Articles by Retta Race

View 's Biography

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Freya Anderson Strikes Gold Twice In Manchester

Freya Anderson nabbed two individual golds on night 1 of the 2018 Manchester International Swim Meet.

  1 Comment

Application Period Open For Joseph Schooling Scholarship Grant

Applications are now open for the 2019 Joseph Schooling Scholarship Grant offered by the Eurasian Association (EA).

  4 Comments

Ikee, Ohashi & Hagino Missing From Japanese SC Worlds Selection Meet

The Japanese competition train ceases to stop, as the nation’s top athletes are gearing up for their World Championships Selection Meet slated for October 27th and 28th.

  Comment First!

Falsified Data Rocks Tokyo 2020 Olympic Aquatic Center

The Olympic Aquatic Center, site for competitive swimming at the next Summer Games, is reportedly one of the sites that may be using faulty earthquake shock-absorbing components.

  2 Comments

South African Ocean Swimmer Theodore Yach Dies At Age 60

South African open water swimmer Theodore Yach died this week while undergoing hospital tests for asthma.

  Comment First!

Birmingham 2022 Gives Bird’s Eye View of Commonwealth Games Venues

Birmingham 2022 has just released a video giving a high-level tour of the facilities set to be used at the Commonwealth Games 4 years from now.

  Comment First!

After Dominant Year, Rikako Ikee Selected As Japan Swimming’s 2018 MVP

In response to her extraordinary year in the pool, 18-year-old Rikako Ikee has been honored as ‘MVP’ by the Japanese Swimming Federation.

  3 Comments

Missy Franklin To Be Inducted Into Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame

23-year-old American Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin is set to be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

  22 Comments

Park Tae Hwan Scores 5th Gold Of 2018 Korean Nats

Korea’s most successful swimmer, Olympian Park Tae Hwan, accomplished his goal of collecting 5 gold medals at the 2018 Korean Nationals taking place as part of the nation’s 99th Sports Festival this week.

  Comment First!

With Water Cooler & Floating Desks, Check Out The Pool Office (Video)

Making office work look like fun, this ‘pool office’ video will help you get through your day.

  Comment First!

WR Holder Wang Jianjiahe: “Everyone Has Different Growth Periods”

“Everyone has different growth periods. I follow the pace of my own development and follow the steps,” says newly-minted world record holder Wang Jianjiahe of China.

  11 Comments

Cate Campbell’s Golden Return Earns Sportswoman Of The Year

Sprint ace Cate Campbell has earned Australia’s Sportswoman of the Year honors at the nation’s annual Woman in Sports Awards

  3 Comments

2018 Korean Nationals Photo Vault

Check out the stunning photos from this year’s Korean Nationals taking place as part of the Korean Sports Festival, courtesy of Rafael Domeyko.

  2 Comments

2018 Manchester Int’l Swim Meet Preview

Although Rikako Ikee is listed on the start lists for this weekend’s Manchester International Swim Meet, it’s doubtful she will be racing, as the teen is currently in Turkey training with Sarah Sjostrom.

  Comment First!

An Sehyeon Takes 8th Consecutive Korean National Title In 100 Fly

An Sehyeon raced to a solid 57.96 100m fly in Korea tonight to claim her 8th consecutive National Festival title in the event.

  Comment First!