Articles by Retta Race

High-Level International Meets For April 2021

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto will be racing in April at the 2021 Japan Swim, the meet which acts as the nation’s sole Olympic-qualifying opportunity.

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Blume Slices Off More Time To Land 24.28 50 Free Gold

Danish Olympic champion Pernille Blume made it happen tonight in Marseille, rocking a super speedy 24.28 to take the women’s 50m freestyle.

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Haughey Heats It Up In Hong Kong With 1:55.81 200 Free

Former Michigan Wolverine Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong made a statement with just months to go until the postponed Olympic Games.

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Blume’s 24.31 Sets Up 50 Free Clash On Final Night In Marseille

Reigning Olympic champion Pernille Blume of Denmark awaits her chance to take 50m free gold on the final night of action in Marseille.

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McKeon Now Wears 200 Free World Rankings Crown – 1:55.56

26-year-old Olympic medalist Emma McKeon had a heck of a New South Wales Championships, taking gold in the 50m fly, 100m free, 100m fly and 200m free.

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Ndoye Brouard Unleashes 1:56.10 200 Back French Record

Yesterday it was the 100m back, today it was the 200m back in terms of new Fench national records for Yohann Ndoye Brouard.

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Future Wolfpack Swimmer Noe Ponti Lowers Swiss 50 Fly Record

NC State commit Noe Ponti lowered his own Swiss national record in the men’s 50m butterfly while competing in France today. 

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Confirmed: No Foreign Fans At Postponed Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games

It’s been officially announced today that there will be no foreign spectators in the stands at this summer’s postponed Olympic & Parlympic Games.

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Women’s 100 Free Showdown On Tap In Marseille

Marie Wattel, Charlotte Bonnet, Femke Heemsker, Pernille Blume – need we say more about the women’s 100m free final in Marseille set for tonight?

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McKeown Logs 50 Back PB In NSW Final Day Heats

19-year-old Kaylee McKeown has set herself up for a potentially explosive 200m IM/50m back double at the NSW State Championships.

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McKeon Impresses With Quick 100 Fly/50 Free Double; McKeown 58.42 100 Back

Emma McKeon is one of the most well-rounded swimmers on the planet, busting out world-class performances in the 100m fly and 50m free at NSW Championships.

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Marchand Fires Off 1:58.97 200 IM As France’s 2nd Fastest Man Ever

Arizona State University commit Leon Marchand busted out the fastest 200m IM performance of his life en route to silver in Marseille.

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Ndoye Brouard Hits 52.97 100 Back As France’s 3rd Fastest All-Time

Yohann Ndoye Brouard just added his name to the Olympic consideration list in the men’s 100m back, becoming the 3rd fastest Frenchman ever in the process.

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Kosuke Hagino Reportedly Opting To Not Defend 400 IM Olympic Gold

In a surprising turn of events, reigning Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino has decided to opt-out of the men’s 400m IM event at Japan’s Olympic Trials.

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Manaudou Clocks 21.87 50 Free In Marseille Heats

Check out some of the quick times coming out of FFN Golden Tour Marseille heats, including Florent Manaudou’s 21.87 50m free.

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