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Ben Popham receives his gold medal and the Paralympics

KidSport grant program: Ben Popham Paralympic swimming champion 🏊‍♂️

Oct 30, 2025
Making a splash: a Paralympic champion on the world stage

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Ben Popham receives his gold medal and the Paralympics

KidSport grant program: Ben Popham Paralympic swimming champion 🏊‍♂️

30 October 2025
Making a splash: a Paralympic champion on the world stage
A young man runs out of the surf to cross the finishing line

From Bronze Medallion to Broome: father and son swim that’s more than just a race

24 September 2025
Some families bond over backyard cricket. Others over burnt snags at a Sunday barbie. For Grant and Cooper Cheshire, it’s open water swimming. The kind that involves salt, swell and a whole lot of stamina.
Sunrise at Busselton Jetty, Busselton, Western Australia

Returning ocean events set to make waves in Busselton

10 November 2023
One of Australia's biggest swimming festivals is set to return to Western Australia for a second year in 2024, injecting millions of dollars into the local economy.
Kayaking point of view

22 reasons for Western Australians to get active outdoors

10 June 2022
Western Australians now have more reason than ever to get active outside with 22 recreation projects throughout the State sharing $427,000 in funding.
Tamsin Cook swimming the Women's 800m Freestyle heat on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Four WA athletes to benefit from VenuesWest Brand Ambassador Program

10 November 2021
Four of the State's high performing athletes have been selected for the VenuesWest Brand Ambassador Program which is now in its fourth year.
Swimmer against sky during sunset

National swim competition making a splash in the Kimberley

29 January 2021
The Kimberley is set to provide the spectacular backdrop to one of Australia's most scenic sporting events, when the First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim takes place on 1 May this year.
Fat Bikes on a beach

Kimberley to host iconic sporting events in 2020

19 February 2020
Broome and Kununurra will again host three iconic sporting events this year thanks to a State Government program which assists regional communities to host local events.

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