Articles by Retta Race

Liukkonen, Jallow Among Racers At 2020 Finnish Grand Prix

Nearly 300 Finnish swimmers are set to race this weekend at the 2020 Grand Prix, an Olympic-qualifying competition for Tokyo.

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How Men’s 200 Breaststroke Has Exponentially Improved Since 2010

With the men’s 200m breaststrokers seemingly putting up 2:07 and 2:08 times as a matter of course, let’s look at the event’s exponential improvement.

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Italian Olympian Filippo Magnini Un-Retires At 38 Years Of Age

Italian Olympian Filippo Magnini has revealed he is returning to competitive swimming after having been retired for nearly 3 years.

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2020 ISL Match 10 – Day 2 Live Recap

Ryan Murphy of the LA Current will get a chance to shine in the men’s backstroke skins, as selected by his team for match #10, day 2.

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Aqua Centurions’ ISL Season 2 Officially Put To An End

Federica Pellegrini’s ability to join her Aqua Centurions late in the season wasn’t enough to slot the squad among the top 10 moving on to the post-season.

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Dylan Carter’s Backstroke Prowess Coming At The Right Time

LA Current’s Dylan Carter broke through in a big way today to close out International Swimming League (ISL) match #10 here in Budapest

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Helena Gasson Further Improves 200 Fly NZL National Record

New Zealand’s Helena Gasson keeps her national record-breaking streak going with another new PB in the 200m fly tonight in Budapest.

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Gorbenko Gets Nearer To 100 IM European Junior Benchmark

Anastasia Gorbenko gets it done again in the 100 IM, establishing a new Israeli national record en route to runner-up in ISL match #10.

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Gastaldello Turns Up Heat with 57.43 100 IM As 3rd Fastest Performer Ever

It was quite a day for French swimmer Beryl Gastaldello, as the 25-year-old speedster clinched 3 individual victories on day 2 of ISL match #10.

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Haughey Cranks Out 1:51.19 200 Free To Become #4 All-Time

Energy Standard’s Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear this ISL season, including today with a new 200 freestyle Asian Record.

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Reona Aoki Lowers Own JPN Record In 50 Breaststroke

Contributing 6 points to Tokyo in the women’s 50m breaststroke in match #9 was Reona Aoki, with the 25-year-old placing 3rd in the sprint.

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2020 ISL Match 10 – Day 1 Live Recap

Italian Olympic icon Federica Pellegrini is set to finally race in Budapest, having been out of ISL season 2 thus far due to a positive coronavirus test.

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Gorbenko Clocks 2:05.98 200 IM For Israeli, Euro Junior Record

Israel’s versatile 17-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko is getting it done in Budapest, producing her best 200m IM time of the season.

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Gasson Gets New Zealand’s First-Ever Sub-58 100 Backstroke

New Zealand’s Helena Gasson has been making waves on her nation’s record board in Budapest as a member of the LA Current ISL team.

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Levterov Completes Backstroke Trifecta To Close Out Burgas

The 2020 Grand Prix Burgas wrapped up today with a host of Bulgarians closing the door on a record-breaking weekend on both the men’s and women’s sides.

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