Articles by Braden Keith

17-Time ACC Title-Winning NC State Coach Don Easterling Dies, 90

Don Easterling led the NC State Wolfpack to 17 ACC team championships, including 12 straight for the men from 1971 through 1982.

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Jansen, Gemmell Out of 200 IM to Focus on 100 Free; Regan Smith Still Entered Saturday

Ella Jansen won and swam a best time in the 100 fly earlier in the meet; in the 100 free, she’ll look to move way up from the 25th seed.

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How Did World Champion Wu Peng Perform In His Return to Racing at 35?

Wu Peng was away from competition for almost a decade before racing on Thursday morning at the Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville.

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All-American Cora Dupré Won’t Finish the Season with Alabama Swim Team

Cora Dupré, who was 4th in the 100 free and 5th in the 50 free at NCAAs last year, is stepping away from the Alabama program.

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Swims You Might Have Missed in the Knoxville 800 Frees (Pro Swim Day 1)

Macky Hodges (above) is the newest member of the elite Sandpipers training group, and she swam her first-ever 800 free on Wednesday: a rite of passage for the team.

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Erika Brown Scratches 50 Back, 100 Fly on Thursday in Knoxville

University of Tennessee post-grad Erika Brown has scratched out of both events on Thursday morning at the Pro Swim Series stop in her home pool in Knoxville

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North Carolina Awarded Rights to Host 2029 World University Games

The Research Triangle in North Carolina has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2029 World University Games, a giant multi-sport international sporting event.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Wins Silver Doe Award as Top 10 Athlete of Russia

Swimmer Kliment Kolesnikov has been named one of Russia’s top 10 athletes for the year 2022 after breaking the World Record in the SCM 50 back.

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Russian Artistic (Synchro) Swimmer Given Doping Suspension in 2014 Retest

A retest of a 2014 anti-doping sample resulted in a positive test for a World Junior Champion Russian artistic (synchronized) swimmer.

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2023 NCAA Championship Tickets Go On Sale in January

The University of Minnesota is one of the few venues in the NCAA Championship hosting rotation with spectator seating on both sides of the competition pool.

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Ridge High’s Emily Thompson Breaks 2 National HS Records at a Meters Dual Meet

Emily Thompson, who represented the USA at last summer’s Junior Pan Pac Championships, is now a two-event National High School Record holder.

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The Man Who Ended Phelps’ 200 Fly Streak in 2012 Will Race at the Knoxville Pro Swim

Chinese swimmer Wu Peng, who in 2012 became the first man to beat Michael Phelps in the 200 fly in almost a decade, is entered to race in Knoxville.

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Longtime Oakland U Head Coach Pete Hovland Will Retire in May

Pete Hovland will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 season, ending a storied career that has seen his teams win 62 conference titles in 64 chances.

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All-American Julia Mrozinski Will Return to Tennessee Next Week After Fall in Germany

Tennessee sophomore Julia Mrozinski says that she is excited to return to Knoxville next week after spending the fall back home in Germany.

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Europe Will Roll Out a New U23 Swimming Championship in 2023

The 2,500 seat Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin will host the inaugural edition of the European U23 Swimming Championships this year.

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