Articles by Braden Keith

2024 W NCAA Previews: Alex Walsh Carries On the Virginia 200 Breaststroke Dynasty

The women’s 200 breaststroke has a huge gulf this year between the contenders and the rest of the field, with many swimmers narrowing in on the 100 yard race.

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After Big Yards Drop, Akron’s Aislinn Holder Hits Olympic Trials Cut in 100 Fly (59.83)

Aislinn Holder did not take a direct path to her first Olympic Trials cut for 2024, but she is now qualified to swim the 100 fly in Indianapolis.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em Contest Is Here!

Liendo will try and hold off the charging Alexy and Guiliano in the men’s 100 free at this year’s NCAA Championship meet. Who will win?

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Bjorn Seeliger, Victor Johansson Added to 2024 Swedish Olympic Team

Bjorn Seeliger (above) and Victor Johansson are the sixth and seventh Swedish swimmers named to the team’s 2024 Olympic Team.

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2024 Women’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em Contest Is Here!

Think you can pick the winners at the Women’s Division I Swimming & Diving Championships? Prove your prognosticatory prowess here and win prizes!

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How Did the Men’s NCAA Championship Cut-Lines Move in 2024?

Zalan Sarkany (above) is the heavy favorite in the men’s mile with many familiar faces missing from this year’s distance fields.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

SwimSwam’s staff picks its top 8 in each event for the 2024 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Who Adds and Who Drops at the Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships? (2024 Update)

The Indiana women were +47 versus seed at last year’s NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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TCU Roars to NIC Men’s, Women’s Titles; UDel’s Currie Breaks CAA Record in the 200 Back

2024 NATIONAL INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 14-16, 2024 FAST, Ocala, Florida Short Course Yards (25 yards), prelims/finals Meet Central Day 1…

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2024 NCAA M. Previews: Who Can Peak in the NCAA Final of the Men’s 50 Free?

Many of the country’s best 50 freestylers have performed better on relay leadoffs than they have in individual event finals in recent years.

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Transfer Aislin Holder (Akron) Joins 52-Point Club in the 100 Fly at NICs Day 2

Akron maintained their lead with one victory on day 2 of the NIC Championships as Aislinn Holder joins the program’s great butterfly tradition.

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2024 W NCAA Previews: It’s Rodeo Season for the Texas 200 Fly Group

The Texas women will swim through the 2024 NCAA Championships knowing that their best event, the 200 fly, is the last individual swimming race of the meet.

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TCU, Queens Charge to the Lead at NIC; Kentucky 500 Freestylers Break Through

Kentucky swimmer Libby Grether dropped two-and-a-half seconds to win the 500 free on Thursday at the National Invitational Championship.

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World Record Holder Regan Smith Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

NCAA Champion, Olympian, and World Record holder Regan Smith has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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Texas A&M Hires New AD Trev Alberts, Who Added Swimming and Cut Football in Omaha

With a new Director of Athletics secured, Texas A&M can move forward on finding a replacement for head women’s swimming & diving coach Steve Bultman.

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