Articles by Retta Race

Pieter Coetze Snags 6 Golds At South African Regionals

Pieter Coetze got it done for gold in Pretoria…..6 times over at the South African Regional Short Course Championships.

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Euro Jr Medalists Sven & Tobehn Clock Freestyle PB’s In Berlin

European Junior Championships standouts Sven Schwarz and Maya Tobehn each took Berlin splashes to kick-off their weekend campaign.

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Schoenmaker Nears South African Record In 100 Breast

Tatjana Schoenmaker was close to making her 2nd national record happen in as many days, producing South Africa’s 4th fastest 100 breast all-time.

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Yu Hexin Clocks 50 Free National Record But Denied Final Swim

China’s Yu Hexin clocked a new national record in the men’s 50m freestyle this morning but hit a snag when lining up for the final session.

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IOC & Tokyo 2020 Org Committee Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures

The IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee met to discuss what a post-coronavirus pandemic Olympic Games might look like next year.

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Emma McKeon Golden On Several Fronts On Day 2 Of QLD SC C’ships

Olympic medalist Emma McKeon was in the water several times on day 2 of the Queensland SC Championships, reaping multiple golds.

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Maddy Gough Becomes 5th Fastest 1500 Freestyler All-Time

Less than a month after Maddy Gough established a new Aussie Record in the women’s SCM 1500 freestyle, the TSS Aquatic athlete dropped the mark even lower.

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On-Fire O’Callaghan Hits 57.00 SCM 100 Back For Another Aussie Age Record

16-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan continues to improve, knocking down lifetime bests and Aussie National Age Records along her path.

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16-Year-Old O’Callaghan Cracks Atherton Aussie Age Record In 200 Back

Mollie O’Callaghan snagged two lifetime bests on day 1 of the 2020 Queensland Short Course Championships, including a huge 200 back Age Record.

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Duncan Scott Hits 1:41.9 SCM 200 Free At Stirling Time Trial

Suited up and timed electronically, Duncan Scott was among Stirling swimmers who busted out promising swims to kick-off their push to the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Larkin Enters All-Time Aussie List With SCM 400 IM PB

St. Peters Western star Mitch Larkin took on 2 events to start his QLD SC Championships campaign, with the Olympic medalist coming up golden in both of them.

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4 Notable Swimmers Left Out Of British Funding

A handful of high-profile veterans and up-and-comers have turned some heads in having not been named to the British Performance squad for the 2020/21 season.

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Schoenmaker Strikes Down Over-Decade Old SCM 200 Breast African Record

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker established a new national and continental record in the women’s SCM 200 breast while competing in Pretoria.

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Sam Short Just Misses Aussie Age Mark With 14:43.68 1500 Free (SCM)

Although it didn’t involve logging a record, 17-year-old Sam Short still made history in the men’s 1500m free that took place in today’s timed finals in QLD.

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Bruhn & Schwingenschlogl Among Germans Headed To Heidelberg

“I’m really excited to finally be able to race again,” says 2016 Olympic athlete Annika Bruhn of Germany on heading to Heidelberg.

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