Articles by Braden Keith

Yannick Agnel’s Detention by Police Extended on Friday Morning

World Record holding swimmer Yannick Agnel was arrested on Thursday, and that detention was extended on Friday morning.

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He Does It Again: Thomas Heilman Breaks 10th NAG Record in 10 Days

Thomas Heilman has broken another National Age Group Record, clearing the 13-14 mark just 20 minutes after breaking the 100 fly.

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Charlotte Crush Swims 2nd-Fastest 100 Fly by a 13-Year Old in US History

Charlotte Crush, youngest of 4 Crush children, is now the 2nd-fastest 13-year old 100 flier, and 4th-fastest 13-year old 100 backstroker in history.

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Thomas Heilman Takes Half-a-Second Off Michael Andrew’s 13-14 Record in 100 Fly

After breaking the long course 100 fly record last weekend at the US Open, Thomas Heilman took out the 13-14 100 yard fly record on Friday morning.,

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IOC Approves Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, and Surfing for LA 2028 Olympics

These three sports will be included for the third-straight Games in 2028, while three stalwarts, weight lifting, modern pentathlon, and boxing, are on the rocks.

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Navy Women Win 33rd-Straight, Men Win 31st Straight over Army

The Navy women (above) celebrate their 33rd-straight victory over Army on Thursday. The Navy men earned a 31st-straight win.

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Hawaii Head Diving Coach Mike Brown Will Retire at End of 2021

Mike Brown, who has been the head diving coach at Hawaii for 22 years, will retire at the end of the 2021 calendar year.

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Sandpipers Girls go 1-2-3 in Record-Setting 500 Free at Winter Juniors West

Bella Sims crushed the Winter Juniors Meet Record by almost 5 seconds, and was joined on the podium by teammates Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein.

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Baylor Nelson Breaks Winter Juniors Meet Record, Goes to #2 in 17-18 200 IM

Only legendary high school swimmer David Nolan has been faster than Baylor Nelson in the 200 yard IM in 17-18 age group history.

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Haley McDonald Drops 5 Seconds in 200 IM, Now Ranks #7 All-Time Among 13-14s

Haley McDonald of the Lakeside Swim Team in Kentucky has moved into the top 10 all-time in the 13-14 age group in the 200 yard IM.

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Maximus Williamson Swims 1:35.70 in 200 Yard Free at 15

Even on relay day, the 2021 Winter Junior Championships got off to an electric start on Wednesday evening, with some of the fastest age group times in history

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Gabby DeLoof Swims 2 Personal Bests at Club Wolverine Quad Meet

While DeLoof’s Tokyo Frog Kings didn’t advance to the ISL playoffs, she didn’t let the rest of her short course season go to waste.

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Converse University Will Add Men’s Swim Team for Fall 2022

Converse University, which admitted male undergraduates for the first time this year, is adding just the 2nd NCAA men’s swimming team in South Carolina.

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Data Dump: Evaluating the 2021 ISL Draft/Recruiting Process

With the help of Barry Revzin, we’ve gone through and run the numbers and analyzed the results of the ISL’s 2021 recruitment process.

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Ferry Weertman, Olympic Gold Medalist in Open Water Swimming, Retires at 29

Dutch open water swimmer Ferry Weertman has retired after an 8-year international career that included a 2016 Olympic gold medal and 2017 World Championship.

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