Articles by Retta Race

Chernysheva Clocks Russian Junior Record In 200 IM

A Russian Junior Record went down on the 2nd and final day of the 2020 Vladimir Salnikov Cup, courtesy of Anna Chernysheva.

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Throssell, Incerti Among History-Makers At Western Aussies

Olympian and relay world record holder Brianna Throssell was among the history-makers at the just-concluded 2020 Western Australia Championships.

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Minakov Sets Himself Up For Possible 100 Fly/50 Free Double Gold

Stanford-commit and World Junior Record holder Andrei Minakov took on the 100 butterfly/50 free double this morning at the 2020 Vladimir Salnikov Cup.

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16-Yr-Old Popovici Logs 22.74 LCM 50 Free PB At Gyor Open

The 2020 Gyor Open wrapped up over the weekend, with Romanian prodigy David Popovici reaping gold across multiple events.

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Sakci Scores Double Gold At Turkish SC C’ships

The 2020 Turkish Short Course Championships rolled on tonight from Istanbul, with International Swimming League (ISL) breakout star Emre Sakci in the pool.

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17-Yr-Old Nickelsen Posts 50.83 SCM 100 Fly Danish Record

Competing on the final day of the Danish Short Course Championships17-year-old Rasmus Nickelsen put up the fastest 100m fly time of his life.

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Shymanovich Posts 25.67 50 Breast At Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Ilya Shymanovich continues to dance around a possible 50m breast world record, posting another big-time performance tonight in Russia.

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Belarus’ Pekarski Denies Minakov With 50 Fly Record – 22.37

Competing on day 1 of the Vladimir Salnikov Cup, Grigori Pekarski of Belarus nailed a new national record in the men’s 50m butterfly.

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Danish New Year Meet Cancelled As Non-Elite Swimmers Remain Dry

Although the Danish SC Championships were able to be held this month, the vast majority of swimmers within the nation are out of the water at this time.

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Shymanovich 25.9 50 Br, Minakov 22.6 50 Fly Already In Salnikov Cup Heats

The annual Vladimir Salnikov Cup kicked off with swimmers to the tune of Andrei Minakov and visiting Belarusian ace Ilya Shymanovich in the water.

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Meet Flynn Southam, Australia’s New 15-Yr-Old Sprint Prodigy

15-year-old Flynn Southam of Australia broke his countryman’s/ Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers’ national age record in the 100m free last week.

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Austrian Swimmers Come Up Short Of Olympic Qualification In Graz

The 2020 ANOROC Meet wrapped up in Austria, with the Olympic qualifier replacing the Austrian Short Course Championships.

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UCLA Commit Bocekler, Wisconsin Commit Aslan Set Turkish Records

The 2020 Turkish Short Course Championships kicked off today in Istanbul with day one’s session comprised of relays and distance events.

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Cieslak Scorches 22.08 SCM 50 Fly As 9th Fastest Performer Ever

After firing off a Polish record on the men’s 400m fr relay, Marcin Cieslak also nabbed a monster 22.08 50m fly national standard.

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Stokowski Hits 49.92 100 Back At Polish SC Winter Championships

Kacper Stokowski posted a lifetime best of 49.92 in the men’s 100 back to become Poland’s second-fastest man of all-time.

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