Articles by Braden Keith

Keiser’s Isaiah Aleksenko Breaks 2 NAIA National Records at Zippy Invitational

Isaiah Aleksenko knocked half a second off his own NAIA Record in the 100 back and ranks 26th among all college divisions this season.

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Two Illinois Sophomores Hold the Top 11 Times in School History in the 100 Breaststroke

Sophomores Kayla Duran and Chloe Diner are taking the mold of their coach Jeanna Kempe (above), who was an elite breaststroker in high school and college.

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Marrit Steenbergen Leads All Earners With $50,000 in Prize Money at Euro SC Championships

The 25-year old versatile Dutch swimmer broke five European Records and won six gold medals (eight total) at last week’s European Short Course Championships.

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Paramount’s Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. and HBO Max Includes Future Olympic Television Rights

Warner Bros. Discovery holds the Olympic broadcasting rights in Europe through 2032, which includes full coverage of the upcoming 2026 Games on HBO Max.

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Mary T. Meagher (Plant) Breaks American Record in the 200 SCM Fly (60-64 Age Group)

Triple Olympic gold medalist Mary T. Meagher Plant broke another American Record in the 200 fly on Saturday in the Atlanta, Georgia Olympic pool.

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Kate Levensten Becomes First Penn Quaker Woman to Crack 52 in the 100 Back on Day 2 of Big Al

Levensten had never been faster than 54 seconds in the 100 back before this season. She has now broken into the ranks of the 53s.

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Grand Canyon’s Alex Volkov Swims 45.90 in the 100 Back at Golden Grizzly Classic

Grand Canyon senior Alex Volkov posted an NCAA qualifying time and now ranks #2 in school history in the 100 backstroke.

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Texas Present & Texas Future Grab 8 Out of 16 Spots in Men’s 400 Free Final at the U.S. Open

Leon Marchand is one of EIGHT swimmers we could have chosen to headline this article. The road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games runs through Austin.

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Steenbergen Takes Out Records From Legends Sjostrom, Hosszu IN THE SAME SESSION

Steenberger has taken on a whole new mentality in 2025, and she’s finishing the year off with a bang in Poland this week.

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Former Top-12 Recruits Roman Jones, Matthew Chai Both Absent for Cal in Fall Semester

Roman Jones (above) and Matthew Chai were both top 12 recruits in their respective high school classes, but neither has raced yet this season for Cal.

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Katie Ledecky Will Swim At the 2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational Next Week

Imagine stepping up on the blocks and having to race against the swimmer that the meet is named after. Seven swimmers will experience that in two weeks.

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USA Swimming Hires Cory Hilliard As New Chief Financial Officer

Hilliard comes to USA Swimming from the University of Colorado, where he spent 18 years as the athletics department’s Chief Financial Officer.

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Italian Simona Quadarella Will Take a 2 Month Training Camp with Dean Boxall in Australia

World Champion Simona Quadarella is taking a training camp to Australia in the new year to train with one of the world’s best coaches Dean Boxall.

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Cam McEvoy Swims Sub-21.50 for the 19th Time: Most in Swimming History

Cam McEvoy has been under 21.50 more times than anyone in history, and remarkably, he only did it once before his 29th birthday.

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Paralympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmer Gareth Duke, 39, Sentenced After Child Predator Sting

The Welsh swimmer Gareth Duke was caught in an online sting designed to attract alleged pedophiles when adults pose as underage children.

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