Articles by Braden Keith

A Year After Biggest Olympic Swimming Success, IOC Suspends Guatemala

Guatemala will stop receiving IOC funding and athletes will not be able to compete under their country’s flag at international multi-sport events like the Olympics or Pan American Games.

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Two All-American Swimmers Show Up On New Rosters at USC Invite

First-Team All-American Laticia Transom, who finished 7th in the 200 free at NCAAs last year, popped up in a Hawaii cap at last weekend’s USC Invite.

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World Juniors Medalist Alexandra Sabitova Suspended 2 Years for Diuretic Test

Alexandra Sabitova, who at 12-years old shocked the world with a 59-second 100 fly, has been suspended for 2 years after testing positive for a banned diuretic.

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Former Brown Swimmer Jameson McMullen, 22, Dies

Jameson McMullen died on October 13 at 22 years old. The 2022-2023 season would have been his senior year for the Brown swim team, though he…

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Maddy Burt Beats Pac-12 Championship Times in Arizona’s Season-Opening Win

Grand Canyon vs. University of Arizona October 15, 2022 Hillenbrand Aquatic Center, Tucson, Arizona (University of Arizona) 25 yard, NCAA…

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Piper Enge, Best Breaststroker in Class of 2024, Commits to Texas Longhorns

For the 2nd time in 3 classes, the top high school breaststroker in the nation has committed to the Texas women’s swimming & diving team.

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Diggory Dillingham Will Take a Gap Year to Train for 2024 Olympic Trials

Diggory Dillingham, one of the top young sprint prospects in the United States, will take a gap year before starting his USC career in 2024.

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NCAA Establishes New Policy For Championship Ties Amid 2022 Controversy

The NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Committee has created a rule about who gets a trophy immediately, and who has to wait for the mail, in the event of a tie.

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Brooke Forde, Emma Nordin Among NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 Nominees

Stanford All-American and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games silver medalist Brooke Forde is among 6 Swimmers nominated for Top 30.

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VT Assistant Payton Brooks Takes Over Tennessee’s Top High School Program

After spending the last three seasons as an assistant at Virginia Tech, Payton Brooks will head to Chattanooga, Tennessee to take over at The Baylor School.

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All-American Swimmer Carsten Vissering Named to US National Team…in Bobsled?

Carsten Vissering, the 2019 NCAA runner-up in the 100 yard breaststroke, has made the US National Team in bobsled for the 2022-2023 World Cup season.

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Vedaant Madhavan, Son of Famous Indian Actor, Commits to Virginia Tech

Vedant Madhavan represented India at the World Junior Championships over the summer. He will continue his swimming career next fall at Virginia Tech.

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Georgia Tech Freshman Deniz Ertan Breaks School Record in 1000 Free in Dual Meet

Freshman Deniz Ertan, part of a golden generation of Turkish swimmers, knocked almost 9 seconds off the Georgia Tech Record in the 1000 free on Saturday.

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2017 World Champion Madisyn Cox Officially Retires from Competitive Swimming

Madisyn Cox, who proved that a tainted supplement caused her to fail a 2018 doping test, acknowledged the highs and the lows of her career in announcing her retirement.

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Pitt Panthers Send Off a Few Sparks at First Meet of Chase Kreitler Era

The Pitt Panthers have a big hill to climb in a loaded ACC, but their first outing under new head coach Chase Kreitler had plenty to give them hope.

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