Michael Koziol
The story has the trappings of a mildly entertaining B-grade film: a couple of old pro swimmers searching for a comeback, defeating tradition, prejudice and ultimately the Russians (of course) to win the world championships in a sport that - until last year - did not even exist.

David Polkinghorne
Multiple Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Cole has overcome a double shoulder reconstruction that threatened to end her career to set two world records on the way to claiming a world title.

Phil Lutton
It wasn't that long ago that it would seem inconceivable most Australian sports fans wouldn't know the name of a rising 1500m swimmer, especially one ranked No.2 in the world, especially a year out from an Olympic Games.