Articles by Braden Keith

Yaseen El Demerdash Breaks American Record in S10 50 Yard Fly

Yaseen El Demerdash broke the American Record in the S10 50 yard fly last weekend as the split en route to a 100 yard fly time.

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Can the NC State Women Catch Virginia on the Last Day of the ACC Championships?

The Virginia women took the top seed in all three prelims events on Saturday morning, including Alex Walsh (above) in the 200 breast. But will it be enough?

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2022 SEC Championships: Day 5 Ups/Mids/Downs

Alabama senior Rhyan White is the top seed in the 200 back on Saturday, part of a huge morning session for the Crimson Tide as they claw toward 2nd place.

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Gretchen Walsh Becomes 5th-Fastest Freshman in 100 Free History

Gretchen Walsh is the fastest-ever freshman in the 50 free and 100 back, and now becomes the 5th-fastest in the 100 free.

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Michigan’s Katii Tang Time Trials 1:45 in 200 Free at Big Ten Championships

Katii Tang wasn’t on Michigan’s scoring roster for these Big Ten Championships, but her time on Friday evening would have qualified her for the A Final.

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Liberty Women Win 4 in 5 Races to Blow CCSA Championships Open

Four wins in five races blew the CCSA Women’s Championships wide open for the Liberty Flames on Friday, while the Incarnate Word men extended their lead too.

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2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Day 5 Heat Sheets

The Tennessee women and Florida men are expected to cruise to SEC titles on Saturday, though plenty of other positions are well up for grabs.

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Indiana HS Swimmer Dies in a Fire Days After Swimming At State Championship

Indiana State Tropper Steph Thompson and her daughter Mya died in a house fire early Thursday morning. The cause of the fire is still unclear.

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Non-Scorer Nyah Funderburke Leads Big Ten Prelims in 100 Back

Nyah Funderburke didn’t crack Ohio State’s team for the Big Ten Championships, but she still qualified for NCAAs with her prelims swim in the 100 back.

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2022 FINA World Championships Will Award At Least $5.72 Million in Prize Money

FINA has announced a prize pool of $5.72 million, plus a  $50,000-per-World-Record bonus, for the ad hoc 2022 World Aquatics Championships…

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Alexis Wenger Now #3 100 Breaststroker Ever After 57.2 ACC Record in Prelims

University of Virginia senior Alexis Wenger is now the 3rd-fastest woman in history in the 100 yard breaststroke, and the fastest-ever in the ACC.

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Nicolas Albiero & Evgenii Somov Could Become ACC’s First 5-Time Champions

Louisville 5th year super-seniors Nick Albiero (above) and Evgenii Somov have a shot at winning their 5th-straight ACC event titles on Friday.

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Kaylee McKeown Swims 2:04 200 Back in Victoria; Faster Than Olympic Gold Time

Kaylee McKeown, the Olympic gold medalist in the 100 and 200 backstroke, was better than her Tokyo time in the latter event on Friday in Melbourne.

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Megan Glass, Anna Peplowski Take On Doubles on Day 3 at Big Tens (HEAT SHEETS)

Indiana freshman Anna Peplowski has top 8 times in the Big Ten this season in both the 200 free and 100 back, and is scheduled to race both on Friday.

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Virginia Women Have an Unbelievable Glut of Medley Relay Talent

The Virginia Cavaliers have about a dozen different avenues to an NCAA record in the 400 medley relay. But just in case – we’ve got the tool to help the coaches choose.

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