11.   He filed a new request last week, citing the recent case of an Australian swimmer who escaped a ban after testing positive for a banned painkiller.

12.   In a sport where records are set by eyelashes and hand touches, Australian swimmer Samantha Riley made a very big splash on Friday.

13.   In other events, Australian swimmers picked up two golds and two bronzes to take the lead in the medals race.

14.   In other events, Australian swimmers picked up three golds, a silver and three bronzes to take the lead in the medals race.

15.   Leading Australian swimmers Nicole Stevenson and Kieren Perkins have been advocating more stringent tests in the light of the recent spate of Chinese drug test failures.

16.   Schumacher was awarded the title ahead of Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, winner of six gold medals at the July world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

17.   Several leading Australian swimmers have signed a petition that calls for China to be barred from international competition because of mounting evidence of illegal drug use by its swimmers.

18.   Talbot admits there are no guarantees that Australian swimmers will stay clean and says financial incentives are part of the reason.

19.   The Australian long-distance swimmer made the crossing in half the time.

20.   Thirty-one years after she was caught stealing an Olympic flag from near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser planned to make amends Thursday.