Articles by Retta Race

Samusenko Hits 49.94 SCM 100 Fly Lifetime Best In St. Petersburg

Pavel Samusenko made it two days in a row with a personal best at the Russian Short Course Championships, tonight taking the men’s 100m fly.

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Gabriele Detti Heads Up Entrants For 47th Nico Sapio Trophy

The 47th edition of the Nico Sapio Trophy kicks off tomorrow in Genoa, Italy, although many of Italy’s big guns are absent from the entry lists.

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Samusenko Makes Statement 100 Back Swim At Russian SC C’Ships

Pavel Samusenko scored a new lifetime best in the men’s 100m backstroke en route to taking the Russian short cousrse national title.

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Daiya Seto’s U.S. Tour Has Stop At Ann Arbor

Daiya Seto of Japan continues his tour of training hot spots within the U.S. with the superstar’s latest location represented by the University of Michigan.

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Russian SC C’ships: Kharlanov Hits 200 Fly Qualifying Time For Abu Dhabi

The 2021 Russian Short Course Championships kicked off in St. Petersburg today with swimmers vying for last-chance spots on the SC World C’Chips roster.

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Laszlo Cseh’s Former Coach Gyorgy Turi Accused Of Repeated Swimmer Abuse

Retired Hungarian Olympic icon Laszlo Cseh publicly described the harsh training conditions he endured under coach Gyorgi Turi.

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Denmark To Send Trio Of Athletes to 2021 Short Course World C’Ships

The nation of Denmark will be sending just three athletes to the 2021 Short Course World Championships slated for December in Abu Dhabi.

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Absent From ISL Playoffs, Kirill Prigoda Entered In Russian SC C’ships

Absent from the ISL playoffs as a London Roar team member, Kirill Prigoda appears on the entry lists for the Russian Short Course Championships.

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Mitch Larkin Leaves Coach Dean Boxall As He Races First LC Meet Since Tokyo

Mitch Larkin was training with Dean Boxall at St. Peters Western in the leadup to the Tokyo Olympic Games but now the backstroke ace is located at Chandler.

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Ajna Kesely Produces 1500 Free National Record At Hungarian SC C’ships

Another women’s national record went down at these Hungarian Short Course Championships, this time courtesy of Ajna Kesely.

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Sztankovics Lowers Hungarian 50 Breast National Record In Prelims

We saw another national record bite the dust at these Hungarian SC Championships, with Anna Sztankovics hitting a new mark in the 50m breaststroke.

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London’s Crystal Palace Pool Set For Financial Infusion In Order To Reopen

After a long wait, London, England mayor Sadik Khan has agreed to proceed with a financial facelift and repair package for Crystal Palace pool.

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LA Current’s Imogen Clark Cracks New British 50 Breast Record

Imogen Clark of the LA Current lowered her own British record in the women’s 50m breaststroke en route to beating World Record holder Alia Atkinson.

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19-Yr-Old Bekesi Overtakes Hosszu’s Hungarian 200 Breast National Record

We saw Hungarian record number two go down over the course of their national short course championships, this time in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Former NCAA Stars Vazaios, Auboeck, Wilson & Hansson To Race At BUCS C’Ships

Several NCAA stars now attend British schools which means we’ll see the likes of Andrew Wilson, Andreas Vazaios, Louise Hansson and Felix Auboeck at BUCS.

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