Articles by Retta Race

Dutch Squad On Cloud Nine After Doubling Up On Gold In Kazan

Hear what the Netherlands’ winning men’s 4x50m free relay had to say after denying Italy and Russia on day 1 of the 2021 European Short Course Championships.

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Viktoria Gunes Becomes Turkey’s First-Ever European Champion

Through just one day of competition at these 2021 European Short Course Championships the Netherlands stands atop the overall medal standings.

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Viktoria Gunes Posts Turkish National Record En Route To 400 IM Gold

Viktoria Gunes busted out a new Turkish national record to take the women’s gold in the 400m IM to kick off her European Short Course Championships.

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Dutch Men Destroy 200 Free Relay Record En Route To Euro SC Gold

Olympic finalist Thom de Boer was a big reason why his Dutch 4x50m freestyle relay roared to a massive new national record and gold medal in Kazan tonight.

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Tomoe Hvas Punches Norwegian 100 Fly Record To Nab Top Seed

Norway’s Tomoe Hvas produced a new national record in the men’s SCM 100 butterfly en route to capturing the top seed ahead of Hungary’s Kristof Milak.

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Kolesnikov Cranks Out 22.57 Russian Record In 50 Back Semi

Kliment Kolesnikov just became the 4th fastest SCM 50 backstroker of all-time en route to capturing the top seed here in Kazan.

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Daiya Seto Joins Rivals Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland At Georgia

27-year-old Daiya Seto of Japan has begun his United States training tour, with his first stop being that of the University of Georgia.

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Ilaria Cusinato Pulls Out Of European Short Course C’Ships Due To Health

22-year-old Ilaria Cusinato of Italy will no longer be racing at the 2021 European Short Course Championships which kick off tomorrow in Kazan, Russia.

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Top 5 Women’s Races To Watch At 2021 European Short Course C’Ships

The 2021 European Short Course Championships begin tomorrow so let’s take a look at the top 5 women’s races to watch in Kazan.

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Turkish Teens Wreak Havoc On Age Records

The Turkish teenager stable of athletes keeps on improving, as evidenced by a couple of notable swims that took place over the weekend.

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Top 5 Men’s Races To Watch At 2021 European Short Course C’Ships

The 2021 European Short Course Championships are almost upon us, so let’s build the hype with the top 5 men’s races to watch in Kazan.

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World Record Holder Andrii Govorov Is Still Stoking The Olympic Fire

Sprinter Andrii Govorov of Ukraine is training under Luther Jones in Germany as he eyes Paris 2024 after having missed out on Tokyo 2020.

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Ugolkova Completes 5 Event Swiss Record-Setting Run In Kazan

Maria Ugolkova of Switzerland has been on a record-setting run across this 2021 FINA World Cup Series, culminating with another national standard tonight.

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2021 FINA World Cup Kazan: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov was in a league of his own in this morning’s 100m backstroke heats. We’ll see what he has in store in tonight’s finals in Kazan.

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McKeon Nabs Double Top Seeds, Kolesnikov 50.0 In 100 Back In Kazan Heats

We’re now on the final day of the final stop of the 2021 FINA World Cup Series with this competition here in Kazan set to conclude with tonight’s session.

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