Articles by Retta Race

Arno Kamminga Becomes 6th Fastest 200 Breaststroker Ever With 2:07.18

Arno Kamminga keeps inching closer to the 2:07 barrier in the men’s 200m breast, tonight hitting 2:07.18 to make Dutch history.

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Aussie Coach Denis Cotterell Changes Tune After Sun Yang 8-Year Ban

Sun Yang’s longtime Aussie Coach Denis Cotterell says he does not support his now-former swimmer’s intention to appeal his 8-year ban.

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Kamminga Clocks Another Dutch Record: 2:07.54 200 Breast In Antwerp Heats

24-year-old Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands has a difficult time not breaking a national record when racing, as evidenced again in Antwerp.

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Ipsen & Norgaard Went For Men’s Distance Round 2 In Malmö

Anton Ipsen got the leg up on Danish teammate Alexander Norgaard in last night’s 1500m free, but see how the pair fared on day 2 of the Swedish Grand Prix.

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Germany’s Steiger Strikes Gold Twice, Toussaint Takes 100 Back In Antwerp

Check out some solid swimming from Germany’s Jessica Steiger, the Netherlands’ Kira Toussaint and more from the 2020 Antwerp Diamond Race.

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ISL Season 2: Hungary-Based Team Iron Sees Jakabos Move To Energy Standard

ISL Team Energy Standard has announced his 2nd new member in 2 days, as Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos is ‘defecting’ from Hungary to Turkey.

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Kamminga Takes 100 Breast Down To Scorching 58.43 As 3rd Best Performer Ever

Dropping almost another tenth off of a lifetime best and Dutch national record in the 100m breast? Arno Kamminga doesn’t mind if he does.

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Arno Kamminga Crushes 58.52 Dutch 100 Breast Record For 5th All-Time

24-year-old Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands just lowered his own 100 breast national record, becoming the world’s 5th fastest performer ever in the process.

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ISL Season 2: DC Trident’s Top Scorer Siobhan Haughey Joins Energy Standard

Hong Kong record holder Siobhan Haughey is changing up International Swimming League (ISL) squads for season 2, which begins post-Olympics.

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2020 Olympic Update: Tokyo Aquatics Centre Now Complete

The Tokyo Aquatics Centre is complete, per 2020 Olympic Games organizers. Now if the Olympics themselves can just stay on schedule.

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Past & Future Wolfpack: Ipsen & Norgaard Battle In 1500 At Grand Prix Malmö

Past NC State swimmer Anton Ipsen duked it out with future Wolfpack athlete Alexander Norgaard in tonight’s 1500m in Sweden.

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UK’s National Arena Swimming League Grand Finals Set For Cardiff

The 51st edition of the National Arena Swimming League’s Grand Finals is set to take place this weekend at Cardiff International Pool.

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Dutch & Swiss Among Nations Headed To Antwerp Diamond Race

The 2020 Antwerp Diamond Race in Belgium represents a 2020 Olympic Games qualifying competition, which means Antonio Djakovic is likely to bring his A-game

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Initial Entries Published For 2020 Irish Olympic Swimming Trials

Get ready, as the first nation’s Olympic Trials entry lists have been posted. Check out Ireland’s line-up for its Championships set for April.

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February Racing In Review: Men’s World Rankings Shake-Ups

Refresh yourself on the big international swims from February as we take a look at how the men’s world rankings were affected.

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