Articles by Retta Race

Swim Ireland National Training Center Has Soft Reopen Date Of May 18th

Swim Ireland has today revealed its ‘Return to Water Roadmap’, which includes a rollout plan for both performance and club swimming.

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Olympic Delay Costing IOC Estimated $800 Million

More widespread ripple effects are just beginning to be realized from the Olympic Games’ delay, as costs are mounting related to the historic schedule change.

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Ohio Pools Can Reopen On May 26th

There was some good news out of Ohio today, as Governor Mike DeWine proclaimed that the state’s pools are able to reopen on Tuesday, May 26th.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Asian Edition Featuring Shinri Shioura & Olympic Torch

The latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines contains key highlights from Asia, including snippets of a candid interview with Japanese Olympian Shinri Shioura.

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British Swimming Working Through UK’s Reopen Roadmap

British Swimming has conveyed that a working group is already dissecting the UK government’s advice and guidelines for overall societal reopening.

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World Champion Daiya Seto Advising Japan’s Sports Minister On Reopening

Japan’s world champion Daiya Seto is dealing with his nation’s swimming lockdown by advocating for a return to the pool behind the scenes.

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Detroit Student Drowns In School Class; Teacher Charged

A learning disabled student at Mumford High School drowned in a swimming class and the instructor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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Rio Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Restores Resolve For Olympic Berth

Remember Masato Sakai of Japan, the man who fell just .04 shy of 200 fly Olympic gold in Rio? The soon-to-be-25-year-old is back.

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Malaysia’s Phee Jinq En Continuing To Train At Purdue Post-Graduation

Malaysia’s Phee Jinq En says she intends on remaining in the United States after having graduated as a student-athlete at Purdue University.

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Ryan Murphy Making A Positive Impact On Young Lives Through The Jay Fund

Multi-Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy is staying upbeat during the coronavirus pandemic and is spreading that positivity through his work with the Jay Fund.

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Report: Aussie Shayna Jack’s CAS Hearing Imminent

“This whole journey is coming to an end,” is how coach Dean Boxall views the positive doping test journey of his protege, Shayna Jack.

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Asian Swimming Championships Moved To 2021

The 2020 Asian Swimming Championships represents the latest international event to be postponed on the heels of the Olympic Games’ push to July 2021.

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Answers Alert For SwimSwam Brain Teaser: Time For A Swimmer Scramble

Think you’re the best of the best when it comes to aquatic brain teasers? Challenge your teammates and friends to a fun swimmer word scramble.

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World C’ships Silver Medalist Matsumoto Time-Trialed 1:45.44 200 Free In March

Katsuhiro Matsumoto put the pedal to the medal in a 200m freestyle time trial in March, further cementing himself as a 2021 Olympic threat.

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Chalmers On Dressel: “His Skills Are Unbelievable”

Hear what Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers says about World champion Caeleb Dressel in terms of skills and his ferocity in the water.

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