Articles by Braden Keith

2022 America East Fan Guide: 5th Years Give UMBC Men, Women Extra Depth

The New Hampshire women have America East’s best swimmer, Anna Metzler, but UMBC counters with depth provided by 5th year returns for both men and women.

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USA Swimming Adds New March Pro Swim; Reinstates Prize Money

There will be $292,000 in total up for grabs at the three remaining stops of the 2022 USA Swimming Pro Swim Series, including a new stop in Illinois.

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Reports: Queens University (NC) Will Vote on Move to D1 This Week

Queens University is the dominant swimming program in NCAA Division II athletics, and the school plans to vote on a possible move to Division I.

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All-American Erge Gezmis Will Transfer From NC State Next Season

Gezmis, who was NC State’s highest scorer at the 2021 ACC Championships, is sitting out the 2021-2022 season with a shoulder injury.

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FINA Postpones World Masters Championships To 2023; No 2022 Event Planned

The 2022 Masters World Championships will be postponed to 2023 alongside the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The Masters event won’t be replaced in 2022.

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Arrest Warrant Issued for 6-Time Turkish Olympic Swimmer Over Tweets

An arrest warrant has been issued for swimmer Derya Buyukuncu after authorities deemed he had insulted Turkish president Recep Erdogan (above) on Twitter.

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FINA And ISL Are Competing Over the Hearts of the Athletes, Not the Fans

A dearth of advocacy for fan experience in the rooms where swimming decisions are made has led to confusion and chaos for the sport’s hoi polloi.

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How Much Can Swimmers Make in Crowded Back-Half of 2022? A Lot.

The world’s top swimmers like Emma McKeon (above) have the opportunity to chase millions of prize money in the last 7 months of 2022.

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Auburn Men, Women Lock Up NCAA Invites Ahead of SEC Championships

The Auburn men and women scored no points at last year’s NCAA Championship meet, but earned themselves a lot of opportunities to change that on Friday.

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500 Free Mis-Count Costs Swimmers a Shot at Conference Titles in 500 Free

The top 2 swimmers in the 500 free at the Mid-South Championships on Thursday both stopped swimming when an official rang the bell 50 yards too early.

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Bowe Becker Swims First Races Since August in Minnesota Tri Meet

After almost 6 months out of racing, Bowe Becker swam a pair of exhibition events at last weekend’s Minnesota-Northwestern-Purdue tri meet.

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USA Swimming Cancels Des Moines Pro Swim Series Meet

This is the second stop of the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series to be canceled this season after January’s stop in Knoxville was also called off.

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Who Lit the Olympic Flame at the #Beijing2022 Olympic Games?

The choice of Uyghur Muslim Dinigeer Yilamujiang as one of two who lit the Olympic flame on Friday in Beijing has raised eyebrows amid accusations of Chinese genocide.

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Olympic Medalist Cody Miller and Wife Ali Welcome Kato to the Family

Rio 2016 Olympic gold and bronze medalist Cody Miller and his wife Ali have welcomed a second son to their family. Kato William was born on Tuesday.

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Florida All-American Vanessa Pearl Medically Retires from College Swimming

Without Vanessa Pearl (above) or Cecilia Porter, the University of Florida women’s team faces big breaststroke challenges ahead of the SEC Championships.

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