Articles by Braden Keith

Marina Ovsyannikova, Swimmer Who Protested War on Russian Television, Fined

Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 Roubles, about $280, for her protest, but has continued to share anti-war messages on her social media channels.

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Russian Swimmers Lash Out After Viktoria Gunes Posts Provocative Photo on IG

World Junior Record holder Viktoria Gunes posted an image on her Instagram on Friday standing on a Russian flag. Gunes was born in Ukraine.

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Stony Brook Removes Interim Tag, Names Mark Anderson Head Coach

2013 Stony Brook alumnus Mark Anderson has been given the full-time gig as the head coach of women’s swimming & diving at Stony Brook.

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Will Modglin Cracks 20 Seconds in 50 Free; Lily Christianson Swims 4 PBs

Will Modglin flexed his versatility at this weekend’s Indiana Senior State Championship meet, including his first sub-20 second 50 yard freestyle.

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WR-Setting Swimmer Joan McLagan, Penultimate Surviving Pre-War Olympian, Dies

Joan (nee Langdon) McLagan was one of only two surviving 1936 Olympians. After her death, swimmer Iris Cummings is the only pre-war Olympian still alive.

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ISL’s Energy Standard Suspends All Russian Athletes & Support Staff

Energy Standard had 5 Russian athletes on their roster last season, including their #2 male scorer Evgeny Rylov (above).

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Wild Speculation: Who Is Going to Replace Sue Novitsky at Illinois?

The University of Illinois is a program in need of an injection of energy. Could Illinois State’s Caitlin Hamilton be the woman for the gig?

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Rules of Thumb: Which Seed Comes Closest to ‘A’ Final Qualifying at W. NCAAs?

Stanford senior Morgan Tanerksley (above, right) was the 8th qualifier into final of the women’s 200 free last weekend at the NCAA Championships.

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Which Men’s Teams Move Up and Which Move Down at the NCAA Championships? (2022)

The Cal Golden Bears men last won the NCAA title in 2019, but have consistently jumped the most from seed to NCAAs in recent years.

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32 Men’s Teams Qualify Relays for 2022 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

A year ago, Auburn qualified 0 relays for the NCAA Championships. This year, they qualified the maximum 10 relays under new head coach Ryan Wochomurka.

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2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving

Virginia’s Kate Douglass had one of the best NCAA Championship meets that we’ve ever seen this weekend in Atlanta, breaking 2 individual NCAA Records.

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Russian Olympic Swimmer Rylov Appears at Large Pro-War Rally in Moscow

Evgeny Rylov appears at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wearing the attire of the “Russian Olympic Committee.” He won 2 golds and 1 silver medal at that meet.

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NCAA Division III Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

With two individual NCAA titles and a D3 record under her belt already, Crile Hart will hope to push Kenyon to the top of a tight team race on the final day.

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Romanchuk Trains with Wellbrock as Germany Threatens Worlds Boycott

The German Swimming Federation is rallying support for displaced Ukrainians. They’re also trying to rally support for a boycott of the World Championships.

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Poland Will Boycott 2022 World Aquatics Championships if Russia, Belarus Attend

Olympic gold medalist Otylia Jedrzejcak (far left) and the Polish Swimming Federation says that they won’t attend the 2022 World Championships if Russia and Belarus are there.

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