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“A huge and warm congratulations to all our Aussie swimmers for their fantastic efforts in Fukuoka, representing Australia proudly and shining on the world stage,” she said after the event, where the Aussies won more gold medals than any other country. “I’m told this is Australia’s best ever international swimming performance. It’s very exciting to be here with these young role models and patriotic ambassadors.” Australian swimmer Shayna Jack called Rinehart a “generous and supportive person” and thanked her for her support. “More athletes would retire well and truly before their 30’s if it wasn’t for Ms Rinehart’s generosity. Not only does she support us financially but she shows up,” Jack said.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s jaw-dropping level of support for Australian Olympic sports can finally be revealed as the Dolphins swim team revels in their new status as world No.1. While Olympic sports recently lobbied the federal government for a fresh injection of funding to prepare athletes for the Paris Olympics – receiving an extra $20m commitment – what has never been known until now is exactly how much Ms Rinehart is propping up the Australian team and several key sports such as swimming, rowing, artistic swimming and volleyballShe flew to Japan to see Australia’s historic swimming performance at the world titles in Fukuoka last month, thrilled her investment in this golden generation of athletes was proving successful.
“A huge and warm congratulations to all our Aussie swimmers for their fantastic efforts in Fukuoka,” Ms Rinehart said. “I’m told this is Australia’s best ever international swimming performance. It’s very exciting to be here with these young role models and patriotic ambassadors.”

Our partner and one of the most patriotic Australians in history, Mrs Gina Rinehart AO, was able to join the Australian Dolphins in Japan this week as they raced against the world so well. Mrs Rinehart is the Major sponsor of the Australian Dolphins and this way enables them to be able to afford the long training programs that each athlete commits to, making it almost impossible to also engage in paid employment with the limited hours left each week and all of the disruption with training away and competing.

The celebrations never last long in swimming. Given a night off to party hard in Japan after dominating the world championships, Australia’s swimmers were also given a reminder that the hard work will start all over again once they get home. After finishing the championships as the number one team in the world – winning 13 gold medals and a record 25 in total – the Dolphins deserved their chance to let their hair down. And they sure did that, spotted kicking up their heels at some of the hottest night clubs in Fukuoka on Sunday. They had every reason to kick up their heels after eight days of intense competition because their performances – which included five world records – were exceptional.

Australia’s most successful swim team has closed out the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in style to finish top of the medals table with a record haul that may never be beaten. After eight days of intense competition, the Dolphins proved themselves to be the best swim team on the planet – collecting 13 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals for a staggering total of 25As far as Australia’s head coach Rohan Taylor was concerned, the Aussies were the best.

“We (Australia) have always looked at, and I was brought up by the Don Talbot era, that gold medals were the most important. So from our perspective , we were the best performed team on the gold medal count. “And when you look at the website and you look at the medal tally, we sit on top of that. That is how I feel. But I’m not taking anything away from the US and they won the award based on the criteria that was there.”