Articles by Braden Keith

Sarah Sjostrom Wraps Up Finals, Season MVP Double to Finish ISL 2021 Season

Sarah Sjostrom is the International Swimming League MVP for the 2nd time in 3 seasons, and this year doubled up as the Finals MVP.

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Tom Shields, Mikaela Dahlke Leave Empty Lanes for LA Current in 200 Fly

Tom Shields (above) and Mikaela Dahlke both left empty lanes in teh 200 butterfly on Saturday in the ISL finale, resulting in 8 penalty points for the LA Current.

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WATCH: US Open Day 3 Race Videos, Including Ledecky 1:55 in 200 Free

Katie Ledecky continued her hot meet with a new US Open Championship Record of 1:55.47 in the 200 free. Also featured: another Thomas Heilman National Age Group Record.

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Anna Elendt Breaks Texas School Record in 100 Breast Ahead of Jacoby’s Arrival

Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby will arrive in Texas next fall, but Longhorn sophomore Anna Elendt is doing her own work to establish the program’s breaststroke group.

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2021 U.S. Open Championships Live Recap: Day 3

Katie Ledecky set a championship record in the 200 meter freestyler in prelims on Friday at the U.S. Open. She’ll race as the top seed in Friday’s final.

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Thomas Heilman Goes 5-for-5 in National Records with a 53.27 in 100 Fly Final

14-year old Thomas Heilman has re-broken his own National Age Group Record in the 100 fly that he set in prelims on Friday.

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Nic Fink Leads Match MVP Standings After Day 1, Sarah Sjostrom Leads Season

Sarah Sjostrom is in strong command of the Season 3 ISL MVP race, and the $100,000 prize that comes with it, for the second time in three seasons.

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Watch the Turn That May Have Swung the 2021 ISL Title (Lilly King DQ Video)

Did Lilly King have a non-simultaneous touch on the women’s 400 medley relay? The available video evidence is inconclusive.

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Lilly King Non-Simultaneous Touch DQs Dominant Cali Condors Relay

Lilly King was called for a non-simultaneous touch on the breaststroke leg of Cali’s 400 medley relay, the same call she was disqualified for at 2019 WOrlds.

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Thomas Heilman Breaks 13-14 Record in 100 Fly, Takes #1 Seed into US Open Final

14-year old Thomas Heilman knocked a full second off his own NAG Record in the 100 fly Thursday and qualified first into the final at the US Open.

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Nic Fink Breaks American Record in 50 Breast for Huge ISL Finale Upset

Nic Fink pulled a huge upset for the Cali Condors in the 50 breaststroke on Friday, and in the process broke the American Record in the event.

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Kelsi Dahlia Breaks World Record in 100 Fly in ISL Finale Opening Race

Kelsi Dahlia broke both her own American Record and Sarah Sjostrom’s World Record in the 100 fly on Friday in the ISL finale.

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Thomas Heilman Does it Again: Breaks 4th National Age Group Record in 2 Days

14-year old Thomas Heilman took down another National Age Group Record, this time in the 200 free by almost two seconds.

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WATCH: Luke Hobson Break 17-18 Record in 500 Free (Minnesota Day 2 Race Videos)

Watch all of the men’s and women’s “A” finals at the 2021 Minnesota Invite, including a 4:09 in the 500 yard free from 18-year old Texas freshman Luke Hobson.

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Baylor Nelson Jumps into All-Time US Top 10 with Sub-2 Minute 200 IM

Baylor Nelson broke 2 minutes in the 200 IM for the first time on Thursday evening, jumping to #9 all-time in the U.S. 17-18 rankings.

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