Articles by Braden Keith

2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Day 5 Heat Sheets

The Tennessee women and Florida men are expected to cruise to SEC titles on Saturday, though plenty of other positions are well up for grabs.

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Indiana HS Swimmer Dies in a Fire Days After Swimming At State Championship

Indiana State Tropper Steph Thompson and her daughter Mya died in a house fire early Thursday morning. The cause of the fire is still unclear.

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Non-Scorer Nyah Funderburke Leads Big Ten Prelims in 100 Back

Nyah Funderburke didn’t crack Ohio State’s team for the Big Ten Championships, but she still qualified for NCAAs with her prelims swim in the 100 back.

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2022 FINA World Championships Will Award At Least $5.72 Million in Prize Money

FINA has announced a prize pool of $5.72 million, plus a  $50,000-per-World-Record bonus, for the ad hoc 2022 World Aquatics Championships…

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Alexis Wenger Now #3 100 Breaststroker Ever After 57.2 ACC Record in Prelims

University of Virginia senior Alexis Wenger is now the 3rd-fastest woman in history in the 100 yard breaststroke, and the fastest-ever in the ACC.

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Nicolas Albiero & Evgenii Somov Could Become ACC’s First 5-Time Champions

Louisville 5th year super-seniors Nick Albiero (above) and Evgenii Somov have a shot at winning their 5th-straight ACC event titles on Friday.

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Kaylee McKeown Swims 2:04 200 Back in Victoria; Faster Than Olympic Gold Time

Kaylee McKeown, the Olympic gold medalist in the 100 and 200 backstroke, was better than her Tokyo time in the latter event on Friday in Melbourne.

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Megan Glass, Anna Peplowski Take On Doubles on Day 3 at Big Tens (HEAT SHEETS)

Indiana freshman Anna Peplowski has top 8 times in the Big Ten this season in both the 200 free and 100 back, and is scheduled to race both on Friday.

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Virginia Women Have an Unbelievable Glut of Medley Relay Talent

The Virginia Cavaliers have about a dozen different avenues to an NCAA record in the 400 medley relay. But just in case – we’ve got the tool to help the coaches choose.

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Defending SEC 100 Breast Champ Dillon Hillis Out of Meet After Racing Tuesday

Dillon Hillis is the second individual SEC Champion that has had to withdraw from this meet for the Florida Gators. He raced on Tuesday.

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WATCH: Youssef Ramadan Wins 100 Fly in ACC Record 44.08

Virginia Tech sophomore Youssef Ramadan is the fastest swimmer in the history of the ACC conference in the 100 fly after a 44.08 on Thursday.

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WATCH: Urlando, Walshe, Kieran Smith, and Matt Sates Wins at SEC Day 3

Luca Urlando is now the 9th-best 100 yard butterflier in history after 44.41 to win the SEC Championship on Thursday in Knoxville.

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Liberty Women Continue Mid-D Dominance to Extend Lead at CCSAs Day 2

A 1-2-3 finish in the 200 free and a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 400 IM (above) more-than-doubled Liberty’s lead on day 2 of the CCSA Women’s Championships.

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Tennessee Freshman Pulls Dirty Double, Wins 400 IM/100 Fly Back-to-Back at SECs

A mere mortal might need a few hours to recover from the 400 IM; Tennessee freshman Ellen Walshe only got 30 minutes, and that was enough.

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Wisconsin Puts New Aquatic Center on Display for 2022 Big Tens (WALKTHROUGH)

Check out Wisconsin’s new aquatic center as head coach Yuri Suguiyama explains how the new pool helped put Phoebe Bacon on the U.S. Olympic Team.

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