swimmer retirements

Ana Marcela Cunha, Competitive Open Water’s Most-Decorated Woman, Hints at Pending Retirement

In an interview after winning her record-extending seventh Open Water Swimming World Cup title, Ana Marcela Cunha said that she’s “tired” and considering retirement.

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Four-Time Icelandic Olympic Swimmer Anton McKee Retires, 30

Anton McKee, 30, retires from competitive swimming with 16 Icelandic Records and as one of the country’s most-accomplished aquatic athletes.

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2x Canadian Olympian Kelsey Wog Announces Retirement from Swimming

Kelsey Wog retires as the Canadian Record holder in the 100 breaststroke in short course and with two Olympic appearances under her belt.

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5-Time Hungarian Olympian Boglarka Kapas Will Retire in December

Boglarka Kapas, 31, was the 2019 World Champion in the 200 fly and the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the 800 free. She says she will retire in December.

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Michael Bohl, One of the World’s Top Swim Coaches, Will Test Retirement After Paris Olympics

Michael Bohl, coach of one of the world’s top swimmers Kaylee McKeown, says he’s stepping off deck after the Olympics – at least for a year.

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2023 Pan Am Games Champion Brennan Gravley Retires from Swimming

Brennan Gravley, the 2023 Pan American Games Champion in the 10k open water swim, has officially retired from competitive swimming.

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Kyle Chalmers Says Paris2024 Will Be His Last Olympics, But That Doesn’t Mean Retirement

While Kyle Chalmers said that the Paris 2024 Olympics will probably be his last, he also indicated that he would keep racing beyond those Games.

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Adam Peaty in Rome to Celebrate Italian Fabio Scozzoli’s Retirement

Adam Peaty made a surprise arrival at the 2023 Settecolli Trophy in Rome and celebrated the retirement of Italian Fabio Scozzoli

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World Record Holder Coleman Stewart Retires for “the Other Side of the Deck”

Coleman Stewart, the World Record holder in the 100 backstroke in short course meters, was an important part of a lot of powerful swimming conversations in his career.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Zach Apple Announces Retirement From Competitive Swimming

The multi-relay medalist shared via Instagram that he will be bringing an end to his storied competitive swimming career.

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Ryan Hoffer, the #2 Pick in the 2021 ISL Rookie Draft, Retires from Swimming

Ryan Hoffer, a 7-time NCAA event champion at Cal, has moved on to a career in medical sales after retiring from swimming following the 2021 ISL season.

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World Junior, European Champion Robert Glinta of Romania Retires from Swimming

“The resources are exhausted and it is time to address and look after my own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, for I am just another human being afterall.”

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Two-Time Paralympic Medalist Sophia Herzog Retires from Swimming

Sophia Herzog, 25, has retired from elite competitive swimming after a career that included two World Championships and two Paralympic medals.

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19-Event Swiss Record Holder Maria Ugolkova Announces Her Retirement

Two-time Olympian and three-time European memdalist Maria Ugolkova retires with Swiss Records in 19 events, more current records than any Swiss swimmer.

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Two-Time Brazilian Olympic Swimmer Larissa Oliveira Retires

Two-time Brazilian Olympic swimmer Larissa Oliveira has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. The 29-year-old represented her country at the…

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