Articles by Retta Race

Quah Ting Wen Nears 24-Sec Barrier With Singaporean 50 Free Record

Singaporean swimmer Quah Ting Wen raced her way to a new national record in the women’s 50m free while representing her DC Trident squad in match 7.

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Shane Ryan Retains Record-Breaker Status With Irish 100 Back Mark

Toronto Titan Shane Ryan continues his record-setting ways with a new Irish standard in the 100m backstroke today in Budapest.

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Dutch Impose New Coronavirus Partial Lockdown With Pool Closures

The Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte held a press conference on Tuesday, November 3rd, which outlined new coronavirus-related restrictions

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Hannah Miley Undergoes Shoulder Surgery En Route To Tokyo Bid

Racing stalwart Hannah Miley of GBR underwent shoulder surgery but has nothing but positive thoughts looking towards her Olympic journey.

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17-Year-Old Fly Ace Josif Miladinov Heads To Grand Prix Burgas

More than 170 swimmers are set to compete at this weekend’s Olympic qualifier of the Grand Prix Burgas in Bulgaria, including Josif Miladinov.

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Swim Wales Super Series – Tutton, Thomas, Jervis Lead Stage 1

In October Swim Wales announced an innovative new competition for its members with the launch of its Super Series and ‘stage 1’ has just concluded.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Salnikov Re-Elected To All Russian Federation

Learn something new in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring election results from the All Russian Swimming Federation.

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Just For Fun: The Official 2020 SwimSwam Ballot

Let’s all take a break and channel our decision-making into a fun swimming-inspired ballot in the spirit of where our passion really calls home.

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Swim England Sends Lockdown Plea Letter Ahead Of Gov Debate

Swim England has revealed more than 23,000 individuals have signed its petition pleading for leisure centres to remain open.

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Mel Marshall Calls Out Illegal Breaststroke Dolphin Kicks By ISL Rivals

The trash-talking is heating up as the ISL season rolls on, with London Roar coach Mel Marshall calling out illegal dolphin kicks in breaststroke.

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Germany Announces Cancellation Of Remaining 2020 Meets

The German Swimming Federation (DSV) has cancelled the remaining meets of the year, including the German Youth Championships.

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Energy Standard Move Up 3 Spots In Overall ISL Rankings After Match #6

Ilya Shymanovich put on a show in the breaststroke events for Energy Standard, helping the squad move up the team ranks after match #6.

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Race Videos: 17-Year-Old Ilya Borodin’s 1:58 200 IM, 4:11 400 IM

17-year-old Ilya Borodin put on an IM show at the just-concluded Russian Swimming Championships. See how his races went down by watching the videos.

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Watch Chupkov’s 2:07.32 200 Breast, Chikunova’s 50 Breast

Check out how Anton Chupkov’s 2:07.32 200 breaststroke unfolded at the just-concluded Russian Swimming Championships in Kazan.

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Watch Anton Chupkov’s 58.83 100 Breaststroke Stunner

Anton Chupkov’s 58.83 here in Kazan now ranks Chupkov as the world’s 15th fastest LCM 100 breaststroke performer all-time.

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