Articles by Retta Race

Italians Magnini & Santucci Each Handed 4-Year Ban

The court of Italy’s Anti-Doping Agency, NADO, has finally made its decision regarding elite swimmers Filippo Magnini and Michele Santucci.

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The Kromowidjojo/Sjostrom Battle Is Set To Rage On at Tokyo World Cup

As we head into the 3rd and final cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series, let’s take a look at how the battle between Olympic medalists Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Ranomi Kromowidjojo of Netherlands has been heating up over the circuit thus far.

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Duncan Scott Set To Race At BUCS Short Course C’ships

The most decorated Scottish athlete at a Commonwealth Games, Duncan Scott, is slated to race this weekend at the British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships.

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Bucharest Doping Lab Officials Fired Over Positive Test Cover-Ups

The anti-doping laboratory located in the city of Bucharest, capital of Romania, saw two of its top officials dismissed from their posts recently, as an investigation conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found they covered up positive doping samples.

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Quadarella Continues Impressive Run With National Record In 1500

While competing at the Mario Battistelli Trophy over the weekend, Italian elite racer Simona Quadarella notched a new National Record in the short course meters 1500 freestyle.

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Matthew Richards Downs James Guy British Age Record

15-year-old Matthew Richards did some damage to the British age group records over the weekend, including giving one of Olympic medalist James Guy’s marks the ax.

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Bolzano Day 2: America’s Dahlia Takes Two Wins

Kelsi Dahlia of the United States won the 100m fly and 50m free on night 2 in Bolzano.

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FINA World Cup Beijing: Kromo Tops Sjostrom At Water Cube

Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo touched out Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom in yet another close World Cup race between the two.

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FINA Beijing Day 3 Prelims: Sjostrom Is Setting The Stage

Swedish Olympian Sarah Sjostrom cruised to the final of both the women’s 100m fly and 100m free for tonight in Beijing.

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Loughborough Tops Toronto In Thrilling Inaugural Dual Meet

Canadian Kylie Masse took 3 golds in the battle against Loughborough, but it wasn’t enough for her University of Toronto squad to stop the home team.

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Dahlia & Baker Down Meet Records On Day 1 Of Bolzano

Kelsi Dahlia and Kathleen Baker made an impression on Day 1 in Bolzano, Italy.

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Michael Andrew Ties American Record In SCM 50 Breaststroke

19-year-old Michael Andrew adds another swim to his impressive resume, tying the American Record in the 50 breaststroke in Beijing.

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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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