Articles by Braden Keith

IOC Approves and Invites 1 Russian, 3 Belarusian Swimmers to Compete in 2024 Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has approved and invited almost 60 Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the Olympic Games, though so far at least 14 have declined.

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Former Arizona HS State Champion, All-Big 12 Swimmer Devin Geordon Price Dies, 32

Devin Price (right) pictured at his graduation from TCU in 2013 with his grandfather.

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Carmel, Indiana Temporarily Renames Streets After Its Olympic Swimmers

(L-R) Alex Shackell, Mayor Sue Finkam, coach Chris Plumb, and Aaron Shackell pose with their dedicated street signs in Carmel, Indiana.

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NCAA Division I Committee Discusses Shifting 100 Fly Before 400 IM in Championship Schedule

NC State’s Aiden Hayes finished 6th in the 100 fly and 10th in the 100 back at the 2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Texas A&M Adds Jamie Lew to Swimming Coaching Staff from 2024-2025

Lew heads to College Station after spending the last three seasons with Indiana, first as a volunteer and then as Director of Operations.

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Paris’ Olympic Seine Disaster Puts Athletes’ Future at Odds With Political Brinkmanship

The Seine was a grand plan, one that would benefit all Parisians for generations – but at whose expense?

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Head Swim Coach Ian Hulme Will Leave Loughborough University (UK) After the Olympics

European Champion Louise Hansson (above) is one of Ian Hulme’s swimmers at Loughborough University in England.

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Sprinter Franziska Djatej Commits to Fresno State (2024), Adding Long-Term Relay Depth

Franziska Djatej committed as primarily a sprinter in the fall; a senior season breakthrough in the 200 IM makes her an even more well-rounded commit for the Bulldogs.

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Follow Team USA Olympic Swimmers on Instagram

Caeleb Dressel leads all members of the 2024 US Olympic Swim Team with 647,000+ followers on Instagram. Follow him and the rest of the team here.

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Leon Marchand Plans to Race the World Cup Series in the Fall

Bob Bowman says that Leon Marchand plans to train at home for Europe after the Olympics and then compete in the World Cup Series.

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14-Year-Old Breaststrokers Turn Heads on Day 1 of Eric Namesnik Memorial Open

Canham Natatorium is playing host to both Paris 2024 Olympians and some of the Midwest’s top age groupers this weekend at the Namesnik Memorial.

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UNLV Hires 8-Year Assistant Pat Ota as New Head Swimming & Diving Coach

Pat Ota, who has been serving as UNLV’s interim head coach since Ben Loorz departed for Arizona, has been given the job on a full-time basis.

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SMU Announces Roric Fink as New Associate Head Coach of Men’s Swimming

Roric Fink will return to SMU for his second stint, where he will work for head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh for the third time.

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Oldest, Youngest, Zodiacs, and Birthday Twins on the 2024 US Olympic Swim Team

Chris Guiliano (left) and Luke Hobson (right) were born on the same fateful day in 2003, rewriting American middle distance history.

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Ben Loorz Receives 5-Year, $845,000 Base Contract as Head Swim Coach at Arizona

Ben Loorz will make a base salary that starts at $165,000 and rise to $175,000 by the end of his five year contract, plus significant incentive opportunities.

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