Articles by Retta Race

China’s Yu Yiting Overtakes Rikako Ikee’s 200 IM World Junior Record

With the Olympic Games on the horizon, 15-year-old Yu Yiting strikes down the World Junior Record in the women’s 200m IM.

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Six Chinese Swimmers Notch Names Onto Olympic Roster Thus Far

Check out the shortlist of Chinese Olympic qualifiers through 2 days of action at the nation’s first Olympic Trials meet.

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Kamminga Joins Peaty As Only Members of Sub-58 Second 100 Breast Club (Video)

Dutchman Arno Kammninga moved into entirely new territory in the 100 breast, registering 57.90 as the 2nd fastest man ever.

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Kamminga Casually Clocks 2:07.71 200 Breast In Eindhoven

Following up on his extraordinary 57.90 100m breaststroke from yesterday, Arno Kamminga clocked another sub-2:08 time in the 200m distance.

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Tang Qianting Becomes China’s #2 Breaststroker All-Time

Tang Qianting made her mark on the women’s 100m breaststroke, beating the heats field by over 1 1/2 seconds in Qingdao, China.

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Korstanje Busts Out 51.65 100 Fly Dutch Record At Eindhoven Time Trials

Just weeks before the European Championships, Dutchman Nyls Korstanje produces the fastest 100 butterfly of his life in Eindhoven.

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Zhang Yufei Fires Off 55.96 100 Fly Prelim At Chinese Olympic Trials

Competing on day 1 of the Chinese Olympic Trials, Zhang Yufei made a statement in the women’s 100 fly heats, hitting 55.96.

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Kamminga Slices .01 Off Dutch Record – 58.42 To Remain 4th Fastest Man Ever

Dutch ace Arno Kamminga just lowered his own national record in the 100 breaststroke, putting his would-be Olympic rivals on notice.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Tchaikovsky To Serve As Temporary Russian Anthem

Learn something new in this latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring China, Russia and New Zealand among the topics.

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Olympic Champion Adam Peaty Swaps Pool For Race Track

Olympic breaststroking champion Adam Peaty of Great Britain recently channeled his competitive energy into racing of a different sort.

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Glasgow Swim Meet Revealed As Final British OLY Qualification Opportunity

British Swimming revealed some changes to the annual Glasgow International Swim Meet, including a name change to ‘Glasgow Swim Meet.’

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40 British Swimmers Are Budapest Bound, With 12 Seeking OLY Qualification

On the heels of British Swimming announcing its initial Olympic roster, the organization has also just revealed the lineup for May’s European Championships.

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GA Tech Commit Saka Among Turkish Olympic Qualifiers From Edirne

The International Turkcell Open combined both Juinor and Senior swimming in Edirne, Turkey, with the competition spanning April 22nd through April 25th.

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Watanabe Emotionally Carries Olympic Torch In Home Town

Ippei Watanabe may not have made the Japanese Olympic team for this summer’s home-based Games, but he is still holding his head high.

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Alys Thomas To Jacob Whittle: 28-Strong British OLY Roster Revealed

The initial 28-strong British Swimming roster for this summer’s Olympic Games has been revealed, containing the likes of 30-year-old Alys Thomas.

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