Articles by Braden Keith

5-Time World Junior Champion Jade Hannah Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Canadain swimmer Jade Hannah, a five-time World Junior Champion and 2022 Pac-12 finalist, has entered the NCAA transfer portal.

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15-Year Old Will Browne Goes His First 51-Second 100 Free at Canadian Nationals

15-year old Will Browne, who trains in the US with Cavalier Aquatics, won the 14-15 age group in the 100 free at the Canadian Championships on Thursday.

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Shaine Casas Waves the Warning Flag With Fast Back-Half Split

What will Shaine Casas have in store after his electric back-half swim in prelims of the 100 fly? He’s the top seed for Thursday’s finals.

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4-Year Old Beckett Phelps Has Already Mastered Bubble Rings (VIDEO)

We don’t know yet if the three Phelps kids will be competitive swimmers or not, but middle child Beckett already has one underwater skill mastered.

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St. Bonaventure Hires Mike Smiechowski as New Head Swim Coach

Mike Smiechowski comes to Division I St. Bonaventure University from Alfred State, where he was head coach for three seasons.

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Clovis Swim Club Breaks 13-14 NAG Relay Record by 2 Seconds

Jake Salcedo, Winston Liang, Audrey Hill, and Rowyn Wilber combined for a time of 1:55.34 in the 200 mixed medley relay.

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Laon Kim Breaks Canadian 13-14 Record in the 800 Free by Almost 3 Seconds

Laon Kim broke a 13-14 National Age Group Record on Wednesday in Montreal to pick up his second age group win at Canadian Nationals.

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Age Group Stars Cannings & Clark Pick up 200 Free Wins on Night 3 in Canada

Kamryn Cannings won the girls’ 200 free in the 15-17 age group on Wednesday, her second individual win of the meet so far.

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Claire Curzan Named USA Today National High School Girls Athlete of the Year

Swimmer Claire Curzan was informed of her nomination on a surprise call with recently-retired NFL superstar Rob Gronkowski.

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14-Year Old Turkish Swimmer Demir Oezdemir Drops Record 52.68 in 100 Free

14-year old Turkish swimmer Demir Oezdemir is now the fastest European of his age in the 100 free this season, and the fastest-ever in Turkey.

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Spanish Swimmer Catalina Corro Retires

Catalina Corro, who returned to international competition even after undergoing three brain surgeries, swam her last races this weekend in Sabadell.

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World University Games Champ Makayla Sargent Retires, Takes Coaching Gig

Makayla Sargent, a World University Games champion and former member of the LA Current, has retired from competitive swimming and taken a coaching spot.

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India’s Newest Record Holder Fernandes Says India Needs More Grassroots Support

The week after setting 5 National Records at the India Junior Championships, Apeksha Fernandes spoke with SwimSwam about how India can continue developing its swimmers.

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Johnathan Jordan Hired as EIU’s 3rd Head Coach in 3 Seasons

After 7 seasons as the head coach at Lincoln College, and a few months at a YMCA, Johnathan Jordan has landed his first Division I gig at Eastern Illinois.

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Teenager Guilherme Caribé Swims Brazil’s #2 100 Free Time of 2022 in a Time Trial

Guilherme Caribé, a University of Tennessee commit, is now the 2nd-best Brazilian 100 freestyler in 2022 after a 48.42 in a time trial this week.

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