Articles by Retta Race

New Pro Schooling To Race Locally For First Time Since 2012

Singaporeans will get to cheer on their hero Joseph Schooling at home later this month, as the Olympic gold medalist will compete at the 14th Singapore National Championships.

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19-Year-Old Olympic Finalist Tamsin Cook Hangs Up Goggles (For Now)

Former World Junior Champion and 2016 Olympic finalist Tamsin Cook of Australia is taking indefinite leave from elite competitive swimming.

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Retired Former World Champion Filippo Magnini Facing Possible 8 Yr Ban

Former world champion swimmer Filippo Magnini may have retired last year from the sport of swimming, but the 36-year-old is still under investigation by Italy’s National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) for his connection to a nutritionist involved in a Pesaro criminal probe.

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30 Golds In 2020: Meet Japan’s Potential Tokyo Olympic Medalists

The Japanese Olympic Committee is reportedly planning on setting a 30 gold medal target for their home-hosted Games in 2020. Here are just 5 swimmers who may help make that goal happen.

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Fannon & Clogg Replace Simmonds & Hattersley On British Euros Squad

With the conclusion of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, British Swimming officially announced its roster of 43 athletes headed to Glasgow…

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Heading Into 2020, Nation Of Japan Most Excited For Swimming

The nation of Japan is gearing up to cheer on their swimmers when the Summer Olympics arrive in Tokyo in 2020.

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Stretched Out Butterfly: Another Look At Yajima’s Elongated Stroke

Yuya Yajima roared his way to the wall in first at this year’s Japan Open, claiming his spot on his nation’s Pan Pac roster. But it’s the way he swims the 2fly that really turned heads.

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New Zealand Clubs Join The Technical Suit Banning Bandwagon

Two of New Zealand’s largest regional swimming governing bodies have now issued a tech suit rule for 12-and-under swimmers.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Experimental Surgery, British News

Catch-up on stories outside the pool in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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JPN 200 Fly OLY Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Misses Pan Pacs Roster

Japan’s Masato Sakai missed Olympic gold by just .04 behind America’s Michael Phelps in Rio and he has now narrowly missed making his nation’s Pan Pacific Championships squad.

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Schooling Opts Out Of 200 Fly For 2018 Asian Games

Joseph Schooling is putting an emphasis on relays this time around at the Asian Games set for August.

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Japan Carries Trio Of 13-Year-Olds to 2018 Junior Pan Pacific C’ships

Japan has revealed its roster for this year’s Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

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CDC Report Reveals What’s Lurking In Public Pool Water

You may want to take a look at this report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) before taking your next hotel pool dive.

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Japan Brings Heavy Arsenal To Battle China At 2018 Asian Games

Japan will try to turn the medal tables on China come the 2018 Asian Games in August.

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Japan Selects Stacked Roster For 2018 Pan Pacific Championships

National record holders and world-ranked Rikako Ikee, Kosuke Hagino, Daiya Seto and Katsumi Nakamura are among the Japanese Pan Pacific Championships swimmers selected.

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