Articles by Retta Race

Mizunuma & Matsumoto Named Captains Of Japan’s 2024 Olympic Team

27-year-olds Naoki Mizunuma and Katsuhiro Matsumoto have been named respective captain and vice captain of the Japanese Olympic squad.

  2 Comments

Japanese National Record Holder Takeshi Kawamoto Announces Retirement

After missing out on the 2024 Olympic squad for Paris, Japanese national record holder Takeshi Kawamoto announced his retirement.

  1 Comment

James Guy Talks ADHD Diagnosis With British Trials On The Horizon

28-year-old Olympic champion talks ADHD diagnosis with the British Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials) on the horizon for April 2nd.

  21 Comments

High-Level International Meets For April 2024

It’s assumed world record holder Kristof Milak will race at this month’s Hungarian National Championships, one of many elite meets on the agenda for April.

  21 Comments

Duncan Scott Relishing Chance To Race Leon Marchand

26-year-old British Olympic champion Duncan Scott looks forward to the prospect of racing French phenom Leon Marchand in Paris.

  6 Comments

Kaylee McKeown Targeting Six Olympic Events For Rapid-Fire Schedule

22-year-old world record holder Kaylee McKeown is ready to take on a potentially hectic Olympic schedule of six events with little time in between several.

  59 Comments

Veterans & High Schoolers Headline Japan’s 27-Strong Olympic Roster

A trio of 17-year-olds have been named to the Japanese Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, including IM dynamo Mio Narita.

  3 Comments

World Champion Kim Woomin Rips 3:43.69 To Closes Out Korean Olympic Trials

World champion Kim Woomin clocked another swift effort in the men’s 400m free to solidify himself as a bonafide Olympic medal contender.

  1 Comment

Freestyle Ace Freya Anderson ‘Unlikely’ To Race At British Trials

One of Great Britain’s fastest-ever freestylers, Freya Anderson, may have to pull out of the 2024 British Olympic Trials.

  42 Comments

David Popovici Takes Double Gold At Antwerp Diamond Race

Former world record holder David Popovici of Romania was in action over the weekend, racing at the Antwerp Diamond Race in Belgium.

  43 Comments

Korea Makes Olympic History By Qualifying Two Men In 200 Freestyle

Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Woomin took gold and silver in the men’s 200m free at Korean Trials, making it the first time the nation has 2 qualifiers in the event.

  19 Comments

Battle Is Brewing In Men’s 200 Free On Day 4 Of Korean Olympic Trials

World champion Hwang Sunwoo is in the hunt to capture gold in the men’s 200m freestyle at the 2024 Korean Olympic Trials.

  3 Comments

Mary-Sophie Harvey Grabs Two Golds To Close Out Giant Open

Read up on the final night of action at the 2024 Giant Open Series, featuring 24-year-old Canadian speedster Mary-Sophie Harvey.

  10 Comments

Kim Seoyeong Becomes First Korean To Qualify For A Fourth Olympic Games

30-year-old Kim Seoyeong became the first-ever Korean to qualify for a fourth Olympic Games, making the grade in the women’s 200m IM.

  1 Comment

Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Clocks 2:09.17 200 IM To Qualify for Paris Games

28-year-old Olympic champion Yui Ohashi nailed a Paris 2024-worthy effort of 2:09.17 in the 200m IM on the final night of action at the Japanese Trials.

  2 Comments