Articles by Retta Race

Campbells, Chalmers, Winnington Gear Up For NSW C’ships

The New South Wales State Open Championships kick-off on Friday with some of Australia’s biggest names getting some additional racing under their belts before the Australian National championships next month.

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Ottesen Joins British Crew At Edinburgh Itn’l This Weekend

The Edinburgh International Swim Meet is truly living up to the ‘international’ part of its namesake, as athletes from Spain, Denmark and beyond will be joining a strong British contingency at the Royal Commonwealth Pool this weekend. Among them is new mom Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark.

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Pickett Powers St. Peters Lutheran To 3rd Consecutive AIC Title

With the help of 2 new Kiwi National Age Group Records from Michael Pickett, St. Peters Lutheran College of Queensland, Australia, won the 21st Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) Swim Championships that took place over the weekend.

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FINA Withdraws Doping Case Against Kira Toussaint

FINA will officially be withdrawing its doping case against 24-year-old Dutch swimmer Kira Toussaint, according to a statement from the Dutch federation.

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5 CrossFit Moves That Directly Translate To Swimming

As the mix of sweat, chlorine and chalk continues, I feel I’m continuing to gain a better grasp on how the paths of CrossFit and swimming can be intertwining.

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Additional Aussie Big Guns Added To ISL London Line-up

Along with the already announced megastars of Adam Peaty and Cate Campbell, the London-based ISL team is quickly becoming a veritable ‘who’s who’ of Australian elite swimming.

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Sun Yang Set To Take On Triple At Chinese Nationals This Month

The 2019 Chinese National Swimming Championships are slated for March 24th – March 31st, with the country’s biggest swimming stars vying for the chance to compete at this summer’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea.

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Poland’s DeepSpot Slated To Be World’s Deepest Pool

What’s set to be the world’s deepest pool will be opening in Msxczonow, Poland this fall.

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See Aquatic Sports’ Olympic Pictograms With 500 Days To Tokyo 2020

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games now just 500 days away, the Organizing Committee has revealed the official sport pictograms of the world’s biggest international sporting competition.

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First-Year Brits At Conference Championships, 2nd Edition

See how additional first-year British swimmers fared in their respective conference championships.

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Evgeny Rylov Takes Triple Gold In Barcelona

Russian Evgeny Rylov claimed 3 victories over the course of his campaign in Spain, including a new series record in the men’s 50 backstroke.

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Schouten Returns To The Pool With 100 Breast Victory in Amsterdam

Dutch national record holder Tes Schouten withdrew from the Youth Olympic Games due to injuries, but made a racing comeback this weekend in Amsterdam.

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Park Tae Hwan May Stay Out Of Gwangju Waters

Korea’s most successful swimmer of all-time, Park Tae Hwan, has been busy with his duties as an official ambassador for the 2019 World Championships taking place in his home nation. But, it’s becoming more suggestive that a role outside the pool may be all that Park will be offering in Gwangju.

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Brazil Reveals World C’ships Qual Procedures, But With Major Curveball

The Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports (CBDA) has revealed its selection criteria for this summer’s FINA World Championships, which includes one head-scratching restriction.

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Plymouth Leander, Mount Kelly Top National Arena League Finals

Swim England’s National Arena League’s 50th anniversary final took place at Cardiff International Pool over the weekend, with Plymouth Leander and Mount Kelley coming away as the respective A and B cup winners.

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