Articles by Braden Keith

Kliment Kolesnikov’s Meet Record Falls at Russian Youth Swimming Championships

16-year old Miron Lifintsev broke two Meet Records at the Russian Youth Championships, including one held by Olympic medalist Kliment Kolesnikov.

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Maxime Rooney Retires as the 3rd-Best American Ever in This Category

Maxime Rooney never got over the hump for an open-age U.S. international team, but he did have one of the fastest single-meets that swimming has ever seen.

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After 2-Day Retirement, Stephen Calkins Joins Canada’s Commonwealth Games Team

University of Calgary Swim Club’s Stephen Calkins has been added to Canada’s roster for the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the 400 free relay.

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Australia Names 21-Swimmer Roster for Para Swimming World Championships

Australia will have 19 members of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics roster on their squad for the 2022 World Championships in Portugal.

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12-Year Old Daughter of Killed Ukraine Water Polo Player Meets President

The Ukrainian National Olympic Committee has pledged financial support to the 12-year old Kira Obedinskaya, who was orphaned when her father was killed by Russian forces.

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Katie Ledecky Drops 200 Free From 2022 Worlds Championship Schedule

Ledecky will be replaced in the event by Leah Smith, who finished third at U.S. Trials last week in a time of 1:57.44.

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Bruce Marchionda Added to U.S. Coaching Staff for 2022 World Championships

Bruce Marchionda, the coach of Claire Curzan (above), has joined as the 6th assistant in pool swimming for the U.S. at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

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Which Aquatic Athletes Will Be in the 2022 USOPC Hall of Fame Class?

Michael Phelps with his 28 Olympic medals is a sure-fire first ballot Hall-of-Famer. But which of the other 6 aquatic nominees might join him?

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2022 FINA World Cup Series Will Make a Return to U.S., Canada

The FINA Swimming World Cup Series will return to the United States for the first time since the 2005-2006 season as one of two North American stops.

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All-American Diver Paola Pineda Will Return to Texas for Her 5th Year

Paola Pineda, who scored in all three diving events at the 2022 NCAA Championships, had entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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My 10 Favorite Swims from the 2022 US International Team Trials

The Magic Man had a Magic Moment last week with the only World Record of the 2022 US International Team Trials in Greensboro.

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Team USA Will Head to Croatia for Training Camp on June 4

The 2022 World Championship reschedule means that American athletes have a bigger-than-normal gap before leaving for their staging camp in Croatia.

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USA Swimming Confirms 41 Swimmers for 2022 World Championships

Katie Ledecky has qualified for her 5th World Aquatics Championships with four scheduled individual starts in the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 freestyles.

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USA Swimming Names 5 Assistant Coaches for 2022 World Championships

For the second straight year, Ron Aitken (above) has put three swimmers on the United States’ primary long course roster. This year, he was rewarded with an official spot on staff.

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Sydney Pickrem, Patrick Waters to Lead Canada High Performance Athlete Council

Two-time Canadian Olympian Sydney Pickrem will co-chair the 10-member council along with 2019 Parapan American Games medalist Patrick Waters.

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