Articles by Retta Race

Swimming South Africa Reveals National Squads For 2020/21 Season

Swimming South Africa has revealed its National Team selections for the 2020/21 season, based on world rankings and medal potential.

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Arizona Delays Athletes’ Return To Campus Due To Latest Coronavirus Data

The University of Arizona is delaying its plans to return its student-athletes back to campus in light of the latest coronavirus data. 

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High-Level International Meets For July 2020

Western Australia is among locales on schedule to host a swimming meet during the month of July, the first since coronavirus restrictions have been lifted.

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Inaugural ‘4 Nations Meet’ Set For July Includes HUN, AUT, GER & CZE

Austria’s Christopher Rothbauer is set to race at a brand new competition for this season entitled ‘The 4 Nations Meet’.

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Stirling-Based Scottish Swimmers May Finally Get Wet This Week

Just today, June 29th, Scottish Swimming states that a number of elite athletes will now have the opportunity to return to the pool within a week.

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Hungarian National Championships Set For December

The Hungarian Swimming Association (Magyar Úszó Szövetség) has revealed its elite racing calendar for the remainder of 2020.

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Toussaint Posts Near Lifetime Best 50 Back In Unofficial Time Trial

Multi-2019 European Short Course champion Kira Toussaint was back in action this weekend, suited up at the NTC to put another month of training to the test.

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Yes, Swimming Scientifically Makes Us Hungrier

There’s another byproduct of swimming that has recently been scientifically examined, which confirms once and for all that swimming indeed makes us hungrier.

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Russian National Championships On The Books For Late October

The All Russian Swimming Federation has published its racing calendar for the remainder of the 2020 season, including its national championships.

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Ryosuke Irie Hits 100 Back Mark Of 53.1 In Unofficial Time Trial

30-year-old Ryosuke Irie established a strong 53.10 100 backstroke baseline as he gets back to training with a home-based Olympic Games just over 1 year away.

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Japanese Olympic Icon Kosuke Kitajima Appointed Chairman Of Tokyo Swimming Assn

Retired Japanese swimming icon Kosuke Kitajima has been appointed Chairman of the Tokyo Swimming Association after having served as Vice the last 2 years.

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Olympic Champ Kyle Chalmers: “There’s A Lot Of Doping Everywhere In Swimming”

“I don’t care what my competitors have in their system, I still want to be better than them,” says 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers of Australia.

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Northern Ireland Gets Green Light To Get Back In The Pool

“The news our athletes in Northern Ireland have been waiting for looks to have come through today: they can finally resume training in the pool next week.”

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Swimming Australia State-By-State Pool Opening Updates

On May 20th we published a state-by-state reopening guide for the nation of Australia, but let’s revisit how the statuses have evolved now one month later.

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World Record Holder Sarah Sjostrom Tries Out Open Water

Just because Sarah Sjostrom is used to finishing races in the blink of an eye doesn’t mean she can’t also relish taking some strokes in the open water waves.

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