Articles by Braden Keith

Mabel Zavaros Takes Penny Oleksiak’s Roster Spot for 2022 Commonwealth Games

University of Florida All-American Mabel Zavaros has joined Canada’s roster for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Penny Oleksiak withdrew.

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Notre Dame Swimming Adds Duke’s Josh Stanfield to New-Look Coaching Staff

Josh Stanfield comes to Notre Dame from another ACC program, Duke, where he was an assistant coach for the last four seasons.

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185 FINA Member Federations Send Pool Swimmers to 2022 World Championships

Turks & Caicos is one of three FINA member federations that did not participate in the 2019 World Championships but will in 2022.

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Kyle Chalmers, Kristof Milak Scratch 50 Fly at 2022 World Championships

Australian Kyle Chalmers has revealed new abilities in the butterfly races this year, but he’ll drop one of his two individual events at Worlds.

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Pick the Winners, Win Speedo Swag: SwimSwam’s 2022 Worlds Pick ‘Em Contest Is Here

How many races will Caeleb Dressel win at the World Championships? Now is your chance to show off your knowledge and pick the winners for big prizes.

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FINA Will Award NFTs to Record Breakers at 2022 World Championships

Only one of the two individual World Record breakers from Tokyo will race at this year’s World Championships: American Caeleb Dressel.

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Arno Kamminga Isn’t Entered in 50 Breast at World Championships

Arno Kamminga, the odds-on favorite to win the men’s 100 breaststroke at the World Championships, won’t race the 50 meter distance.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Melanie Margalis Joins Georgia Tech Swimming Coaching Staff

The Georgia Tech coaching staff in total have 61 CSCAA All-America awards and three Olympic gold medals from their time as athletes.

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Two Years Out from Trials: How Do Indianapolis and Omaha Stack Up?

Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium will be the biggest venue yet for the 2024 US Olympic Trials. How does the rest of the city stack up against Omaha?

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Louisville Hires Ohio State Assistant Bryon Tansel as Associate Head Coach

Bryon Tansel is taking a climb up the ladder, going from assistant coach at Ohio State to associate head coach at Louisville.

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Belgium Hires Fred Vergnoux as Federation’s New Top Coach

Fred Vergnoux, coach of Mireia Belmonte among others, will move from Spain to Belgium to take over the top coaching post of Belgium Swimming.

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Cal All-Americans Isabelle Stadden and Ayla Spitz Enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Two-time Pac-12 Champion and US National Team member Isabelle Stadden (above) has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal amid the fallout of the Teri McKeever abuse allegations.

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Junior Jane Koch Will Stay In-Town With Commitment to Swim at South Carolina

Jane Koch attends high school just two miles from the University of South Carolina campus. She’ll stay close to home with her commitment to swim for the Gamecocks in 2023

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FINA Won’t Require Isolation for COVID-19 Close Contacts at Worlds If Vaccinated

While individuals will not be required to be vaccinated to participate in the World Championships, vaccinated individuals will be treated differently when positive tests inevitably happen.

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Holloway Officiates as Wolfpack Alums Coleman Stewart and Olivia Calegan Wed

Coleman Stewart and Olivia Calegan (above) met when Calegan came to NC State for her freshman orientation. The coach who recruited them both officiated their wedding on Saturday.

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