Articles by Retta Race

UK Athletics Chief Ousted, British Swimming Head Reportedly In Replacement Mix

With UK Athletics Chief ousted even prior to her start, British Swimming’s Jack Buckner’s name is being tossed around as a replacement.

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YOG Medalist Jakub Kraska Clocks 100 Free PB To Qualify For Glasgow

Young gun Jakub Kraska, a Youth Olympic Games silver medalist, nailed a new best time in the SCM 100 free at the Polish Grand Prix over the weekend.

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Ariarne Titmus Tops Annual Swimming Australia Awards

The Tasmanian teen was honored at the Swimming Australia annual awards last week, capping off her tremendous year of performance in the pool.

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Daiya Seto Concludes Tokyo Open With 1:55.98 200 IM PB To Top World Rankings

Daiya Seto wrapped up his 2019 Tokyo Open in major style, producing a 1:55.98 200 IM personal best en route to topping the podium.

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Derby’s Mandy Bell Announced As New Head Coach Of Stockport Metro

Mandy Bell (center), formerly of the City of Derby Swim Club, has been named as Head Coach of Stockport Metro in England.

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Milak Posts 1:53.7 200 Fly In Tokyo While Seto Tops 400 IM World Rankings

Daiya Seto went 1-2 in his tough 400m IM/200m fly double tonight in Tokyo, with Kristof Milak getting in the way of his double gold plans.

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Veteran Hosszu & Young Gun Zombori Among Hungarians Headed To Glasgow

Multi-Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu wreaked havoc on the women’s events at the 2017 edition of the European Short Course Championships.

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Milak Tops Hagino In Men’s 400 Free, Shioura Edges Out Nakamura In 100 Free

Visiting Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak was back at it this evening at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center, taking the men’s 400m free event.

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A Look Inside The 90%-Completed 2020 Olympic Games Aquatics Center

Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled the inside of the Tokyo Aquatics Center, site for the swimming, diving and more at next year’s Summer Olympic Games.

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Tamas Kenderesi Handed Written Reprimand, Funding Withdrawal For 6 Months

Hungarian Olympian Tamas Kenderesi was charged with ‘an indecent act’ following an incident in a Gwangju, Korea nightclub during the World Championships.

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Seto Unleashes 2:08 200 Breast While Milak Wins Twice At Tokyo Open

Although he took the silver in the 200m breast, two-time World Champion in the IM events, Daiya Seto, put up the best time of his career by over a second.

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Atherton, Chalmers, C1 Lead Swimming Australia Award Nominations

Newly-minted SCM 100 backstroke World Record holder Minna Atherton leads the Swimming Australia award nominations announced this week.

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High-Level International Meets for December 2019

Sarah Sjostrom will be competing in December as part of the International Swimming League (ISL) Team Energy Standard, but check out what else is going on.

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Clash Of The 200 Fly World Record Holders As Seto & Milak Race In Tokyo

The reigning long course 200 fly World Record holder Kristof Milak is set to battle the reigning short course 200 fly World Record holder Daiya Seto.

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Stojkovski Lowers Norwegian Record In 50 Free, Hvas Puts Up 1:44.6 SCM 200 Free

The 2019 Norwegian Short Course National Championships wrapped up with one more national record, courtesy of Niksa Stojkovski.

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