Articles by Braden Keith

Benedetta Pilato Kicks off European Juniors in 50 Breast Prelims (Heat Sheets)

16-year old Italian Benedetta Pilato will swim just one individual event, the 50 breaststroke, at Euro Juniors, kicking off on Tuesday in Rome.

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YMCA Short Course National Championships Will Return to Greensboro in 2022

The 2020 and 2021 YMCA National Championships were canceled because of the pandemic, but competition will resume in the spring of 2021.

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Univ. of Toronto’s Linda Kiefer is Added to Canada’s Olympic Coaching Staff

University of Toronto assistant head coach Linda Kiefer is the lone female coach on a staff of 8 who will lead Canada’s swimmers to Tokyo.

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Olympic Bronze Medalist Emily Overholt Announces Retirement from Swimming

23-year old Emily Overholt, who represented Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics, has decided to step away from competitive swimming.

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India Will Send Historic 3-Swimmer Roster to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

India will send 3 swimmers to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after two men became the first in country history to hit FINA Olympic “A” standards.

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#18 Recruit Levi Sandidge Verbally Commits to Kentucky (2022)

Levi Sandidge will come to Kentucky in fall 2022 with a best time in the 1000 free that’s already faster than the school record.

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Examining the ISL’s “Wealth Gap” Between Top & Bottom Teams

Cali Condors athletes earned over $1.4 million in prize money last season. That’s almost 10-times what Aquacenturion athletes earned.

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German Middle-Distance Specialist Kathrin Demler Joins Cali Condors

Kathrin Demler, who swam for DC Trident last season, is the first free agent signing announced by defending champions Cali Condors.

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Polish Olympian Bartosz Piszczorowicz Will Transfer from Louisville to NC State

Bartosz Piszczorowicz, the 2019 ACC Champion in the 200 free, will use his last 2 years of college eligibility at NC State.

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Tokyo Loses Another: Final Pick Noe Ponti Is Still Going to NC State

In total, 5 picks from the 2021 ISL draft were forfeited because ineligible swimmers were chosen by the NY Breakers, Tokyo Frog Kings, and Toronto Titans.

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NY Breakers, Tokyo Frog Kings Both Forfeit 10th Round Picks After Draft Errors

New York Breakers’ new general manager Martin Truijens was forced to forfeit a pick in round 10 of the ISL draft on Wednesday.

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ISL’s London Roar Announce Steve Tigg as New Head Coach

Steven Tigg from the University of Stirling will replace Mel Marshall, who was the head coach for the first 2 seasons of the ISL.

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USA Swimming Futures Championship Set for Late July

As the American swimming calendar begins to normalize, late July will host the first “as-usual” national-level events around the country.

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Mecklenburg Swim Association Hires Former UNC Coach Quinn, LSU Coach Geyer

The Mecklenburg Swim Association in Charlotte has beefed up its senior coaching staff with two big hires announced this week.

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Cal Volunteer Assistant Roman Willets Will Join Alabama Swimming Staff

Roman Willets, a 2014 graduate of the University of Michigan, spent last season as a volunteer assistant with the NCAA runners-up at Cal.

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