Articles by Retta Race

Flanders: Kamminga Tops Koch, Heemskerk Posts Season-Best 100 Free

Day 1 of the 2021 Flanders Qualification Meet saw big guns Arno Kamminga, Marco Koch and Femke Heemskerk among its top tier of talent.

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2021 South Aussies Day 2: McKeown 58.6 100 Back, Temple 51.6 100 Fly

Check out how the likes of Kaylee McKeown, Madi Wilson and Matt Temple fared on day 2 of the 2021 South Australian State Open Championships.

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Chalmers Logs 48.55 Split After 6 Weeks Of Post-Surgery Training

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is back in a big way, racing in his first meet after having had shoulder surgery last November.

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Medley Royalty Hagino & Ohashi Get It Done At Kitajima Cup

Kosuke Hagino of Japan is getting used to finishing at the wall first in the men’s 400 IM, doing so again at the 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup.

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Watch Rikako Ikee Qualify For Japan’s Olympic Trials In 100 Free

Rikako Ikee keeps on inspiring, as the leukemia survivor from Japan just qualified for her nation’s Olympic Trials meet coming up in April.

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Chalmers’ Comeback Race Set For South Aussie Relay Lead-Off

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is listed as the relay lead-off for tomorrow night for his first race back after minor shoulder surgery.

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World C’ships Medalist Matsumoto Snares 1:45.13 200 Free JPN Record

World Championships silver medalist Katsuhiro (Katsuo) Matsumoto fired off a new 200m free national record while competing in his native Japan.

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Kaylee McKeown Hits Fastest 50 Back Time Of Her Career

Aussie Kaylee McKeown took on the 50m back and 200m breast double down under to kick-off her South Aussie State Championships campaign.

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Honda, Irie & Sato Get 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup Off To Golden Start

The 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup kicks off a packed season of domestic racing within Japan, as the top talent gears up for a home-based Olympic Games.

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Rikako Ikee To Race 100 Free For First Time Since Competitive Return

20-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee of Japan has added a new event to her comeback lineup for this weekend’s Kosuke Kitajima Cup.

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World Record Holder Ilya Shymanovich Addresses Dolphin Kick Controversy

World record holder Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus speaks exclusively to SwimSwam regarding his ISL success, training environment and controversial technique.

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British Swimming Officially Confirms First 4 Names For Tokyo 2020 Squad

Informally known since December’s release of British Swimming’s revised selection policy, the first 4 members of the Olympic squad have been made official.

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Top 5 Races To Watch At 2021 Flanders Qualification Meet

Some of the world’s best are expected to race this weekend at the 2021 Flanders Qualification Meet, including Dutchman Arno Kamminga.

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Chalmers Missing From South Aussie States; McKeown Lined Up

Reigning Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers underwent shoulder surgery last November and won’t be competing at the annual South Aussie States.

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Former Aussie Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren Joins German Staff

Jacco Verhaeren left Swimming Australia last September and has already landed a role with the German Swimming Association (DSV).

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