Articles by Retta Race

2018 Asian Games Day 3 Preview: Balandin Goes Missing From 2Breast

Although Kazakhstani Olympic champion Dmitriy Balandin is physically in Jakarta, he is missing from the men’s 200m breaststroke start lists for the 2018 Asian Games.

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‘Back To Schooling’ As Olympic Champion Splits Big To Start In Jakarta

Joseph Schooling has been tightening up his routine both in and out of the water and it shows.

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2018 Asian Games Arrival: Battle Between Li Bingjie & Wang Jianjiahe

Teen swimmers Li Bingjie and Wang Jianjiahe, both of China, look to have the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle events locked in Jakarta, but in what order will the two finish?

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2018 Asian Games Arrival: Hagino Tries To Repeat The Double

Japan’s Kosuke Hagino will be racing both the 200m and 400m IM events in Jakarta in a bid to repeat his titles from the 2014 edition of the prestigious Asian Games competition.

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2018 Asian Games Arrival: Sun Yang Is The 200 Free Man

Got Sun? Re-watch Chinese superstar Sun Yang’s monster 200m free performance that gave him gold in Rio.

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Asian Games’ Arrival: Re-Live Schooling’s Rio Olympic Gold

Remember when Joseph Schooling rocked the world with his 100m fly gold in Rio? He’ll try to reproduce a similar monster swim in Jakarta next week competing in the Asian Games.

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Asian Games’ Arrival: Re-Watch Watanabe’s 2:06.67 2Breast World Record

Get ready for the 2018 Asian Games by re-living Ippei Watanabe’s 200m breast world record from 2017.

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2018 Asian Games: Balandin, Schooling Gunning For Repeat Wins

Olympic champions Dmitriy Balandin and Joseph Schooling are among the high-profile athletes not from powerhouse squads Japan or China competing at the 2018 Asian Games.

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Just Days Out From Asian Games, JPN Head Coach Hit w/ Appendicitis

The Japanese squad is arriving in Jakarta for the 2018 Asian Games, but will be without their leader, Norimasa Hirai.

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USADA Pilots New Dried Blood Spot Anti-Doping Device

In a bid to gather more athlete samples while also greatly reducing human and financial testing resources, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is implementing a pilot Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing program at an upcoming competition.

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2018 Asian Games: Japan Comes To Jakarta Armed With Mega Weapons

Led by Pan Pacs gold medalists Rikako Ikee, Yasuhiro Koseki and Yui Ohashi, the nation of Japan is primed to challenge China as the overall winning nation in the pool at the 2018 Asian Games.

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Larkin Blasts Verhaeren’s Low 200 IM Expectations Out Of Tokyo Water

Australian National Team Coach Jacco Verhaeren cast some doubt on Mitch Larkin’s ability to perform in the 200m IM, only for the 25-year-old to blow those low expectations out of the Tokyo water.

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Aussie Freestyler David McKeon Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

Aussie Olympian David McKeon will be out of the water recovering from shoulder surgery.

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11 South Africans Qualify For ‘Self-Funded’ Short Course World C’ships

Olympian Chad Le Clos is among the 11 South African swimmers who made their nation’s Short Course World Championships squad; but, there’s a catch.

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Sun Yang Guns For 200-1500 Free Sweep At Asian Games

Olympic champion Sun Yang is looking to sweep the freestyle events in Jakarta at the 2018 Asian Games.

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