Articles by Braden Keith

Former Cincinnati Swimmer John Miller Dies After Being Hit By a Car

26-year old John Miller, a former swimmer at the University of Cincinnati, was killed two weeks ago in a hit-and-run collision.

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Danielle Hanus Swims Best Time to Win Loaded 50 Fly at Canadian Nationals

24-year old Danielle Hanus won a star-studded 50 fly on day 4 of the 2022 Canadian Senior & Junior National Championships in Montreal.

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Northern Iowa Swimmer Lily Ernst Dies “Suddenly” at Age 20

Lily Ernst was a Missouri Valey Conference All-Scholar Team member as a sophomore in 2022, and twice placed in the top 3 of the 200 fly at her conference championships.

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16-Year Old Michael Mullen Swims 4:21 in 400 IM at Cary Sectionals, #13 All-Time

Michael Mullen of the Bolles School Sharks won a Futures title in the 400 IM for the second-straight year, this time moving to 12th-place all-time in his age group.

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Britain’s Oldest Living Olympic Swimmer Dies Just Shy of 95th Birthday

Trevor Harrop, who at 94 was Great Britain’s oldest living Olympic swimmer, died in April. Harrop swam the 100 freestyle at the 1948 Games.

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5-Time World Junior Champion Jade Hannah Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Canadain swimmer Jade Hannah, a five-time World Junior Champion and 2022 Pac-12 finalist, has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

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15-Year Old Will Browne Goes His First 51-Second 100 Free at Canadian Nationals

15-year old Will Browne, who trains in the US with Cavalier Aquatics, won the 14-15 age group in the 100 free at the Canadian Championships on Thursday.

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Shaine Casas Waves the Warning Flag With Fast Back-Half Split

What will Shaine Casas have in store after his electric back-half swim in prelims of the 100 fly? He’s the top seed for Thursday’s finals.

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4-Year Old Beckett Phelps Has Already Mastered Bubble Rings (VIDEO)

We don’t know yet if the three Phelps kids will be competitive swimmers or not, but middle child Beckett already has one underwater skill mastered.

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St. Bonaventure Hires Mike Smiechowski as New Head Swim Coach

Mike Smiechowski comes to Division I St. Bonaventure University from Alfred State, where he was head coach for three seasons.

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Clovis Swim Club Breaks 13-14 NAG Relay Record by 2 Seconds

Jake Salcedo, Winston Liang, Audrey Hill, and Rowyn Wilber combined for a time of 1:55.34 in the 200 mixed medley relay.

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Laon Kim Breaks Canadian 13-14 Record in the 800 Free by Almost 3 Seconds

Laon Kim broke a 13-14 National Age Group Record on Wednesday in Montreal to pick up his second age group win at Canadian Nationals.

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Age Group Stars Cannings & Clark Pick up 200 Free Wins on Night 3 in Canada

Kamryn Cannings won the girls’ 200 free in the 15-17 age group on Wednesday, her second individual win of the meet so far.

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Claire Curzan Named USA Today National High School Girls Athlete of the Year

Swimmer Claire Curzan was informed of her nomination on a surprise call with recently-retired NFL superstar Rob Gronkowski.

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14-Year Old Turkish Swimmer Demir Oezdemir Drops Record 52.68 in 100 Free

14-year old Turkish swimmer Demir Oezdemir is now the fastest European of his age in the 100 free this season, and the fastest-ever in Turkey.

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