Articles by Braden Keith

Energy Standard’s Florent Manaudou Will Miss 2021 ISL Playoffs

Florent Manaudou, a three-time Olympic medalist in the 50 free, has withdrawn from the Playoff round of the 2021 International Swimming League season.

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Nate Germonprez Follows Texas Commitment with 3 New Lifetime Bests in Iowa

Nate Germonprez swam at the iFly-hosted Midwest Challenge over the weekend in Iowa City, where he posted personal best in three events.

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This is SwimSwam’s 100,000th Post

I had a really awful haircut when SwimSwam went to its first Olympic Trials in 2012, so here’s a picture of Mel playing in the phone booth instead.

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LIAC’s Sean Green, Reid O’Connell Climb All-Time Ranks in High Powered Tri Meet

The Long Island Aquatic Club, NOVA of Virginia, and NCAP got together for a high-powered 14 & under tri meet last weekend in Virginia.

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Blake Pieroni Injures Knee, Withdraws from 2021 ISL Playoffs for Toronto

The Toronto Titans, which bring back largely the same roster for the ISL Playoffs, is now missing two big contributors with injuries.

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Ryan Murphy and Kristian Gkolomeev Due to Rejoin LA Current for ISL Playoffs

Ryan Murphy, one of the ISL’s top scorers in the 2020 season, is scheduled to make his 2021 debut in the Playoff round starting next week in Eindhoven.

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Teagan O’Dell Wins Again; Katie Crom Picks Off Justina Kozan in 100 Free

15-year old Teagan O’Dell won the 200 breaststroke in another lifetime best on Sunday to close the 2021 Kevin B. Perry Invitational.

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With No Pebley or Apple, DC Will Count on Andison & DeLoof in ISL Playoffs

Bailey Andison has been the DC Trident’s top scorer this season. With the team missing key swimmers for the Playoffs, she’ll come even more into focus.

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Teagan O’Dell Swims Top 15-Year Old 100 Breast in the Country by 2+ Seconds

Teagan O’Dell, who broke Missy Franklin’s 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 200 IM earlier this year, now ranks 55th in the 15-16 age group in the 100 breast.

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Lidon Munoz Breaks a Pair of Spanish Records at European Short Course Champs

2021 LEN EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, November 2nd – Sunday, November 7th Aquatics Palace, Kazan Russia SCM (25m) Entries…

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Michigan Women Hit NCAA “A” Cut; Jack Dahlgren Hits NCAA Leading Times in Tri

The Michigan men and women swept the team titles over Missouri and Purdue, with a few NCAA-leading times, including from Jack Dahlgren, going on the board.

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Rex Maurer and Matthew Chai Battle to 4:17s in 500 Free at Kevin Perry Invite

Rex Maurer (above) was already the fastest 500 freestyler in the high school class of 2023. He dropped another 2 seconds to win a marquee battle on Friday.

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Hungarian Swimmer Katalin Burian Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Europeans

Hungarian swimmer Katalin Burian has tested positive for COVID-19 this week at the European Short Course Championships in Russia.

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Where Are the Cal Men at in Training Heading into Triple Distance Meet?

Dave Durden spoke this week about where the Cal team was at in training, and the relief of having his whole team to train together.

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Top Seeded Tomoe Hvas Out of European Championships with Illness

Hvas, who scratched the final of the men’s 100 fly on Wednesday as the top qualifier in the event, is out for the remainder of the meet with an undisclosed illness.

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