Articles by Braden Keith

Cal Poly AD Don Oberhelman Retires After Cutting Swimming & Diving Program

Cal Poly athletics director Don Oberhelman has announced that he will retire after 15 years leading the athletics program. He will…

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Para-Swimming Star Aurélie Rivard Will Skip 2025 World Championships to Focus on Law Degree

2025 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS Saturday, June 7 – Thursday, June 12, 2025 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Saanich Commonwealth Place LCM…

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Brooks Curry Got Sick During U.S. Nationals, Missed 50 Free

2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, June 3 – Saturday, June 7, 2025 Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium LCM (50 meters)…

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UCSB Summer Collegiate Championship Receives Final Approvals; About 200 Committed So Far

The long course meet, hosted in Chula Vista, California near San Diego, is targeting at least 400 registrations, but has received approval to proceed.

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Olympic Swimmer Florent Manaudou Finishes 2nd in Reality Dance Show

After a 3rd place finish in the 50 free at the Paris Olympics, French swimmer Florent Manaudou and his partner Elsa Bois…

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Santo Condorelli Qualifies to Represent the U.S. – His 3rd Country – at World Championships

Santo Condorelli represented Canada at the 2016 Olympics and Italy at the 2020 Olympics. He will now represent the U.S., the country where he grew up, at the 2025 World Championships.

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Kevin Murphy Reinstated as Southlake Boys’ High School Coach, But Not Girls

It is exceedingly rare in Texas for high school swimming & diving teams to have separate boys’ and girls’ coaches, but state superpower Southlake Carroll will face that next season.

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Judge Approves House v NCAA Settlement; Roster Limit Grandfathering Allowed But Not Required

Grant House, the swimmer whose name has become synonymous with the class action lawsuit against the NCAA, will receive $125,000 for his role in the $2.5 billion settlement agreement; attorneys will receive almost half-a-billion dollars.

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15-Year-Old Stella Canoles Hits 55.73 in the 100 Free in Nationals Time Trial

Stella Canoles of Orinda Aquatics is now the 2nd-best 15-year-old girl in the country this season in the 100 meter free.

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Gretchen Walsh Now Holds the 7 Fastest 100 LCM Fly Times in History

2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, June 3 – Saturday, June 7, 2025 Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium LCM (50 meters)…

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CSUB Head Swim Coach Chris Hansen Retires After Being Put on Administrative Leave

California State University, Bakersfield has announced that head swimming & diving coach Chris Hansen will not return as the program’s…

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World Aquatics Enacts New Bylaw Barring Enhanced Games Participants From AQUA Events

Without naming the Enhanced Games specifically, World Aquatics says that it will bar from its events individuals who participate in any capacity in events that promote doping.

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Iona Anderson Out of Australian World Championship Trials While Managing a Back Injury

Iona Anderson, who was the youngest woman in the 100 back final at the Olympics by more than three years, will miss this summer’s World Championships.

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Defending World Champion Sam Williamson Will Be Out for 9 Months With Gruesome Knee Injury

Australia’s top sprint breaststroker Sam Williamson will be out for about 9 months after the injury suffered during a practice warmup.

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Kentucky Add Matt Martinez, Cauli Bedran from Wisconsin to Swimming Coaching Staff

Cauli Bedran will join the team as associate coach and Matt Martinez will become the team’s recruiting coordinator.

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