Articles by Braden Keith

2019 World Jr Champion Maxine Parker Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

University of Georgia sophomore sprinter Maxine Parker, an 11-time CSCAA All-American, has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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14-Year Old Abby King Picks Up First Summer Juniors Cut at Shamrock Showdown

14-year old Abby King of the Westchester Aquatic Club, the same club that produced 200 breaststroke record holder Kate Douglass, swam a new best time at SwimRVA.

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St. Cloud State Swimmer Marena Kouba Awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism

Marena Kouba, a graduate student on the women’s swim team at St. Cloud State and an NCAA qualifier, has received a medal for heroism.

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Florida State Assistant Emma Svensson Will Leave Coaching, For Now

Florida State assistant Emma Svensson with move to Louisville to be closer to her her fiancé Nick Zorn, who is an assistant with the Cardinals.

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Wild Speculation: Who Are the Top Candidates for the Head Coach Job at Pitt?

Ohio State Senior Associate Head Coach Matt Bowe overlapped with Pitt Athletics Director Heather Lyke at Eastern Michigan.

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How Much Did 5th Years Impact the 2022 NCAA Championships?

Stanford’s Brooke Forde was one of just a handful of 5th year swimmers who scored more points at this year’s NCAA Championship meet than last year’s.

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2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving

Arizona State freshman Leon Marchand was one of just two double winners at this week’s NCAA Championship meet in Atlanta.

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Hall of Fame Coach Bill Spahn Dies After Becoming Unresponsive at Masters Meet

Bill Spahn suffered a heart attack while swimming a 1650 free at a Masters meet on Friday. He died early Saturday morning.

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NC State’s Eric Knowles Wins 2022 Elite 90 Award

6-time NCAA All-American Eric Knowles of NC State has the highest GPA of any athlete competing at this week’s NCAA Championship meet.

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Marina Ovsyannikova, Swimmer Who Protested War on Russian Television, Fined

Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 Roubles, about $280, for her protest, but has continued to share anti-war messages on her social media channels.

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Russian Swimmers Lash Out After Viktoria Gunes Posts Provocative Photo on IG

World Junior Record holder Viktoria Gunes posted an image on her Instagram on Friday standing on a Russian flag. Gunes was born in Ukraine.

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Stony Brook Removes Interim Tag, Names Mark Anderson Head Coach

2013 Stony Brook alumnus Mark Anderson has been given the full-time gig as the head coach of women’s swimming & diving at Stony Brook.

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Will Modglin Cracks 20 Seconds in 50 Free; Lily Christianson Swims 4 PBs

Will Modglin flexed his versatility at this weekend’s Indiana Senior State Championship meet, including his first sub-20 second 50 yard freestyle.

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WR-Setting Swimmer Joan McLagan, Penultimate Surviving Pre-War Olympian, Dies

Joan (nee Langdon) McLagan was one of only two surviving 1936 Olympians. After her death, swimmer Iris Cummings is the only pre-war Olympian still alive.

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ISL’s Energy Standard Suspends All Russian Athletes & Support Staff

Energy Standard had 5 Russian athletes on their roster last season, including their #2 male scorer Evgeny Rylov (above).

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