Articles by Braden Keith

27 Schools Qualify Relays for 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships

The Auburn women sent 0 relays to last year’s NCAA Championship meet. This year, they’ve qualified all 5 under first year head coach Ryan Wochomurka.

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3 Ways FINA Can Reinvigorate the Listless 2024 World Championships in Doha

The whole of swimming is already dismayed, disappointed, and anxious about the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships. What can the international governing body do to turn the tide of negativity?

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Ukrainian National Synchro Team Arrives at Federal Training Center in Rome

Members of the Ukraine National Artistic Swimming Team will live and train at the Federal Training Center in Ostia, Rome after Russia invaded their country.

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Wild Speculation: Who Is Going to Replace Jeremy Kipp at USC?

As is so often the case, the most obvious candidate to take over the head coaching job at USC is already on deck in South Central LA.

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Chris Nagy Swims Possible NCAA Qualifying Time at Minnesota Last Chance Meet

Minnesota sophomore Chris Nagy may have swum his way into the NCAA Championships on Sunday with a 14:53 in the 1650 freestyle.

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A Decade of Drops: Arizona St. Drops 14 Seconds in 400 Free Relay in 10 Seasons

Arizona State sprinting has come a long way in 7 seasons under head coach Bob Bowman, and even further from where they were 10 years ago.

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Texas Sophomore David Johnston Swims 14:32 Mile at American SC Champs

Texas sophomore David Johnston, who finished 7th at NCAAs last season in the mile, now ranks #2 in the country in that event.

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Leah Hayes Swims 2:11 in 200 IM Prelims, Now Ranks #4 All-Time Among 15-16s

Leah Hayes now ranks as the 4th-best 15-16 American in the 200 IM ever. She will lead a stacked field of Olympians into finals.

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13-Year Old Charlotte Crush Swims 22.14 in 50 Free at Southern Premier Meet

Charlotte Crush of the Lakeside Swim Team in Kentucky is now qualified for the USA Swimming International Team Trials in April.

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Kylie Masse Breaks Canadian Record; Summer McIntosh Swims 4:37 IM in Toronto

Two of Canada’s brightest stars, including Kylie Masse (above), are breaking records this week in spite of learning that their coach would be leaving.

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Canadian Coach of the Year Ben Titley Out at HPC-Ontario

Ben Titley, the Swimming Canada Coach of the Year in 2021, is no longer the head coach of the High Performance Center in Toronto, Ontario.

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SMU’s Colin Feehery Swims 3:41 in 400 IM to Crush Record at American SC Champs

While full results from day 1 of the 2022 American Short Course Championships have not yet been made available, there was at least one highlight swim on Thursday.

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All 6 Pac-12 Medley Relays Hit “A” Cuts on Day 1; Stanford Breaks School Record

The Stanford Cardinal, with two freshmen, a sophomore, and a junior, won the 2022 Pac-12 title in the men’s 200 medley relay in a new school record time.

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UIC Head Swimming Coach Tim Loeffler Resigns After 8 Seasons

Tim Loeffler, the head coach of the UIC Flames for the last 8 seasons, has resigned from his position to focus on his personal well-being.

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Swimming Canada Pulls Out of Russian-Hosted World Championships

Swimming Canada, which won 15 medals at the 2021 Short Course World Championships, won’t compete in 2022 as a result of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.

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