Articles by Retta Race

High-Level International Meets For April 2024

It’s assumed world record holder Kristof Milak will race at this month’s Hungarian National Championships, one of many elite meets on the agenda for April.

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Duncan Scott Relishing Chance To Race Leon Marchand

26-year-old British Olympic champion Duncan Scott looks forward to the prospect of racing French phenom Leon Marchand in Paris.

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Kaylee McKeown Targeting Six Olympic Events For Rapid-Fire Schedule

22-year-old world record holder Kaylee McKeown is ready to take on a potentially hectic Olympic schedule of six events with little time in between several.

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Veterans & High Schoolers Headline Japan’s 27-Strong Olympic Roster

A trio of 17-year-olds have been named to the Japanese Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, including IM dynamo Mio Narita.

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World Champion Kim Woomin Rips 3:43.69 To Closes Out Korean Olympic Trials

World champion Kim Woomin clocked another swift effort in the men’s 400m free to solidify himself as a bonafide Olympic medal contender.

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Freestyle Ace Freya Anderson ‘Unlikely’ To Race At British Trials

One of Great Britain’s fastest-ever freestylers, Freya Anderson, may have to pull out of the 2024 British Olympic Trials.

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David Popovici Takes Double Gold At Antwerp Diamond Race

Former world record holder David Popovici of Romania was in action over the weekend, racing at the Antwerp Diamond Race in Belgium.

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Korea Makes Olympic History By Qualifying Two Men In 200 Freestyle

Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Woomin took gold and silver in the men’s 200m free at Korean Trials, making it the first time the nation has 2 qualifiers in the event.

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Battle Is Brewing In Men’s 200 Free On Day 4 Of Korean Olympic Trials

World champion Hwang Sunwoo is in the hunt to capture gold in the men’s 200m freestyle at the 2024 Korean Olympic Trials.

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Mary-Sophie Harvey Grabs Two Golds To Close Out Giant Open

Read up on the final night of action at the 2024 Giant Open Series, featuring 24-year-old Canadian speedster Mary-Sophie Harvey.

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Kim Seoyeong Becomes First Korean To Qualify For A Fourth Olympic Games

30-year-old Kim Seoyeong became the first-ever Korean to qualify for a fourth Olympic Games, making the grade in the women’s 200m IM.

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Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi Clocks 2:09.17 200 IM To Qualify for Paris Games

28-year-old Olympic champion Yui Ohashi nailed a Paris 2024-worthy effort of 2:09.17 in the 200m IM on the final night of action at the Japanese Trials.

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2024 Japanese Olympic Trials: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

23-year-old Rikako Ikee has already qualified for Paris in the women’s 100m fly but she’ll try to double up with the 50m free tonight in Tokyo.

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2024 Giant Open – Saint-Germain: Noe Ponti Blasts 50.93 100 Fly

Noe Ponti of Switzerland crushed a winning time of 50.93 in the men’s 100m fly on day one of the 2024 Giant Open Series in France.

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Japan’s Daiya Seto Earns Olympic Qualification At The 11th Hour

Olympic medalist and world champion Daiya Seto came up big on the penultimate night of action at the 2024 Japanese Olympic Trials.

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