Articles by Braden Keith

9 Nordic Aquatics Federations Say They Won’t Compete in Russia or Belarus

While FINA has not made any announcements about the future of the two World Championship events hosted by Russia later this year, national federations have begun to speak out.

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2022 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Indiana’s Brendan Burns (above) will swim in both the 200 back and 200 fly finals on Saturday as the Hoosiers hope to hold off Ohio State.

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Conor Casey Sweeps Springboards as Stanford Men Take Pac-12 Diving Lead

Conor Casey (right) added a 3-meter title to his earlier victory on 1-meter as Stanford leads the diving points heading into next week’s swimming events.

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Carmel High School Boys Crush More Than a Second Off National HS Record

The boys’ of Carmel High School are lighting up the IUPUI Natatorium as they quest for an 8th-straight Indiana State Championship.

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Penn’s Catherine Buroker Crushes PB, Qualifies for NCAAs in 500 at ECACs

Penn’s Catherine Buroker knocked three seconds off her time in the 500 free from the Ivy League Championships, which should solidify her spot at NCAAs.

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Small Fields, But Huge Names in Line for Westmont Pro Swim Series (PSYCHS)

After swimming faster-than-the-Olympics times in her last outing in Orlando, Katie Ledecky (above) headlines a star-studded field for Westmont.

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Regan Smith Re-Breaks Pac-12 Record to Complete Three-Race Session on Friday

On her third race of the session, and fifth race of the day, Stanford freshman Regan Smith re-broke her own Pac-12 Record in the 100 yard backstroke.

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Texas’ Anna Elendt Breaks Breeja Larson’s Big 12 Record in 100 Breastsroke

University of Texas sophomore Anna Elendt followed a scorching relay split on Thursday with a new best time in the 100 breaststroke on Friday.

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Reports: FINA Has Already Decided to Move World Championships from Russia

Multiple reports, including one from the Danish Swimming Federation, claim that FINA has already decided to move two World Championship meets this year from Russia.

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Ukraine Swimmer Andriy Govorov: “I’m Not a Soldier, I Don’t Know How to Fight”

Ukrainian swimmer Andriy Govorov says that he has not been trained to fight, so pushing for political change in the world is what he has to offer Ukraine now.

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Stanford Takes Early Lead at Pac-12 Men’s Championships With Diving 1-2

Conor Casey (middle) defended his Pac-12 title in 1-meter diving and gave Stanford the early lead in the men’s swimming & diving championships.

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FINA Pulls Some Competitions from Russia; No Movement on Worlds Yet

FINA has pulled hosting duties for upcoming water polo, diving, and artistic swimming competitions from Russia, but are taking a wait-and-see approach about the two planned World Championship events.

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LEN Condemns Acts of Violence, Will Move Euro League Matches from Russia

LEN, the governing body for aquatics in Europe, has pulled an upcoming women’s water polo match from Russia and will reschedule for a neutral site.

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VA High School State Champion Matthew Heilman Commits to Virginia (2022)

Matthew Heilman, a local Charlottesville swimmer, has committed to swim for the University of Virginia beginning fall 2022.

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As Formula 1, UEFA Pull Event from Russia, FINA Expresses “Deep Concern”

By Thursday evening, Formula 1 had decided it was impossible to host a race in Russia this year, and UEFA moved its jewel Champions League final from St. Petersburg. By Friday morning, FINA expressed deep concern.

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