Articles by Braden Keith

Texas HS Champion Cory Shanks Will Transfer to South Carolina for January 2022

Cory Shanks, the 2021 Texas High School State Champion in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles, was committed to Tennessee, but will instead start her college career at South Carolina.

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Olympic Semifinalist Alberto Mestre Will Transfer to Florida

Alberto Mestre’s younger brother Alfonso is a junior at Florida. Their dad, also named Alberto, was a 17-time All-American for the Gators in the 1980s.

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Rutgers 400 Medley Relay Breaks Record Held by 1976 US Olympic Team in Opener

In a battle between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Army-West Point Black Knights, the Rutgers women set a historic, show-topping record.

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Outsports Survey Shows Generally Positive Experience for LGBTQ Athletes

62.8% of high school swimmers and 83.8% of college swimmers reported a positive experience in being out about their LGBTQ status to teammates. (Above, out swimmer Erica Sullivan, who won a silver medal in the 1500 free at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is beginning her college career at Texas this fall).

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Italy Declares 40 Swimmers for 2021 European Short Course Championships

Olympic bronze medalist in the 100 breaststroke Nicolo Martinenghi will lead a team of 40 Italians to the European Short Course Championships in November.

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Top Recruits Kamal Muhammad, Nate Germonprez Go Best Times to Open Yards Season

A pair of highly-rated recruits swam personal bests in their first sanctioned short course meets of the 2021-2022 club season.

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Turkish European Championship Teamer Ece Tanriverdi Commits to Pitt (2022)

Turkish distance freestyler Ece Tanriverdi will join a training group that was Pitt’s most successful at the 2021 ACC Championships.

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Olympic Medalists Finke and Smith Kick Off Collegiate Seasons with Wins

Bobby Finke (above) won the 800 and 1500 free at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. He and Kieran Smith both picked up wins for Florida on Saturday.

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Olympic Finalist Leon Marchand Opens Arizona State Career at Intrasquad

Leon Marchand, who placed 6th for France at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the 400 IM, swam his first short course meet for Arizona State on Friday.

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#6 Recruit in Class of 2022 Sebastien Sergile Commits to Virginia

Sebastien Sergile, a Georgia High School State Champion, is the second top 20 recruit for the Cavaliers in the high school class of 2022.

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WATCH LIVE: Indiana Swimming & Diving Crimson vs. Cream Intrasquad

The Indiana Hoosiers kick off their 2021-2022 NCAA swimming & diving season on Friday with their annual Crimson vs. Cream Intrasquad meet.

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ISL Playoff Matchups Set as DC Trident and Iron Advance (SCHEDULE)

(Above) the DC Trident celebrate a win in the Play In match that propels the team into the Playoffs for the first time in club history.

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2021 International Swimming League – Match 11, Day 2: Live Recap

First round draft pick Ryan Hoffer will hope to finish off DC Trident’s day 1 lead and carry his team to their first-ever playoff appearance.

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Velimir Stjepanovic Uses Slick Turn to Steal 400 Free CheckPoints at Match 11

Velimir Stjepanovic snuck a hand in to the wall at the Checkpoint of the men’s 400 free but still did a flipturn – a new technique for the ISL.

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ISL Play-In Match (#11) Day 1 Wrapup: DC Opens Big Lead, Ranomi Is on Fire

A lifetime best, and the #1-ranked time in the ISL this season, for Jacob Pebley in the 200 back helped lead DC Trident to a 50-point lead after day 1.

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