Articles by Retta Race

Pallister Punches Australian Record In 800 Freestyle

Lani Pallister produced a new Aussie national record in the SCM 800 free, lowering her own mark logged in September of this year.

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Splits Update: Kaylee McKeown Breaks SCM 200 Back World Record

20-year-old Kaylee McKeown made her presence known in a big way right off the bat with a World Record in the women’s 200m backstroke.

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Yendell, Thornton, Williams Among Swim England Nat Junior Squad

Derventio Excel’s Sophie Yendell is among the 71 young stars named to Swim England’s National Junior Squad for the 2020/21 season.

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Mireia Belmonte Entered In Open Castalia Olympic-Qualifier

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) has announced the first domestic Olympic-qualifying opportunity for a select group of national-level swimmers.

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Merete Riisager Appointed Danish Swimming Director

The Danish Swimming Union has announced that Merete Riisager will be taking over as director, filling a role that has been vacant since February 2020.

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Memory Lane: Photos & Articles From NCAA Swimmers Now In ISL

What a difference several years and thousands of laps can make as we compare present-day ISL swimmers to their younger selves.

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Australians’ Patron Pays Athletes Directly In Order To Follow The Money

From Leigh Russell, “I think the sentiment was that she wanted to ensure that every single dollar went straight to athlete support.”

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Preview Of Athlete Coronavirus Measures At Tokyo 2020

With the 2020 Olympics now less than 250 days away, eyes are on how the coronavirus pandemic will be mitigated in Tokyo at the postponed Games.

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Rikako Ikee Now Doing Same Workouts As Teammates

Rikako Ikee and her coach are aiming to add more events to her repertoire for 2021, revealing that the 100m free and 100m fly are now entering the picture.

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Shayna Jack Points To Blender Or Gym As Possible Contamination Sources

Shayna Jack received a 2-year suspension from CAS earlier this month. Here what she the Aussie to say about her situation.

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Basically Every Aussie Is Racing This Week At Virtual C’Ships

With the wealth of talent ready to rumble down under, we’ll be treated to some high-octane matchups to carry us over from the thrilling ISL final.

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Kyle Chalmers Smiles From Hospital Bed After Latest Surgery

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers has undergone surgery now less than 250 days away from the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.

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British Olympic Trials To Add Extra Heats Session To Increase Capacity

With just under 250 days to go until Tokyo, British Swimming has now revealed its new dates for the British Swimming Championships.

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Swim England Welcomes December 2nd Lockdown Lifting

Swimmers in England will be able to return to the pool after the December 2nd coronavirus closures and restrictions have been lifted.

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Sebastian Wraps Up 2020 ISL Campaign With 100 Breast S. American Record

A strong member of the LA Current across the women’s breaststroke events was Argentina’s Julia Sebastian, who broke another South American record.

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