Articles by Retta Race

Noe Ponti, Kregor Zirk Post National Records In Men’s 200 Fly Prelim

Olympic bronze medalist Noe Ponti of Switzerland is in pursuit of a gold medal here in Abu Dhabi in the men’s 200m butterfly.

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Ellen Walshe Takes Down Irish 400 IM Record From 1994

Ellen Walshe of Ireland crushed a new lifetime best and national record en route to claiming the 4th seed in the women’s 400m IM.

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Canadian Record Holder Ingrid Wilm Breaks Hand

World-ranked backstroker Ingrid Wilm of Canada revealed she suffered a palm injury, with questions stirring about her recovery plan.

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Guilherme Costa Of Brazil Latest Abu Dhabi Withdrawal

We just learned that Brazilian freetyler Guilherme Costa is the latest big name to pull out of these Short Course World Championships.

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17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Is Sole Day One Start List Absence

Start lists for day one of the 2021 Short Course World Championships have been published and we noted one particular absence.

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Two Aussie Backstroke Age Records Fall In Queensland

Two men’s backstroke age records bit the dust at these 2021 Queensland Championships, with Isaac Cooper and Joshua Edwards-Smith getting it done.

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Adam Peaty Shortlisted For BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

British breaststroking Olympic champion Adam Peaty discusses having been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2021.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Butterfly Events

The men’s butterfly events here in Abu Dhabi bring both veterans and newcomers to the potential medal contenders conversation.

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Shayna Jack Posts Near-Lifetime Best In 50 Free At Queensland Championships

Take a look at the day 4 results from the 2021 Queensland Championships, featuring previously suspended Aussie swimmer Shayna Jack.

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Titmus Takes 400 Free In 4:04 While Southam Slices More Time Off 100 Free PB

Aussie Ariarne Titmus was back in the water today taking on the women’s 400m free and 100m free double here at the Queensland Championships.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s IM Events

The men’s 100m, 200m and 400m IM events at these Short Course World Championships will be a battle to the wall with some of the world’s best-ever in the mix.

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French 17-Yr-Old Sacha Velly Posts 15:01.86 LCM 1500 Free

French 17-year-old Sacha Velly made some major noise tonight in the men’s 1500m freestyle, putting up a new age record en route to gold.

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O’Callaghan Wins Double Gold As Titmus Shakes Off Cobwebs In Queensland

Two-time individual gold medalist from Tokyo, Ariarne Titmus of Australia, competed today at the Queensland Championships.

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16-Yr-Old Flynn Southam Logs 49.42 LCM 100 Free To Break Ian Thorpe Record

16-year-old Flynn Southam made some noise down under, crushing a new lifetime best in the 100m free while taking over an Ian Thorpe record in the process.

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OLY Gold Medalist Stubblety-Cook Puts Up 2:07.00 LCM 200 Breast

While competing at the 2021 Queensland Championships, Zac Stubblety-Cook crushed one of the fastest 200m breaststroke performances of his career.

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