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David Mark

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National Sport Reporter at ABC News (Australia)

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  • New research into impact of soccer heading

    1 week ago | abc.net.au | David Mark

    Research shows heading a soccer ball alters the brain's chemistry and electrical activity even when there's no concussion. The work published in the journal Sports Medicine - Open, found changes in the brains of players who participated in a study involving relatively small amounts of heading.

  • 'Need to be exercising caution': Soccer heading can alter brain chemistry

    1 week ago | abc.net.au | David Mark

    Newly published research shows heading a soccer ball can alter brain chemistry. The changes include altered chemistry in an area of the brain involved in motor control. Further research is needed to determine whether these effects accumulate over time. Amateur Sydney soccer player Oliver Lee-Young remembers countless heading sessions when he was an aspiring young player.

  • Lani Pallister breaks Commonwealth 1500m freestyle record at Australian Swimming Trials

    1 week ago | abc.net.au | David Mark

    Lani Pallister has concluded her extraordinary meet on the final night of the Australian Swimming Trials, winning the 1500m freestyle setting a Commonwealth record time of 15:39.14. Pallister will compete in four freestyle events at the world championships in Singapore next month, ranging from 200m to 1500m.

  • Kaylee McKeown, Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan and Zac Stubblety-Cook on life and swimming post-Olympics

    2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | David Mark

    Swimming careers don't last that long. Two Olympics is very good, three is exceptional. The class of 2021 from the Tokyo Games are now some of Australia's all-time greats: Kaylee McKeown, Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan, Zac Stubblety-Cook. Coming out of Paris, the quartet and their contemporaries are older and somewhat wiser. Some, like Titmus, are taking a year off, while those swimming on are working out what it is exactly they want from the sport.

  • Lani Pallister breaks the 800m freestyle record and gets a hug from Dawn Fraser

    2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | David Mark

    Lani Pallister has smashed Ariarne Titmus's Australian women's 800m freestyle record set at last year's Olympic Games. Pallister's time of 8:10.84 was more than a second faster than the old mark and five seconds under her previous personal best. It also ranks as the third-fastest swim of the year. "I'm pretty happy with that time," Pallister said, after sharing an emotional hug with godmother and Australian swimming champ Dawn Fraser poolside.

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David Mark
David Mark @davymark1
12 Jun 25

Lani Pallister breaks Ariarne Titmus's 800m freestyle record and gets a hug from Dawn Fraser https://t.co/5Fzc1n8Ui6 via @ABCaustralia

David Mark
David Mark @davymark1
11 Jun 25

Love this piece by Greg Chappell on harnessing universal energy for batting brilliance. Steven Smith's new approach to batting is revolutionary and a lesson in how to live life https://t.co/vSz5mvxAWi

David Mark
David Mark @davymark1
10 Jun 25

Teenager Sienna Toohey shines at the Australian Swimming Trials with 100m breaststroke final win https://t.co/o9wYd0VSaC via @ABCaustralia