Articles by Retta Race

Popovici Snags First Senior Elite Int’l Title With 200 Free Victory In Kazan

17-year-old David Popovici just earned the first elite senior international title of his career, taking the men’s 200m freestyle tonight in Kazan

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Vlad Morozov Shut Out Of 100 Free, Drops 100 IM At European SC C’Ships

Multi-international medalist Vlad Morozov is having somewhat of a rocky 2021 European Short Course Championships in his home nation of Russia.

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Italy Coming On Strong, Although Russia Remains Ahead In Kazan

Alberto Razzetti is a big reason why Italy is already ahead of its overall medal total her in Kazan compared to the 2019 European Short Course Championships.

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Russia Leads Overall European Short Course Medal Table Through Day 3

Despite Florian Wellbrock’s monster 1500m freestyle victory tonight, it is the nation of Russia who tops the European Short Course Championships medal table.

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Martinenghi Crushes 55.63 100 Breast Italian Record, #4 Performer

Nicolo Martinenghi hit a new national record for Italy in the men’s 100m breaststroke, capturing European Short Course Championships gold.

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Wellbrock Denies Paltrinieri, Becomes 3rd Fastest 1500 Freestyler All Time

The 1500m freestyle saw a new champion step onto the podium, as Germany’s Florian Wellbrock denied Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri repeat gold from 2 years ago.

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Tchorz Notches 57.82 Polish Record En Route To 100 IM Gold

The women’s 100m IM event saw Polish swimmer Alicja Tchorz surge to the wall first, busting out a new national record of 57.82.

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15-Year-Old Lana Pudar Blasts 2:05.89 200 Fly Bosnia & Herzegovina Record

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 15-year-old Olympian Lana Pudar is on another record-breaking tear, this time at these European Short Course Championships.

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Tousssaint Takes 200 Back European Short Course Title In New Dutch Record

Kira Toussaint tore up the pool tonight in the women’s 200m backstroke in Kazan, grabbing gold in the fastest time of her career.

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Duncan Scott, Tom Dean Lead Great Britain Into Short Course World C’Ships

Great Britain’s most decorated athlete at single Olympic Games, Duncan Scott, leads the nation’s roster for this year’s Short Course World Championships.

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Kolesnikov Helps Russia Take Over Medal Lead Through Day 2 In Kazan

Through day two of the 2021 European Short Course Championships, let’s see which nation reigns supreme in the medal table in Kazan, Russia.

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Zazzeri’s 20.21 Anchor Helps Fuel Italian Men’s 200 Medley Relay World Record

Lorenzo Zazzeri was among the 4 Italian men who just established a new World Record in the 4x50m medley relay at the European Short Course Championships.

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Shymanovich Scorches 3rd Fastest SCM 100 Breast Time Ever – 55.45

The men’s 100m breaststroke semi-final saw a near World Record go down, as Ilya Shymanovich clocked a mark just .11 outside of it this evening.

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Kirpichnikova Becomes 7th Fastest 800 Freestyler All-Time

Russia’s Anastasia Kirphichnikova powered her way to a new national record en route to grabbing the gold in the women’s 800m freestyle tonight in Kazan.

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Sarah Sjostrom Clocks 23.12 SCM 50 Free As 4th Fastest Swim Ever

Sarah Sjostrom’s elbow appears to be just fine as the 28-year-old just blasted a new meet record at the 2021 European Short Course Championships.

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