Individual Gold Medals Elude Australian Swimmers at London Olympics

Three individual swimming gold medals went to Australian athletes at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In Athens in 2004, there were five individual gold medals for Aussie swimmers. Beijing in 2008 had four.

London in 2012, and not one Aussie swimmer won an Olympic gold medal. Sure, the Aussie women's 4x100m relay team won swimming gold. But individually, nada.

Australia's Olympic medal winners:

• London 2012 Olympic Games
• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
• Athens 2004 Olympic Games
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Individual Gold Medals Elude Australian Swimmers at London Olympics

Three individual swimming gold medals went to Australian athletes at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. In Athens in 2004, there were five individual gold medals for Aussie swimmers. Beijing in 2008 had four.

London in 2012, and not one Aussie swimmer won an Olympic gold medal. Sure, the Aussie women's 4x100m relay team won swimming gold. But individually, nada.

Australia's Olympic medal winners:

• London 2012 Olympic Games
• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
• Athens 2004 Olympic Games
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Black Caviar Wins Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot Its Now 22 Wins from 22 Starts

Australian wonder horse Black Caviar has won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at England's Royal Ascot. This is her 22nd straight win from 22 starts, her first in England.

She won on the unfamiliar English track with the fast-finishing Moonlight Cloud and Restiadargent nearly breaking her no-loss record of straight victories.

And yes, Black Caviar met the Queen, Elizabeth II, who attended Royal Ascot and gave Black Caviar a pat after the race.

• Black Caviar: 22 Wins from 22 Starts

Australia Sails into First Individual Gold Medal at London Olympics

Australia's first individual gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games has gone to Tom Slngsby in the men's sailing laser class.

Slingsby, 27, hails from Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales, just about an hour's drive from Sydney.

He dominated the London laser class event with four wins and three seconds out of 10 fleet races. At the Beijing 2008 Olympics he finished 22nd in the same event.

"The Olympics is a dream," Slingsby was quoted as saying after winning the event. "It is the pinnacle of the sport and right now I am the happiest man on the planet."

Australia's Olympic medal winners:

• London 2012 Olympic Games
• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
• Athens 2004 Olympic Games
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Take the Scenic Drive from Sydney to Wollongong

Take the Princess Highway south from Sydney and into the Southern Freeway. Take the turnoff on the Southern Freeway to Stanwell Park. Lawrence Hargrave Drive starts at the roundabout at the junction of the Old Princess Highway. Just before Bald Hill, take the right turn down to Stanwell Park and you're on your scenic way to Wollongong.

The third largest city in New South Wales (after Sydney and Newcastle), Wollongong is just about an hour's drive from Sydney.

But you can, of course, take your time at the beaches and picturesque little towns along Lawrence Hargrave Dr.

• Grand Pacific Drive
• Wollongong: Beachside City
• Wollongong Fast Facts

Photo: Belmore Basin, Wollongong © Tourism New South Wales

Clijsters Topples World No 1 in Womens Singles Tennis

World No 1 in women's singles tennis and Australian Open No 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) was beaten by No 11 seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters (Belgium) in a quarterfinal match at the Australian Open this afternoon, January 24, at Melbourne Park.

Clijsters defeated Wozniacki in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6.

• Australian Open 2012
• Australian Open: The Final Rounds
• Australian Open Year by Year
• Melbourne Park: Home of the Australian Open

Australias First Gold Medal at London Olympics Goes to Womens Relay Team

Australia's first gold at the London 2012 Olympics has gone to the women's swimming 4x100m relay team, comprising Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger, with a 3:33.15 Olympic record finish. Coming in second was the Netherlands with the United States third.

Australia's Olympic medal winners:

• London 2012 Olympic Games
• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
• Athens 2004 Olympic Games
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Games