Articles by Retta Race

Hosszu Takes On A Triple To Kick Off Mare Nostrum Monaco

Hungary’s Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu was back at her multi-event attacking ways to kick off Mare Nostrum Monaco this morning.

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Lithuania Still Seeking Additional OLY Qualifiers On Day 2 Of Championships

Former NC State star Simonas Bilis is still seeking Olympic qualification and is competing this weekend in his home nation of Lithuania.

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Olympic Champion Mack Horton Among Athletes Fleeing Melbourne Amid Oubreak

In an effort to outrun a coronavirus outbreak brewing in the city of Melbourne, 27 Australian swimmers and coaches fled for the Gold Coast, Queensland.

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Rapsys Coasts To 200 Free Victory At Lithuanian Championships

Danas Rapsys competed today in his home nation of Lithuania, taking the men’s 200m freestyle by nearly 2 seconds ahead of the field.

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GBR Head Bill Furniss Talks Collective Responsibility & Team Culture

“The performances in the relays show how the depth of the team has moved on, but also it shows the collective responsibility of the team.” – Bill Furniss

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Rapsys Set For Lithuania Championships On Thursday

The 400m freestyle bronze medalist from the just-concluded European Championships, Danas Rapsys, is set to race this weekend in his home nation of Lithuania.

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Initial Entries Revealed For Australian Olympic Trials

The Australian Swimming Trials are slated for next month, with the nation’s biggest stars set to take to the pool in South Australia.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2021

Smiles all around as the month of June brings the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, the Australian Swimming Trials and other high-profile meets.

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Great Britain Grabs Top Spot In Overall Swimming Medal Standings In Budapest

With the 2021 European Aquatics Championships now having concluded, we can reflect on the swimming medal table resulting from action in Budapest, Hungary.

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Wild Snags 200 Back Silver For OLY Qualification, Grabowski Lowers AUT Record

20-year-old Cassie Wild just became Great Britain’s 3rd fastest performer all-time in the women’s 200m backstroke, snagging Euros silver.

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Not A Fluke: Pilato Swims #2 Performance In 50 Breast History To Win Gold

16-year-old Benedetta Pilato nearly matched her same World Record-setting 50m breaststroke mark en route to gold tonight in Budapest.

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WADA, Sport Integrity Australia’s Shayna Jack Appeal Hearing Set For June

Australia’s Shayna Jack is back in the water but it may be short-lived depending on what happens at her appeal hearings next month.

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NC State’s Nyls Korstanje Clocks Olympic-Qualifying 100 Fly Time

After falling just .01 short of the Dutch Olympic qualifying standard in the men’s 100 fly last month, Nyls Korstanje got it done today.

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Great Britain’s Banner Night Yields Trio Of Golds & Medal Table Lead

Take a look at the overall medal standings through day 5 of the European Championships, with a new leader atop the table.

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Malyutin Joins 1:44 Club En Route To 200 Free Euros Gold

The men’s 200m free was a lights-out race, as another member of the 1:44 club has been officially initiated with Russia’s Martin Malyutin’s 1:44.79 victory.

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