AOC Media Centre - Swimming

Swimming: Women's 100m Butteryfly Janice ThornettFootage includes two false starts, including one from Janice Thornett. The Australian went on to place third and win the bronze medal. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Men's 100m Freestyle Rome 1960 John DevittJohn Devitt competes in the men's 100 metres freestyle final and wins the Gold medal in controversial circumstances surrounding a very close finish between Devitt and Larson of the USA. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Rome 1960Geoff Shipton, in lane 5, swims the anchor leg of the 4x100 metres Medley relay for the Australian team of David Theile, Terry Gathercole and Neville Hayes. The Australians finish second, winning a silver medal. Copyright IOC.

Aussies compete in 4x100m MedleyAustralia finishes in first place in the medal relay after a hard fought swim against the Russians inthe neighbouring lane.

Peter Evans competes in the 100m BreaststrokePeter Evans finshes in 3rd place in the 100m Breaststroke in the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Michelle Ford wins gold in the 800mMichelle Ford wins gold for Australia. She becomes the only individual gold medal winner for Australia during the 1980 olympics.

Max Metzer wins bronze in the 1500mMax Metzer finishes in third place in 1500m freestyle final

Coates delivers findings on swimmingPresident John Coates has delivered the AOC findings on the swimming Stillnox issue during a press conference in Sydney on 23 August 2013.

Aussies swim the 4x200m freestyle relayAustralia finishes in fourth place in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Copyright IOC

Glen Buchanan in the 100m ButterflyThe race was so fast that the first 6 to finish broke national records. Pictured only breifly, Buchanan finishes third. Copyright IOC

Mark Stockwell in the 100m freestyleStockwell finishes in second place after a controversial swim where American athlete Rowdy Gaines won. Stockwell was not in the 'set' position when the gun went off and had later filed an official protest suggesting Gaines beat the gun. copyright IOC

Peter Dale in the 200m FreestylePeter Dale finishes in he eighth place. The big drawing point of the race was USA favourite Michael Gross. Copyright IOC

Elford competes in 400m freestyleJanelle Elford competes in the 400m freestyle final and finished 5th, during the 1988 Seoul Olympics Copyright IOC

McDonald wins bronze in 800m freestyle Seoul 1988Julie McDonald wins the bronze in the 800m freestyle while aussie team mate, Janelle Elford, finishes in 6th at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Copyright IOC

Karin Van Wirdum 50m freestyle Seoul 1988Karin Van Wirdum finishes in 8th place in the 50m freestyle final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Copyright IOC

Karen Van Wirdum competes in the 50m freestyle at Seoul 1988Karen Van Wirdum finishes in eighth place during the 50m final at the 1988 Seoul olympics Copyright IOC

Janelle Elford in the 400m freestyle Seoul 1988Janelle Elford finishes in fifth place in the 400m freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics

Donna Procter competes in 400m IMDonna Procter comes in eighth place in the 400m individual medley at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Copyright IOC

Aussies in 800m FreestyleJulie McDonald comes in third for a bronze medal and Janelle Elford finishes in sixth place in the 800m freestyle final at the 1988 Seoul olympics Copyright IOC

Aussies in 4x200m Freestyle relay at Seoul 1988The Australians are narrowly beaten by West Germany for third palce and finishes fourth. Copyright IOC

Swimming: Women's 400m Freestyle Melbourne 1956Lorraine Thurlow (Crapp) wins Gold in the women's 400 metres freestyle setting a new Olympic record. Dawn Fraser came second, winning the silver medal. Footage includes the race, Fraser and Thurlow celebrating in the water post race and the pair on the podium receving their medals. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Women's 100m Freestyle Melbourne 1956Australia 1, 2, 3. Dawn Fraser wins Gold in Olympic and World Record time. Her team mates Lorriane Thurlow (Crapp) wins silver and fifteen year old Faith Leech wins the bronze medal. Footage shows Dawn Fraser collecting her Gold medal. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Women's 100m Butterfly Melbourne 1956No Australians featured, but Australia's Beverly Spargo (Bainbridge) competed in the race and finished fifth. Copyright AOC.

Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke Melbourne 1956No Australian is featured. Gergaynia Shelley (Beckett) competed and placed eighth. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Womens 4x100 Metres Freestyle RelayAustralia wins the 4x100 metres freestyle relay in Olympic and World Record time. Elizabeth Fraser and Margaret Messenger competed in the qualifying rounds and the team of Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan and Lorriane Thurlow (Crapp) competed in the final. The Australian team are shown celebrating in the pool after the race. Copyright IOC.