Jess Fox earned her 51st World Cup gold medal after taking out all three canoe slalom events in Poland and the Australian Swimming trials finished with a 41-strong pool team selection to highlight the weekend in Olympic sport.
Canoe Slalom – Jess Fox wins three World Cup gold medals at last event before Paris
Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox has made history becoming the first paddler to bring home three gold medals at a single ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup.
After winning both the canoe and kayak events on the weekend, Jess collected her 49th and 50th individual World Cup gold medals.
On Monday she took on the kayak cross event to secure the 51st gold.
Swimming – Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected for Paris 2024
After an incredible week of swimming, 41 of the nation’s top swimmers were selected for Paris 2024 at the conclusion of the Australian Swimming Trials.
The team features Bronte Campbell and Cam McEvoy becoming just the fourth and fifth Australians to swim at four Olympic Games, with McEvoy the first male to do so.
A world record was broken in the women’s 200m freestyle with Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan both swimming under Mollie’s world record time from 2023. Ariarne touched the wall in 1:52.23 whilst Mollie finished second in 1:52.48.
Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic flag bearer and four-time Olympian Cate Campbell was celebrated for her remarkable longevity and impact on Australian swimming at the conclusion of the women's 50m freestyle final.
Rowing – Aussie rowers top the medal table at Rowing World Cup III
A successful third and final World Cup for Aussies rowers concluded in Poznan, Poland with Australia topping the medal table.
In the women’s single sculls, Tokyo 2020 Olympian Tara Rigney completed a commanding victory, taking home gold in 7:34.62, a whole 6.76 seconds ahead of Germany in second place.
The women’s pair of Jessica Morrison and Annabelle McIntyre took out the final in a time of 7:15.73 to bring home gold ahead of Ireland and Denmark.
The women’s double sculls final saw Australians Amanda Bateman and Harriet Hudson clinch first place over Norway by 0.29 seconds.
The two women’s eight teams topped the competition taking out gold and silver in the final over The Netherlands and Romania.
The men’s eight took out their event in 5:32.48, 5.69 seconds ahead of Germany in second place.
The men’s and women’s four both placed second to New Zealand whilst the women’s quadruple sculls placed third, 10 seconds behind Germany in first.
The men’s pair placed sixth in the final just 1.16 seconds behind Great Britain in fifth place.
Archery – Archers continue chase for 2024 quotas
Archers competed in the Final World Qualification Tournament over the weekend with the Aussies going down in the men’s and women’s team events.
The men’s team of dual-Olympian Ryan Tyack, Peter Boukouvalis and Jai Crawley finishing in 17th overall with the top three teams earning quotas for Paris.
The women’s team was headlined by Laura Paeglis and supported by Sarah Haywood and Kim Lavender. They placed 9th overall with the top four nations earning quotas for Paris.
Their focus now switches to World Cup III beginning Wednesday 19 June in Antalya, Turkey where archers will compete for their final shot at vying for a place on the Australian Olympic Team.
Golf – Grace Kim second in LPGA Tour event after playoff finish
Sydney’s Grace Kim has suffered a heartbreaking playoff defeat to be denied a second LPGA Tour win at the LPGA Classic in Michigan.
Grace began the final round at Blythefield Country Club with a five-stroke lead, an advantage that had been erased completely by the time she stepped onto the fifth tee.
Grace had a putt to win at the first playoff hole with an eagle try from just off the front edge of the green but had to hole a three-footer for birdie to match by both Thompson and Vu.
At the second playoff hole, Grace needed to hole a six-footer to stay in the playoff but an awkward lie right of the fairway and subsequent lay-up at the third playoff hole – the par-5 fourth – opened the door for Vu to clinch victory by getting up-and-down for birdie from the greenside bunker.
Despite the disappointment of falling just short, Grace acknowledged that it is another step forward in her young career.
Tennis – De Minaur moves to world no.7 after win in The Netherlands
Alex de Minaur will rise to a career-high world No.7 after lifting a ninth ATP singles trophy in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
The Aussie claimed a straight-sets win over Sebastian Korda to lift a second grass-court trophy. The 25-year-old was the top seed at a tournament for the first time in his career.
