Articles by Retta Race

Chinese Olympic Trials Delayed Due To Coronavirus

The list of sporting events being postponed or outright cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak taking place throughout the world continues to grow.

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Rikako Ikee Reflects On Difficult Year: “It’s A Miracle That I’m Alive”

“It’s a miracle that I’m alive, a miracle that I’m here,” says Rikako Ikee, Japan’s sprint superstar who has battled leukemia over the past year.

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Schoenmaker Set For South African Grand Prix #2 – Durban

The 2nd and final South African Grand Prix kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th in Durban, with Tatjana Schoenmaker set to compete.

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South Africa Finally Releases OLY Selection With Possible Schoeman Loophole

Check out what South African swimmers need to do to qualify for Tokyo, including how now-banned Roland Schoeman could potentially still be in the mix.

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5 Races To Watch At McCullagh Int’l, As Finals Take Place In The Morning

Breaststroker Adam Peaty is set to take on the 50m, 100m and 200m events in Bangor this weekend, where the McCullagh Int’l finals take place in the morning.

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Top 7 Races From 2020 BUCS Long Course Championships

Now that the 2020 British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) C’ships have concluded, let’s take reflect on the action which took place over the weekend.

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Brent Hayden’s Comeback Race Set For This Weekend In Calgary

After nearly 8 years removed from racing, Canadian record holder Brent Hayden is ready to rock at this weekend’s Western Trans Mountain Festival.

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Christou, Vazaios, Dountounaki Among Greek Euros Qualifiers At Winter C’ships

The 2020 Greek Open Winter Championships concluded over the weekend, with rising stars and seasoned elites taking to the OAKA Swimming Pool.

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28-Year-Old Caramignoli Hits 400 Free Lifetime Best In San Marino

The Meeting Del Titano in San Marino concluded over the weekend, which serves as an important stepping stone to the Italian Championships slated for March.

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2020 Vic Open Wraps Up With Temple, Stuart Among Aussie Winners

Catch up on action from the final day of the 2020 Vic Open, where Zac Stubblety-Cook, Cheslea Hodges and more were in the water.

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2020 Konami Open Day 2: Daiya Seto Puts Up Another 59.9 100 Breaststroke

Do-it-all Daiya Seto clocked the 2nd sub-minute 100m breaststroke of his career tonight in Tokyo to take gold at the Konami Open.

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2020 BUCS Championships Day 3 Live Recap

Can Duncan Scott and his friends from Stirling take down powerhouse Loughborough at this year’s BUCS Championships? Let’s find out live.

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Stirling Captures BUCS Men’s Trophy To Bust 32-Year-Long Loughborough Streak

The University of Stirling took its first-ever men’s BUCS trophy, which bears well for the overall big picture of Olympic qualification.

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2020 BUCS Championships Day 2 Live Recap

Loughborough’s Luke Greenbank will be among those chasing points on day 2 finals of the 2020 BUCS long Course Championships in Sheffield.

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On-Fire Daiya Seto Becomes Japan’s 7th Fastest 200 Freestyler All-Time

Japanese swimmers showed up big-time on day 1 of the Konami Open, including Daiya Seto pumping out a PB in the 200 free.

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