Articles by Retta Race

2018 Aussie Pan Pac Trials Give Final Qualification Opportunity

Look out for Kyle Chalmers, Mack Horton and others to fire off some speedy times at the Pan Pac Trials coming up in early July.

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Throssell Wins West Australia’s Swimmer Of The Year For 3rd Time

Brianna Throssell was named West Australia’s ‘Swimmer of the Year’ for the third time in her young career.

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2018 Japan Open Day 4: Ikee’s 5th Gold, Watanabe Busts Breaststroke

Rikako Ikee racked up her 5th individual win, while Ippei Watanabe crushe a top 5 200m breast time.

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2018 Glasgow Int’l Meet Day 3 Recap

Duncan Scott took the men’s 50m fly in Glasgow on the last day of the Glasgow International Swim Meet.

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2018 Glasgow Int’l Swim Meet: Miley Edges Out Willmott In 400 IM Duel

Scottish Olympian Hannah Miley took on a monster schedule at the 2018 Glasgow Int’l Meet, including the 400m IM in which she topped Commonwealth rival Aimee Willmott.

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2018 Japan Open: Ikee Continues Siege, While Hagino Gets On Board

Teen Rikako Ikee continues to show her Tokyo 2020 promise, while Kosuke Hagino gets his first win of the meet at the 2018 Japan Open.

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2018 Glasgow Int’l Meet: Edinburgh Shows Up On Day 1

Edinburgh’s Tain Bruce topped the women’s 100m fly podium tonight in Glasgow, as another trio swept the women’s 50m free.

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2018 Japan Swim Day 2: The Beat Goes On In Tokyo

Yesterday’s standouts Rikako Ikee and Daiya Seto were back in the pool today, as was Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino on day 2 of the 2018 Japan Swim.

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Former NZ Head Coach Olszewski To Lead Fullerton College

Jerry Olszewski, who left New Zealand’s national swimming program staff after just a year, will now head up Fullerton College.

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2018 Japan Open: Birthday Boy Seto Surges To 4:08.9 400 IM

Daiya Seto, who just turned 24 today, nailed a win in the men’s 400m IM at the Japan Open, registering a world-leading effort in the process.

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Teen Rikako Ikee Cranks Out 25.25 50 Fly National Record

17-year-old Rikako Ikee continues to set herself apart from the competition in the sprint fly and free events, lowering her own 50m fly national record winnig gold in Tokyo tonight.

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2018 Glasgow Int’l Swim Meet Preview: Scott Turns Straight-Up Sprinter

Look for Commonwealth Games champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist Duncan Scott at this weekend’s Glasgow International Swim Meet.

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Rikako Ikee’s New Coach Was Also A Japanese Olympian

Japanese sprinting teen Rikako Ikee is teaming up with a former Japanese Olympian on her journey to Tokyo 2020.

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Japanese Olympian Junya Koga Tests Positive For Banned Substance

2017 World Championships silver medalist Junya Koga of Japan has tested positive for a banned substance on the eve of the 2018 Japan Open.

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KNZB No Longer Allows Yards For Short Course Worlds Qualification

The Dutch qualifying times for this year’s Short Course World Championships have been released with one major change from the 2016 edition.

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