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Swimming - event information
Sunday, January 1, 2012

Starte date: Saturday, July 28
End date: Friday, August 10
Medals contested: 34
Venue: Pool events - Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park; Open Water - Hyde Park
Total athletes: 950
Aussie athletes: Aiming for around 50

Australia's women have flown the flag in swimming consistently across the past few Olympic Games, and London looks to be taking a similar shape with established names like Stephanie Rice and Leisel Jones leading some promising young talent coming through the ranks.

The emergence of young sprint star James Magnussen has also seen the men enjoy some great results in recent times, and with inspiring comebacks from the likes of Geoff Huegill and Ian Thorpe there will be plenty to keep an eye on in the pool for Australia once again.

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AUSSIES TO WATCH
Stephanie Rice (Getty)Stephanie Rice

Age 23

Swimming

A triple Olympic gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games, Rice's injury-tainted build-up to 2012 has been far from ideal, but it would be foolish to write her off completely. James Magnussen (Getty)James Magnussen

Age 20

Swimming

Magnussen has emerged as the Dolphins' poster boy and only genuine gold medal favourite following his 100m freestyle world title win last year. Super confident, super talented and poses a real threat to Cesar Cielo's "supersuit" world record. Alicia Coutts (Getty)Alicia Coutts

Age 24

Swimming

Coutts gave her all at last year's world championships, coming away with two individual silver medals despite a hectic schedule. Has continued to improve since exploding onto the scene at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and there's everything to suggest she should be right in the mix for 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley gold. Kylie Palmer (Getty)Kylie Palmer

Age 21

Swimming

Palmer is a genuine improver who pushed Italian great Federica Pellegrini to the absolute limit in taking 200m freestyle silver at the world championships. Strong-willed and a strong finisher who could give the gold medal a shake. Leisel Jones (Getty)Leisel Jones

Age 26

Swimming

Now a veteran of the squad, Jones returns to defend her Olympic title in the 100m breaststroke but will need to find plenty to turn the tables on American rival Rebecca Soni, who appears to have her measure at the moment. The men's 4x100m world champions. (Getty)4x100m Relay Teams

Swimming

With Magnussen involved the men are always going to be fast but the depth in Australia's male sprint stocks ensures they should again be the team to catch after taking the title at worlds. The women finished fifth at the world championships, but the return of Libby Trickett and the re-emergence of Cate Campbell and Melanie Schlanger signals plenty of potential for the women's sprinters.