Articles by Retta Race

British Swimming’s World Class Program Athletes Revealed

Lucy Hope, 24-year-old formerly of Edinburgh and now of Stirling, is among the British Swimming World Class Program class of atheltes.

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Emma McKeon Continues Sprint Siege With 50.58 SCM 100 Free, #2 Ever

27-year-old Emma McKeon broke through with a big-time 50.58 SCM 100 free to tie Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom as the #2 swimmer all-time.

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Toussaint Overtakes Decade-Old Van Rouwendaal Dutch SCM 200 Back Record

Kira Toussaint took down a longstanding Dutch record held by Sharon van Rouwendaal from 2011, giving Toussaint a sweep of the national records.

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Shields Strikes Down Dressel’s SCM 50 Fly American Record – 21.99

At 30 years of age, Tom Shields ripped a new American Record in the short course meters 50 butterfly, becoming the world’s 6th fastest man ever.

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Tanaka Continues Fly Rampage With 51.13 PB At JPN Student C’ships

Day 3 of the 97th Japan Student Swimming Championships brought the heat in the men’s 100m fly, courtesy of Daiki Tanaka.

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Paltrinieri Surprises LEN With Open Water Swimming Cup Leg #5 Victory

Originally listed as not attending, Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took his second LEN Open Water Swimming Cup trophy in a row.

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Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh Tops Off Career With Ceremonial Swim (Video)

Retired Hungarian Olympic icon Laszlo Cseh dove in once more for a ceremonial 100m IM in Budapest at the FINA World Cup.

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Chalmers & Sates 200 Free Rematch Set For Budapest’s Final Night

On-fire Matt Sates will try to repeat as the men’s 200m free winner on this FINA World Cup Series circuit. But Aussie Kyle Chalmers is among his obstacles.

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Daniel Wiffen Becomes Ireland’s First SCM 1500 Freestyler Under 15:00

Irishman Daniel Wiffen posted a significant mark in the men’s 1500m freestyle final on night 2 of this FINA World Cup stop.

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2021 FINA World Cup Budapest: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Let’s see what multi-Olympic medalist Kyle Chalmers has in store for tonight’s 100m freestyle at the FINA World Cup stop in Budapest.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Tomoru Honda & Daiki Tanaka Each Post 1:54 LCM 200 Fly

Tomoru Honda and teammate Daiki Tanaka each posted a 200m fly time that would have finished among the top 4 at the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Milak Posts 50 Back National Record While Also Hunting 100 Free In Budapest

Host nation swimmer Kristof Milak dove in twice during this morning’s heats of this FINA World Cup Series stop in Budapest.

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Rikako Ikee Reaps Gold On Night 1 Of Japan Student Swimming C’ships

21-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee got started here on night 1 at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center, taking 50m free gold.

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Ugolkova Downs Two Swiss Records For Two Golds In Budapest

Swiss ace Maria Ugolkova fired off not one, but two national records on the first day of the FINA World Cup stop in Budapest, Hungary.

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Schwingenschlogl Breaks Koch’s SCM 100 Breast German Record

While competing on day 1 of the FINA World Cup, Fabian Schwingenschlogl put up a new lifetime best and German national record in the men’s 100m breaststroke.

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