Articles by Retta Race

Ireland Gears Up For Worlds With McCullagh International Meet

The 2019 McCullagh International Meet is set to put Irish talent on display, as national record holders Shane Ryan, Darragh Greene, Conor Ferguson, Jordan Sloan, Brendan Hyland and Danielle Hill are all expected to compete.

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High-Level International Meets For March 2019

Mark your calendars with dates for the March 2019 international swimming events.

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Phelps To Take Stage At Wisconsin High School Sports Awards

The most decorated Olympian of all time, American swimmer Michael Phelps, has been announced as the very special guest appearing at the Wisconsin High School Sports Awards.

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Sheffield Remains As BUCS Host Through 2022

The City of Sheffield will continue to serve as host for the British Universities & Colleges Championships for the next 3 years.

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Team Bath Grand Prix: Anderson Begins Monopolizing 18&U World Rankings

17-year-old British budding star Freya Anderson took on a monster schedule while competing at the Team Bath Grand Prix Level 1 Meet over the weekend and collected several season-best efforts while doing so.

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Brits Burnell & Dearing Wrap Up Open Water World C’ships Roster Spots

Per British Swimming’s qualification criteria for the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships, Jack Burnell and Alice Dearing have wrapped up their roster spots for Gwangju, Korea with their performances at the opening leg of the FINA Marathon Swim World Series last week.

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Singaporean National Champion Roanne Ho Announces Retirement

Singaporean National Record holder and Asian Games medalist Roanne Ho has announced her retirement from the sport of swimming.

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Whittle Clocks New 50 Free British Age Record In Dubai

While competing at the 2019 Middle East Open and Junior Championships, 14-year-old Jacob Whittle lowered his own British Age Group Record in the men’s 50m freestyle.

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Wilby Posts World’s #3 100 Breast Time; Scott Anchors In 48.22 At BUCS

Commonwealth Games champion Duncan Scott took the men’s 200m fly gold at BUCS, but he also helped his Stirling squad take the men’s medley relay with a 48.22 anchor.

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Schooling Takes 100 Fly, Quah Ting Wen Cracks National Record

Olympic champion Joseph Schooling was in the water this weekend, contesting the men’s 100m fly on his home country’s turf at the 2019 Singapore Swim Series.

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Hansen Completes Breaststroke Trifecta At 2019 Vic Open

The 2019 Vic Open wrapped up tonight in Melbourne, with 23-year-old Jessica Hansen completing her sweep of the women’s breaststroke events.

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World Ranking Shake-Ups Galore At 2019 Konami Open

2019 KONAMI OPEN Saturday, February 16th & Sunday, February 17th International Swimming Centre, Chiba Prefecture Prelims at 9am local (7pm…

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Commonwealth Champion Wilby Double Downs BUCS Records On Day 2

Commonwealth Games gold medalist James Wilby took down 2 BUCS Record on night 2 in Sheffield.

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Peaty Puts Down World-Leading 26.74 50 Breast In BUCS Heats

While not a university student, Olympic and World champion Adam Peaty was still able to compete in the heats of the 2019 British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Long Course Championships today in Sheffield.

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Seto & Ohashi Put On 400 IM Show On Day 1 Of 2019 Konami Open

The 2019 Konami Open kicked off tonight, but without one of Japan’s main aquatic powerhouses, Rikako Ikee. Swimming in her honor, Ikee’s Japanese teammates threw down some stellar marks for this point in the season.

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