Articles by Retta Race

Dawson Produces Scottish Record For #3 In The World This Season

Kathleen Dawson toasted her own previous lifetime best en route to registering a new Scottish record in the women’s 100m backstroke.

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Guy Puts Up 51.71 Season-Best 100 Fly At British Invite

James Guy hit a season-best, while Kathleen Dawson and Molly Renshaw also made some noise on day 1 of the British Swimming Invite.

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Greenbank Takes Down Longstanding British 200 Back Record

23-year-old Luke Greenbank of Great Britain brought the heat to the British Swimming Inviate, firing off a shiny new national record in the 200m backstroke.

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Greenbank Rocks 1:55.69 200 Back Lifetime Best In Manchester

Luke Greenbank already has a World Championships bronze medal in the men’s 200m back and now the Loughborough man has a new PB in his pocket.

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Nowaczyk Enters French Women’s 400 Free Relay Olympic Picture

Making waves in her native France, 18-year-old Lison Nowaczyk got under the 55-second threshold in the 100m free for the first time in her young career.

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Hagino Targeting 5 Events, Ikee Entered In 4 At JPN Olympic Trials

Entries for the 2021 Japan Swim (Olympic Trials) are starting to trickle out, giving us a glimpse into the who’s who of contenders.

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China Looking To Work with IOC On Olympic Athlete Vaccinations

The Chinese government said it is ready to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to help provide vaccines to athletes competing at the Games. 

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Report: Olympics To Be Held With Only Domestic Spectators

The Tokyo Organizing Committee is expected to announce that only domestic fans will be allowed to cheer on athletes this summer in Tokyo.

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USADA’s Travis Tygart Speaks In Defense Of Shayna Jack

USADA CEO Travis Tygart spoke recently to ABC News regarding his stance on the Shanya Jack (AUS) situation, one which resulted in her 2-year ban.

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Bucher & Reitshammer Make Mark At Austrian SC C’ships

A total of six national records bit the dust over the course of the Austrian Short Course Championships, with Bernhard Reitshammer knocking down two of them.

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Bro & Ipsen Snag Olympic Qualifying Times At Elite Danish Meet

Former NC State swimmer Anton Ipsen got under the FINA ‘A’ cut in the men’s 800m free while competing in his native Denmark over the weekend.

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China’s Mixed Medley All-Stars Close Out Zhaoqing

The reigning mixed medley world record holders were in the water to close out the Chinese national team meet in Zhaoqing.

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Strict Protocols Attached To Exclusive Hong Kong Olympic Qualifier

There will be specific conditions associated with March’s Hong Kong Olympic-qualifying meet, with swimmer-exclusive ramifications.

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Ji Xinjie, Zhang Yufei Among Day 2 Winners In Zhaoqing

Get-up-to-speed on notable results coming out of day 2 of the exclusive Zhaoqing national team meet taking place in China.

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Yang Junxuan Clocks 1:54.70 200 Free Asian Record (Video)

19-year-old Yang Junxuan posted a new Asian Record of 1:54.70 in the women’s 200 free while competing domestically tonight.

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