Articles by Retta Race

Swim Ireland Releases Qualifying Times For Nation’s Olympic Trials

Shane Ryan is among the Irish swimmers vying for spots on the nation’s Olympic team, but first, they need to do work at the Irish Open Championships.

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Schooling Opts For Only 200 IM To Test Out Focus On Middle Distance Training

Olympic champion Joseph Schooling is trying a different event on for size at this weekend’s FINA World Cup hosted in his home nation of Singapore.

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Morozov Hits 21.27 Russian Record To Become World’s 10th Best 50 Freestyler

Vlad Morozov continues his World Cup Series siege, this time with a new lifetime best and Russian National Record in the men’s 50m freestyle.

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Quah Jing Wen Produces 200 Fly Singaporean National Record At World Cup

Quah Jing Wen busted out a new 200 fly national record for Singapore while competing on her home turf during today’s World Cup.

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Morozov, Wilson & Grant Clock Personal Bests To Start Off Singapore World Cup

The 3rd stop of the 1st cluster of the 2019 FINA World Cup Series was red-hot with monster performances by the likes of Vlad Morozov and Andrew Wilson.

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Andrew Wilson Produces 58.93 Lifetime Best 100 Breast At Singapore World Cup

Andrew Wilson keeps raising the bar by lowering his personal best in the men’s 100m breaststroke, this time to a new low of 58.93.

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Updated Video Of Tokyo Aquatics Center Construction

Watch more footage of the Olympic Aquatics Centre’s construction unfolding in Tokyo, Japan, site of the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Olympic Silver Medalist O’Connor Heads To Loughborough

Olympic silver medalist Siobhan-Marie O’Connor of Great Britain has announced she is changing training homes beginning this September.

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Two-Time Australian Olympic Swimmer Jarrod Poort Facing Criminal Charges

Jarrod Poort was suspended by Swimming Australia in 2017 for having missed several anti-doping tests; he now faces criminal charges in Australia.

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Anna Shinno Takes Down Japan’s Public University Meet Record

The 2019 edition of the annual National Public University Championships of Japan took place this weekend, with Anna Shinno breaking a women’s 1fly record.

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FINA World Cup Arrives In Singapore, But Possibly Without Hong Kong Team

Hong Kong swimmers are encountering travel issues, possibly resulting in their missing the FINA World Cup. Breeja Larson & Jonathan Tybur join Team USA.

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American Water Polo Player Dies During World Masters Championships Match

An American Masters water polo player died during a match over the weekend at the World Masters Championships taking place in Gwangju, Korea.

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Coetzee, Lovemore & Meder Get It Done At South African SC Championships

Both veteran and rising South African swimmers were in the pool this weekend contesting the Short Course Championships in Durban.

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China’s Sun Yang Appointed Deputy Director of Training At Zhejiang College

Sun Yang is taking on a new role at his longtime training home of Zhejiang College of Sports as he ventures into Deputy Director of Training there.

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Wang Hsing Hao Of Taiwan Clears Olympic A Standard With 1:59.44 200 IM

Wang Hsing Hao of Taiwan won the bronze medal in the 2IM at this year’s World University Games, but upgraded to an Olympic A cut at the Hong Kong Open.

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