Articles by Braden Keith

V: For Victory, for 5, for 3, for Virginia (Comparing The 5 Titles in the Dynasty)

Sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh concluded an era on Saturday in Federal Way with the team’s 5th consecutive NCAA Team Championship.

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Southern Illinois’ Celia Pulido Becomes First Mid-Major Swimmer Under 50 in Women’s 100 Back

Southern Illinois senior Celia Pulido was already the fastest woman from a mid-major school in the 100 backstroke, but she has now extended that least to well over a second.

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Donald Trump’s Interest in Commonwealth of Nations Reignites Commonwealth Games Possibilities

U.S. President Donald Trump (center left) and British King Charles III (center right) will reportedly discuss U.S. entrance to the Commonwealth of Nations.

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12-Time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin Joins Ownership Group of Oakland’s New Baseball Team

Natalie Coughlin, the current Vice President of USA Swimming’s Board of Directors, will join the ownership group of the independent league baseball team.

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Fox Valley’s Keian Lam Wins 2 to Wrap Up Rochester Sectionals

Princeton commit Keian Lam doubled up on Saturday to give him three total wins at the Rochester Speedo Sectionals meet in Minnesota.

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NCAP 13-14s Break National Age Group Record in Mixed 200 Free Relay

NCAP broke their own National Age Group Record in the mixed 200 free relay – a record set on a historic weekend full of them in 2018.

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16-Year-Old Mike Rice Drops 19.62 in the 50 Free at Best of the South Meet

Auburn commit Mike Rice (above) now ranks among the top 10 swimmers in 15-16 age group history in the 50 yard freestyle.

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17-Year-Old Ethan Ekk Hits 4:13 in the 500 Free at Florida Senior Champs on Saturday

Ethan Ekk moved into the top 10 all-time in the 17-18 age group in the 500 free on Saturday, swimming 4:13 to win his 4th individual event of the weekend.

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Luna Mertins Cracks NCAA D2 Record in the 100 Free to Win her 3rd Career Individual Title

On the last day of her college swimming career, Luna Mertins finished with a record-setting swan song in the women’s 100 free.

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Auburn Announces Arilson Silva (Georgia Tech) as New Associate Head Coach

Auburn has announced the hiring of Arilson Silva as the program’s new associate head coach, effective at the end of…

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15-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Drops 1:43.5 in the 200 Free at Florida Senior Champs

2025 Florida Swimming Spring Senior Champs March 13-16, 2025 Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center, Orlando, Florida Short Course Yards (25…

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Colorado Mesa’s Agata Naskret Breaks D2 Record in the 100 Back for the Third Time This Season

Agata Naskret broke her own NCAA D2 Record in the 100 yard backstroke for the third time this season, shaving .01 seconds off her record from earlier in the meet.

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Jacob Hamlin Reclaims NCAA D2 Record in the 500 Free on Friday

University of Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin has broken another NCAA Division II Record, this time reclaiming the standard in the 500 yard free.

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What’s the Chatter 3 Days Into the Post-Cuts Transfer Portal Timeline?

A meandering digest of the things we’re hearing from different corners of college swimming this week as the transfer portal whimpers into season.

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Ethan Ekk Goes 8:44 in 1000 Free, 1:33 in the 200 Free an Hour Apart at Florida Senior Champs

Stanford commit Ethan Ekk swam one of the fastest junior-aged times in the 1000 yard free in history – but nobody in attendance knew until well after the race finished.

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