Articles by Braden Keith

LEN Announces Nominees for 2022 European Swimmers of the Year Awards

Kristof Milak is one of three World Record breakers nominated for the 2022 LEN European Male Swimmer of the Year. Public vote is open through February 10.

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Car Crashes Into College Swim Team Bus Amid High-Speed Chase

A bus carrying the Baldwin Wallace University swim team was involved in a crash with a vehicle that was fleeing police last weekend in Cleveland.

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13-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Swims 4 More Personal Best at Orinda Senior Open

6 weeks after breaking the 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 500 free, Luka Mijatovic swam more best times last week in Moraga.

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Camille Spink Wins 4 Races to Lead Battlefield High to Cedar Run District Title

Battlefield High School senior Camille Spink swam a 49.81 in the 100 yard free last weekend at a Virginia High School District Championship meet.

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World Aquatics Will Open Centre of Excellence and Regional Office in Bahrain

The new World Aquatics Centre of Excellence in Bahrain is the organization’s fifth such center, and first in the Middle East.

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Texas A&M Wins Men’s, Women’s Duals Against SMU, But SMU Wins 3/4 Relays

The Texas A&M Aggies dominated the team scoring in their dual meet against SMU, but the silver lining for the Mustangs was 3 relay wins in 4 events.

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In AAC Championship Preview, Rice Knocks off Rivals Houston 159-135

Houston and Rice are long-time cross-town rivals, but Saturday saw the teams’ first dual meet as AAC rivals, with Rice joining the conference this season.

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Sarah Sjostrom, Lars Frolander Will Appear in Sweden’s “Superstars” Reality TV Show

Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Sarah Sjostrom will serve as a challenger on the upcoming season of the television show Superstars, which sees athletes from different sports compete. Lars Frolander is a contestant.

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Texas Women Shatter Big 12 Record in 400 Medley Relay

Emma Sticklen had the 5th-fastest 100 yard fly split in history on Saturday as she led the Texas Longhorn women to a new Big 12 Record.

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Ryan Hoffer, the #2 Pick in the 2021 ISL Rookie Draft, Retires from Swimming

Ryan Hoffer, a 7-time NCAA event champion at Cal, has moved on to a career in medical sales after retiring from swimming following the 2021 ISL season.

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Matthew Cao Breaks 11-12 Canadian Age Record in the 200 IM

Matthew Cao whacked almost a full second off the old National Age Group Record in the 200 IM last weekend in Vancouver, swimming 2:15.94.

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Halle West Breaks Canadian National Age Group Record in 100 Breast (13-14)

Halle West broke a Canadian Record in the 13-14 short course meters 100 breast that had previously stood for 35 years by Allison Higson.

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How Hard Is It to Win NCAA, Short Course Worlds Titles in the Same Season?

Virginia’s Kate Douglass (above) is one of five swimmers who has the potential to win individual titles at both the NCAA and Short Course Worlds this season.

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Highly-Ranked Recruit Keelan Cotter Graduates HS Early, Enrolls at NC State

Keelan Cotter graduated early for Green Hope High School and enrolled in NC State in order to begin training full-time with the Wolfpack varsity.

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