Articles by Retta Race

South Africa’s Dune Coetzee Punches Spot At World Juniors

16-year-old Dune Coetzee led the charge of young South Africans with an impressive 400m freestyle effort of 4:15.02.

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Brazil Lays Out 2019 Racing Schedule

Check out when Brazilian stars, such as Bruno Fratus, may be racing this year, as the CBDA released the nation’s swimming plan.

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Emily Seebohm Foregoing Australian Nationals For FINA Champions Series

Aussie Emily Seebohm will be opting out of the Australian National Championships, but is on-board with both the FINA Champions Series, as well as the International Swimming League.

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FFN Golden Tour: Toussaint’s First Meet After Being Cleared

This weekend’s FFN Golden Tour represents Kira Toussaint’s first meet after being cleared by FINA.

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Korean Trials Moved Last-Minute Due To World C’ships Preparations

There’s been a last-minute change to the 2019 Korean World Championships Trials, as the nation’s swimming federation has been asked to move the dates and location of the event due to conflicts with preparations for this summer’s main FINA event.

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Koch Headlines 2019 Swim & Fun Days Meet In Germany

The 2019 Swim & Fun Days meet in Essen, Germany presents another opportunity for German swimmers to knock out some racing prior to the country’s World Championships Trials. 

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Is Revealed And It’s A Thing Of Beauty

What may be one of the most beautiful Olympic torches ever produced was unveiled, as Tokyo 2020 organizers presented the intricately designed piece of art today.

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Who is Kristof Milak Afraid Of In The Men’s 100 and 200 Fly? (Video)

Kristof Milak talks poolside after competing in Israel, where the teen talks rivals in the men’s 100m and 200m fly at this summer’s World Championships.

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Quah Ting Wen Becomes First Singaporean Sub-55 100 Freestyler

26-year-old Quah Ting Wen of Singapore lowered her own 100m freestyle national record, becoming the first female from her country to go under 55 seconds in the event.

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Over 40 High-Level International Meets On Calendar For April 2019

Take a deep breath now, as the month of April contains than 40 competitions on the schedule, most of which carry notable qualifying significance.

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Youth Olympic Games Champions Milak & Gorbenko Compete In Israel

The Emek Hefer Open in Israel saw Youth Olympic Games champions Anastasia Gorbenko and Kirstof Milak snag wins.

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Ippei Watanabe To Enter Professional Swimming Ranks

Following in the footsteps of countrymen Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto, 22-year-old Japanese dynamo Ippei Watanabe will entering the professional swimming ranks.

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Singapore National Age Group C’ships Day 1: 2 Age Records Disappear

Day 1 of the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAGs) is already in the books, but not before two new National Age Records were taken down at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

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JPN Olympic Committee Leader Stepping Down Amidst Bribery Scandal

The corruption charges related to Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympic bid have led Japanese Olympic Committee leader Tsunekazu Takeda’s announcement he will be stepping down from his post at the JOC as well as from his role as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Manaudou Returns To Pool As Member Of Energy Standard

28-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou is back, returning to the pool after an over 2-year hiatus, joining the ranks of the International Swimming League (ISL) Energy Standard squad. 

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