Articles by Braden Keith

Tim Bauer, Chrissy Gentry, Alexis Keto, & Terry Stoddard Voted to Coaches’ Advisory Committee

Tim Bauer of Tennessee Aquatics has been re-elected to a second three year term on the USA Swimming Coaches’ Advisory Council.

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Neutral Athlete Miron Lifintsev Breaks World Junior Record in the 100 SCM Backstroke

Russia’s talented young backstroker Miron Lifintsev has broken his countrymate’s World Junior Record to win gold at the World Championships.

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2024 SC Worlds Relay Lineups: No Walsh or Douglass for American 200 Mixed Medley in Finals

Regan Smith will swim the butterfly leg on the mixed 200 medley relay instead of the World Record holder in the 50 fly Gretchen Walsh.

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Neutral Athlete Kirill Prigoda Breaks Russian Record in the 100 Breast at World Championships

Russian Kiril Prigoda, competing under a neutral banner this week, has broken the National Record in the 100 breaststroke in prelims.

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Dawn Fraser Doing “So Much Better,” But “Not Out of the Woods Yet,” Her Daughter Says

Dawn Fraser (right, with her goddaughter Lani Pallister) is up and walking, her daughter Dawn-Lorraine Ward told media this week.

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Jordan Crooks Shakes Kyle Chalmers’ World Record in the 100 Free in Prelims

Jordan Crooks finished with a big second-half split to nearly break Kyle Chalmers’ World Record in the 100 free on Wednesday morning.

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World Aquatics Experiments With New “Shared Podium” Ceremony at World Championships

Athletes shared podiums on Tuesday at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest in a new experiment by the global governing body.

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Five Storylines To Watch At The 2024 Winter Junior Championships – East

National age group record breaker Charlotte Crush (above) has several matchups with US National Team member Rylee Erisman this week in Greensboro.

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Gretchen Walsh Earns ~$58,750 in Less Than 2 Minutes of Racing on Day 1 of 2024 SC Worlds

Gretchen Walsh earned more than $50,000 across four swims on Tuesday at the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships.

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2024 SC Worlds: Day 1 Pick ‘Em Contest Standings

2024 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS December 10-15, 2024 Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary SCM (25m) Meet Central Roster Index SwimSwam Preview…

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See Your Entry for the 2024 SC World Championships Pick ‘Em Contest Below!

Can’t remember who you picked for the 2024 SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest? Use this link to follow along as the racing happens.

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2024 SC Worlds Relay Lineups: U.S. Makes One Change, Italy & Brazil Hold Firm in Men’s 400 FRR

After sitting out the prelims relay, Chris Guiliano will lead off the American men’s 400 free relay in finals on Tuesday in Budapest.

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2024 SC Worlds Lineups: Americans Add Berkoff, Douglass for Finals of Women’s 400 Free Relay

The Virginia duo of Gretchen Walsh (left) and Kate Douglass (right) are on fire this week, and could lead the Americans to a surprise World Record challenge.

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Boys Swimming Participation Up; Girls Swimming Participation Down in High School Sports

High School swimming & diving participation rates dropped for the fourth-straight edition of the NFHS National High School Sports Survey.

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USA Swimming Confirms Irvine as Host of 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, California will host the best swimmers from Japan, Australia, Canada, the USA, and other non-European competitors in 2026.

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