Articles by Braden Keith

Matthew Brownstead Rejoins Cavaliers at Tennessee Invite, Swims 19.27 50 Free

After missing the first two days of the Tennessee Invitational while attending to a family matter, but returned to time trial a 50 free on Saturday morning.

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Caeleb Dressel Is Back! Adam Peaty, Kirill Prigoda Still Out for ISL Playoff #4

2020 league MVP Caeleb Dressel hasn’t raced in the ISL since mid-September, but will return with a lighter schedule for Cali on Saturday.

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ISL Offers 3 Options for Eindhoven Playoff Ticket Holders after Spectator Ban

One of the three options is a refund, though there are two other choices being presented that would allow ticket holders to leave their money with the league.

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Kaitlyn Dobler Hits NCAA “A” Cut as USC Cruises to Sweep at Art Adamson Invite

USC sophomore Kaitlyn Dobler swept the breaststroke races at this weekend’s Art Adamson Invite, including an Automatic Qualifying Time for the NCAA Championships in the 200 breast on Friday.

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Arizona State Freshman Leon Marchand Swims 3:35 in 400 IM: 5th-Best Time Ever

Arizona State freshman Leon Marchand won the 400 IM on Friday at the Wolfpack Invitational in North Carolina. His was the second-best ever time by a freshman.

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Louisville Swimming Shorthanded Due to COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Defending 200 fly national champion Nick Albiero (above) is one of a number of NCAA qualifying-caliber swimmers absent for Louisville at this week’s Purdue Invite.

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Katinka Hosszu Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss ISL Playoff #4

Katinka Hosszu, who has not yet made an appearance in the 2021 International Swimming League season, will miss at least her team’s next match with COVID-19.

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Margo, Missy, and Marchand Among the Best Stories in Wednesday’s Invites

William & Mary’s Missy Cundiff is the first big feel-good story of the 2021-2022 NCAA swimming & diving season after going sub-22 in the 50 free.

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Siobhan Haughey and Summer McIntosh Break National Records in 400 Frees

2021 ISL Playoff Match 3 Thursday, November 18th – Friday, November 19th 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm local time; 1:00…

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University of Virginia Star Freshman Gretchen Walsh Will Miss Tennessee Invite

University of Virginia star freshman Gretchen Walsh will miss this week’s Tennessee Invitational, her coach Todd DeSorbo confirmed to SwimSwam on…

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High School Senior Quintin McCarty Drops 19.6 in 50 Free

Quintin McCarty, who swims for Pikes Peak Athletics and is an NC State commit, posted new lifetime bests in three events this weekend, including a 19.6 in the 50 free.

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High Point, North Carolina Swim Coach Aaron Philip Key Sentenced to Prison

Key, 28, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a male swimmer he coached when that swimmer was aged 7 to 15 in High Point, North Carolina.

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University of Texas Promotes Wyatt Collins to Associate Head Coach

Collins has been a part of the Texas coaching staff for 8 seasons and 5 NCAA titles, and now will carry an associate head coach title for the….

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Brazilian Teenager Caribé Swims 22.3 in 50 Free at S. American Youth Champs

Brazilian teenager Guilherme Caribé is next-up in the long line of great Brazilian male sprinters, having broken a championship record this weekend at the South American Youth Championships

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South African Kobe Ndebele Will Join Texas Longhorns for Spring 2022 Semester

Freestyler Kobe Ndebele from South Africa is a rare international commitment for the defending NCAA Champion Texas Longhorns.

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