Articles by Retta Race

Swim England Inducts First Hall Of Fame Class

Earlier this month, as part of its 150th-anniversary festivities, Swim England announced the first 26 members of its inaugural Hall of Fame class.

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Sjostrom & Coleman Not Competing For Sweden At European SC C’ships

Sarah Sjostrom won 4 individual medals at the 2017 edition of the European Short Course Championships, but the Swede will be opting out of this year’s event.

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China’s Chen Denies Medeiros 50 Back Gold To Close Out Military Games

China ran away with the pool swimming team trophy at the 2019 Military World Games, with Chen Jie just one of the nation’s 5 gold medalists tonight.

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ISL-Type Skins Events Bleed Over To Aussie SC Championships

Olympic champion Mack Horton is ready to race at the 2019 Australian Short Course Championships and his events will include a rapid-fire sprint onslaught.

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Swim England Reveals 2019-20 Performance Squad

Swim England has revealed its roster of 17 rising stars set for its 2019-20 Performance Squad, which includes backstroker Chloe Golding.

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Gallagher Best Female At African Games; Schuster Best Male At Pacific Games

Erin Gallagher and Brandon Schuster were honored by ANOC for their outstanding performances at the respective African Games and Pacific Games.

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Anton Chupkov Clocks 2:07.95 200 Breast On Military Games Day 4

Russia’s Anton Chupkov showed the men’s 200m breast who’s boss on day 4 of the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, China.

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British Swimming & Swim Ireland Release Selection Policies For 2020 Euro Jrs

British Swimming & Swim Ireland each released its selection policy for the 2020 European Junior Swimming Championships set for Aberdeen.

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Wang Shun Doubles Up On IM Events To Keep China In Military Games Medal Lead

Wang Shun was just over a second off of his Chinese national record in the men’s 400m IM tonight in Wuhan, getting another gold to add to his 200 IM victory.

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Day 3 Military Games: China Takes Down National Record In Mixed 400 Free Relay

Zhu Menghui helped power China to a new national record and Military World Games gold in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Van Der Merwe Clocks 1:06.06 SCM 100 Breast British Junior Record

While competing at the 2019 Manchester Int’l Swim Meet, Kayla Van Der Merwe fired off a new British Junior Record in the SCM 100 breaststroke.

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Guy Takes 200 Free; Hutchison & Van Der Merwe Rock PB’s At Manchester Int’l

2019 World Championships relay gold medalist James Guy grabbed 200m free gold at the Manchester Int’l Swim Meet over the weekend.

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Wang Shun Hits 1:56 2IM; Yang Junxuan 1:56 2Free On Day 2 Of Military Games

Wang Shun led a 1-2 Chinese punch in the men’s 200m IM, clocking 1:56.25 with teammate Qin Haiyang also speedy in 1:56.79.

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Kamminga Keeps It Going With SCM 100 Breast Dutch National Record

Dutch breaststroking ace Arno Kamminga is cleaning up in terms of national records, busting out a new SCM 100 breast mark in Amsterdam.

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Toussaint Becomes First Dutch Woman Ever Under 26 Sec In SCM 50 Back

25-year-old Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands made more magic on day 2 of the 2019 Martinez Cup in Amsterdam with a new 50m mark tonight.

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