Articles by Retta Race

Michael Phelps Talks Olympic Delay On TODAY Show

Michael Phelps appeared on NBC’s TODAY to elaborate more on the impact of the Tokyo Olympics postponement potentially has on athletes.

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Kiwi 16-Yr-Old Fairweather Seeks To Continue Boyle’s Freestyle Success

“I would love to continue on and achieve great things as she did,” teen Erika Fairweather says of retired Kiwi Lauren Boyle.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Femke Heemskerk Gets Married In A Jogging Suit

Catch up on some of the swimming stories you may have missed, including Femke Heemskerk getting married in a jogging suit.

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2020 Japan Open Officially Cancelled Due to COVID-19

The 2020 Japan Open has officially been cancelled, dropping one more elite meet off of the month of June’s aquatic competition schedule.

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Olympian Cameron Kurle Digs In At Stirling For Lead-Up To Tokyo Olympics

The University of Stirling has gained another member of its stacked stable, as English freestyler Cameron Kurle is making a move.

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Part 2 Of Read, Watch, Play: More Of What Elite Swimmers Are Doing At Home

Who passes the time playing Bananagrams? Which swimmer is into The Lord of the Rings? Find out in Part TWO of Read, Watch, Play

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IOC Athletes’ Commission Holds First Meeting With New Olympic Dates In Mind

The IOC AC conducted a call with over 150 athletes representatives to collect feedback and address questions and concerns over the new Olympic timeline.

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Bygones Of 2020 Olympic Trials: Hosszu, Milak & Cseh in Hungary

Take a look at what could have been had the 2020 Hungarian Nationals (Olympic Trials) stayed the course: Katinka Hosszu, Kristof Milak, Laszlo Cseh.

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Greece Added To List Of Countries Prohibiting Swimming In The Ocean

Public indoor spaces have been shut down around the world due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but Greece is taking things one step further.

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European Junior C’ships Officially Postponed: EYOF Also Looking At New Dates

The 2020 LEN European Junior Diving and European Junior Swimming Championships in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, respectively, have officially been postponed.

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Bygones Of 2020 Olympic Trials: Italian Championships Edition

Federica Pellegrini was set to follow-up her 2019 world title in the 200m free with potentially another head-turner at the nixed Italian Spring Championships.

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Bygones Of 2020 Olympic Trials: Irish Open Championships Edition

Check out a few of the key stories we were set to follow at this year’s Irish Open Championships, the OLY qualifier that would have begun today.

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Swimming World Champion Boglarka Kapas Tests Positive For Coronavirus

“I felt good I don’t feel any symptoms and that’s why I wanted to draw but more attention that I am positive,” says Hungarian Boglarka Kapas.

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Ryan Held Was Training In Two-Lane Yacht Club Pool In Alabama

American relay gold medalist from Rio, Ryan Held, is getting creative with his training. He’s currently getting some laps underway in a small yacht club pool.

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Dutch Olympic Gold Medalist Van Rouwendaal Takes To Inflatable Pool

Reigning open water Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands is trying out some unique training contraptions to keep herself in the water.

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