Articles by Braden Keith

Wild Speculation: Who Is Going to Replace Sue Novitsky at Illinois?

The University of Illinois is a program in need of an injection of energy. Could Illinois State’s Caitlin Hamilton be the woman for the gig?

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Rules of Thumb: Which Seed Comes Closest to ‘A’ Final Qualifying at W. NCAAs?

Stanford senior Morgan Tanerksley (above, right) was the 8th qualifier into final of the women’s 200 free last weekend at the NCAA Championships.

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Which Men’s Teams Move Up and Which Move Down at the NCAA Championships? (2022)

The Cal Golden Bears men last won the NCAA title in 2019, but have consistently jumped the most from seed to NCAAs in recent years.

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32 Men’s Teams Qualify Relays for 2022 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

A year ago, Auburn qualified 0 relays for the NCAA Championships. This year, they qualified the maximum 10 relays under new head coach Ryan Wochomurka.

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2022 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving

Virginia’s Kate Douglass had one of the best NCAA Championship meets that we’ve ever seen this weekend in Atlanta, breaking 2 individual NCAA Records.

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Russian Olympic Swimmer Rylov Appears at Large Pro-War Rally in Moscow

Evgeny Rylov appears at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wearing the attire of the “Russian Olympic Committee.” He won 2 golds and 1 silver medal at that meet.

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NCAA Division III Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

With two individual NCAA titles and a D3 record under her belt already, Crile Hart will hope to push Kenyon to the top of a tight team race on the final day.

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Romanchuk Trains with Wellbrock as Germany Threatens Worlds Boycott

The German Swimming Federation is rallying support for displaced Ukrainians. They’re also trying to rally support for a boycott of the World Championships.

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Poland Will Boycott 2022 World Aquatics Championships if Russia, Belarus Attend

Olympic gold medalist Otylia Jedrzejcak (far left) and the Polish Swimming Federation says that they won’t attend the 2022 World Championships if Russia and Belarus are there.

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Kate Douglass Swims 20.84 in the 50 Free for Her 2nd Record of the Day

After swimming a 20.87 in prelims, Kate Douglass now has the two fastest times in the history of the women’s 50 freestyle.

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Score Vs. Seed: Day 1 at the 2022 NCAA D1 Women’s Championships

Even by their own standards, the Louisville women had a huge day 1 at the 2022 NCAA Championships, picking up 36 points vs. seed.

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Mariupol’s Neptune Pool, Planned Paralympic Training Base, Destroyed by Bombing

A pool in the strategically-important port city of Mariupol was destroyed by bombing. The Neptune Pool was being remodeled with a plan to be used as a Paralympic training center.

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Brooke Forde Will Retire After NCAAs, Join the Peace Corps

Stanford 5th year Brooke Forde is swimming the last meet of her career this week. She will join the Peace Corps in rural Peru in September.

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Michigan All-American River Wright Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Junior River Wright scored 8 points for Michigan at the 2021 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, but missed most of this year without explanation.

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Rutgers Swimmer Liza Ryndych Suspended for 2 Years By RUSADA

Russian swimmer Liza Ryndych, who is in her freshman season at Rutgers, has been suspended for 2 years by RUSADA, backdated to June 2021.

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