Articles by Retta Race

Banned Swimmer Junya Koga Appeals With CAS

World Championships medalist Junya Koga of Japan has logged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in response to being handed a 4-year ban earlier this week.

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Xu Jiayu Nails New 50 Back Chinese National Record

Xu Jiayu took the men’s 50m back in Beijing tonight, clocking a new Chinese National Record in the process.

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FINA World Cup Beijing Day 2 Finals: Xu Jiayu Continues Siege

China’s Xu Jiayu lit the Water Cube on fire, earning the 5th fastest 50m backstroke time ever.

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Hosszu Misses 2Free Final, Larkin DQ’d On Day 2 Prelims In Beijing

A couple of twists characterized day 2 prelims of the FINA World Cup in Beijing, including a rare miss by Hungarian Katinka Hosszu.

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FINA World Cup Beijing Day 1 Finals: Hosszu Back In Iron Lady Mode

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu was in full-in Iron Lady mode, while Vlad Morozov did damage for the men on night 1 in Beijing.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Hackett Gets Promoted, Phelps Finds A Buyer

Check out what’s new with Michael Phelps, Grant Hackett, Satomi Suzuki and Yip Pin Xiu in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Former Canadian Swimmer Santo Condorelli Cleared To Compete For Italy

Former USA Swimming National Junior Team member and Canadian Olympian Santo Condorelli is officially able to compete for Italy now.

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Graham & Groves Recognized As Sports People Of The Year At Bond Awards

Alexander Graham and Maddie Groves each earned prestigious awards from Bond University in Australia for their swimming efforts over the past year.

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Xu Jiayu Shows 200 Prominence Again, Clocking Chinese National Record

Chinese backstroker Xu Jiayu made it happen tonight in Beijing, scoring a new National Record in the men’s 200m back.

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An Analysis Of The Block Start: Which One Are You?

The Batman? The Ouija Master? Find out which block start you most appear like as we analyze the best in the world.

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World Cup Beijing Day 1 Prelims: Hosszu Takes On Monster Schedule

Back to her Iron Lady ways, Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu put on a show across several events this morning in Beijing.

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Now & Then: Your Favorite Swimmers’ Evolution In Photos

Reminisce on the early days of several of the world’s most notable swimmers by taking in photos from then versus now as a reminder of the truly glorious era of swimming in which we’re lucky to be.

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Entry Lists Posted For Bolzano

Lia Neal and Madison Kennedy are 2 of the Americans slated to race in Bolzano this weekend.

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Inspired By NCAA, Inaugural Loughborough Vs Toronto Duel Is Born

The inaugural Duel in the Pool between Loughborough University and University of Toronto is slated for this Saturday, November 3rd. The idea came from witnessing the thrill of the NCAA duel meet.

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Olympian Baildon Appointed Swimming Australia Board Member

Andrew Baildon, double Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has been appointed member of the Swimming Australia Board for the next 3 years.

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