Articles by Retta Race

2023 Swammy Awards: Asian Male Swimmer Of The Year – Qin Haiyang

China’s Qin Haiyang was the dominant male breaststroker throughout 2023, including setting a World Record in the 200m distance to earn the Swammy Award.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach Of The Year – Cui Dengrong (China)

The coach of World Record holder and World Championships multi-gold medalist Qin Haiyang is the Swammy Award winner for 2023 Asian Coach of the Year.

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16-Yr-Old Kuzey Tuncelli Turns In 14:38 SCM 1500 Free, 7:41 800 Free In Turkey

Turkish distance phenom Kunzey Tuncelli turned in multiple head-turning performances at his nation’s short course championships.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2024

January 2024 is set to bring a host of elite meets leading up to the 2024 World Championships in Doha and 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes Concludes With Women’s Medley Relay Record

The final day of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes unfolded last night from Barcelona with another national record going down in a relay event.

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25th Edition Of Flanders Swimming Cup Set To Begin January 19th

Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands was a headliner of this year’s Flanders Swimming Cup and the 25th edition of the elite event is ready-to-go for January 2024.

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Sun Yang Ruled Out Of 2024 Olympic Games Per Chinese Selection Criteria

The Chinese Swimming Federation has revealed its selection criteria for the 2024 Olympic Games and multi-gold medalist Sun Yang’s hopes have been quashed.

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British Swimming Sending Stacked Roster To 2024 Doha, Including Max Litchfield

The much anticipated British roster for the 2024 World Championships has finally been revealed. Find out who made the elite cut for the Doha roster.

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Hugo Gonzalez Takes Double Gold On Day 2 Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes

Day two of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes saw additional national records go down and Hugo Gonzalez topped the podium twice.

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Valentine Dumont Logs SCM 200 Free Belgian Record In Spain

2023 European Short Course Championships bronze medalist Valentine Dumont produced a new Belgian Record in the 200m free while competing in Spain.

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Two Spanish Records Fall On Day One Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes

The Spanish records in the men’s SCM 200 fly and women’s SCM 4×200 free relay went down in Barcelona on day one of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes.

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Danas Rapsys Collects 5 Golds At Lithuanian SC Championships

Straight off multiple medals at the 2023 European SC Championships, Danas Rapsys did damage at the Lithuanian national meet.

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Schoenmaker On Fastest 200 Breast Since Tokyo “I’m Feeling Good”

South African Tatjana Schoenmaker spoke to her nation’s swimming federation after posting her fastest 200m breaststroke outside of the 2020 Olympic Games.

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South Africa’s Gallagher Adds 50 Fly Qualification To Doha Lineup

Erin Gallagher of South Africa added the women’s 50m fly event to her potential lineup of events for the 2024 World Championships.

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Kolesnikov Fires Off 48.63 Vladimir Salnikov Cup Record To End The Competition

Kliment Kolesnikov capped off his 2023 Vladimir Salnikov Cup with a speedy time of 48.63 to win the men’s 100m backstroke.

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