my room and go to bed. There was no celebration with family and my fiancé and friends. You don't go on social media and celebrate with everybody there, you move on,' she details. 'And so for me to get the OAM award in the jungle and have Nicky [Buckley] read it out was incredibly special, because I just didn't expect it,' she continues. 'It really did bring me to tears and I can say wholeheartedly that if that happened outside of the jungle, I probably wouldn't have publicly told people, because it's not necessarily something that we publicly always talk about.' SHOP: $4.50 Woolworths product loved by Aussie sports stars: 'Perfect snack The award-winning mattress that's 'like sleeping on a cloud' Free product that could help increase your home's value by $112,000 Shayna became the third celebrity eliminated from I'm A Celebrity on Sunday night after Married At First Sight star Samantha Moitzi and TV host Nicky Buckley. Her time in the jungle was dedicated to supporting the Prostate Cancer Australia Foundation in honour of her dad, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023, and her fiancé's grandfather who had died from prostate cancer.
