Articles by Retta Race

India’s First-Ever Olympic Swimmer Passes Away At 87

India’s first-ever Olympic swimmer has passed away, as Shamsher Khan died of cardiac arrest on Sunday, October 15th at the age of 87.

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British Swimming Apologizes For ‘Culture Of Fear’ Within Para Swimming

As a follow-up to a story originally reported back in March of this year, the results of an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying and an overall ‘culture of fear’ cultivated by the coaching staff of British Para Swimming have now been released.

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Meilutyte & Seto Spend Time Under Aussie Coach Bohl At Griffith

Lithuanian Olympic champion from 2012, Ruta Meilutyte, and Japanese Olympic medalist in Rio, Daiya Seto, have both been training in the Gold Coast at Griffith University.

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Lead Coach Stephen Bayley Leaves Loughborough Swimming

Lead Coach and Programme Manager Stephen Bayley is saying good-bye to Loughborough University Swimming after having been involved with the program for 15 years.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Bootsma, Park, Ervin & Tokyo 2020 News

Catch up on swimming-related news happening on dry land with this week’s ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’

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Petition Launched To Add Camille Muffat’s Name To Paris 2024 Venue

In honor of the Olympic swimmer who died at just 25 years of age, a petition is circulating to add Camille Muffat’s name in the Paris 2024 Olympic swimming venue.

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2018 British Championships To Be Held With Edinburgh Int’l Swim Meet

The 2018 British Championships will be held in conjunction with the annual Edinburgh International Swim Meet.

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Britain’s Qualification Times For 2018 European C’ships Published

The British Swimming Federation has released its qualifying criteria for the 2018 European Championships.

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Spain Toughens Qualifying Standards For 2018 European C’ships

The Spanish Swimming Federation, Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN), has published its qualifying criteria for the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.

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Yorkshire, Berkshire & South Bucks Win Swim England County C’ships

Swim England’s annual County Team Championships took place in Sheffield yesterday, where 900 swimmers from over 36 English counties took to Ponds Forge, vying for their respective Division 1 and Division 2 titles

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Michael Phelps Appears In ‘Angst’ Anxiety Awareness Film

The most decorated Olympian of all-time, American Michael Phelps, continues to engage in retirement activities promoting mental health awareness.

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Michael Phelps Set To Throw First Pitch At DBacks Playoff Game

28-time Olympic medalist, Michael Phelps, is used to performing in front of giant crowds, but the GOAT is set to take on a different kind of stage in the near future.

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Former World Champion Filippo Magnini Part Of Italian Doping Probe

Elite Italian swimmers Filippo Magnini and Michele Santucci are reportedly under investigation by the Italian National Doping Organization (NADO).

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Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen Cash In On SEA Games Performances

University of Texas student-athlete Joseph Schooling earned another paycheck with his recent 6 golds at the Southeast Asian Games.

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Jazz Carlin Set To Dabble In Open Water With FINA 10k World Cup

“I think I have a really great opportunity to be a part of open water,” says two-time Olympic silver medalist from Rio, Jazz Carlin.

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