Articles by Retta Race

Georgia-Bound Matt Sates Hits SCM 100 Fly Personal Best

Matt Sates, the 18-year-old bound for the Georgia Bulldogs this spring, did some damage tonight in the 100m fly in his native South Africa.

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Hauck & Dekkers Kick Off Queensland SC C’ships With Golden Swims

The 2021 Queensland Short Course Championships kicked off today at Brisbane Aquatic Centre with two sessions of timed finals having concluded.

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Schooling & Quah’s SGP Military Service Deferments End

Singaporean swimming aces Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen have had their mandatory national military duties deferred up until now.

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South African 17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Scorches 50.98 SCM 100 Back

Quick swims characterized day one of the 2021 South African Short Course Championships, with Matt Sates & Pieter Coetze headlining.

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Van Niekerk Becomes First South African Woman Under 30 Seconds In SCM 50 Breast

The 2021 South African Short Course Championships kicked off today in Pietermartizburg and already we have seen a national record bite the dust.

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National Arena Junior Swimming League Final Set For Sunday

Drawing on the success of the 50 years-running Senior Arena Swimming League, the junior edition of England’s famed program is making its debut in 2021.

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Clyde Lewis Set To Come Back, Cody Simpson Entered In Queensland SC C’ships

Popstar Cody Simpson will suit up for this weekend’s Queensland Short Course Swimming Championships, joined by Clyde Lewis, Flynn Southam and others.

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CAS Rules Aussie Shayna Jack’s Ban Ended In July 2021

Although Aussie swimmer Shayna Jack’s 2-year ban was lifted as of July 12 of this year, she has been training under a black cloud due to a pending case.

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2021 China National Games’ Swimming Action Starts On September 19th

Men’s 200m IM Olympic champion Wang Shun is among those aquatic athletes set to race next weekend at the 2021 China National Games.

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Bronte Barratt To Rep Athletes on Brisbane 2032 Olympic Committee

Bronte Barratt has been elected to serve as the athlete representative on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games Organizing Committee.

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Matt Sates Set For 12 Events At South African SC C’ships

Close to 300 swimmers will be descending upon the GC Jolliffee Pool beginning tomorrow for the 2021 South African Short Course Championships.

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Canadian Paralympian In Critical Condition Due To Septic Shock

Multi-Paralympic medal winner Danielle Campo McLeod is in critical condition at a hospital in her native Canada after giving birth to her 3rd child.

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Schoenmaker Earns Additional Monetary Reward From Olympic Sponsor

South Africa’s Olympic champion Tatjana Schoenmaker will be receiving another reward for her world record-breaking performance in Tokyo this past July.

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Siobhan Haughey Among Hong Kong Athletes Honored With National Stamp

Siobhan Haughey became Hong Kong’s first-ever Olympic swimming medalist and will be honored on a national stamp being released in October.

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Retiring Australian Olympians Will Not Receive Tokyo Podium Bonus

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has confirmed retiring Olympic athletes will not receive a podium bonus for performances at the 2020 Olympic Games. 

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