Articles by Braden Keith

Katie Kubik, Koehn Boyd Rack Up Five Wins Each at U.S. Para Swimming National Championships

Koehn Boyd (above) from the Edina Swim Club in Minnesota was named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2024 US Para Swimming National Championships.

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Madison Kryger Wins Her 6th Race, Breaks Regan Rathwell’s Meet Record, to Close OJI

16-year-old Madison Kryger broke a Regan Rathwell Meet Record in the 200 backstroke. Kryger is committed to swim at Tennessee, where Rathwell is a junior.

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U.S. Wins World Aquatics Trophy Again, Lifted by Huge Performance from Women’s Team

The United States women scored 579 points, which was 257 points ahead of the next-best women’s group, the team from Australia.

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Claire Weinstein Officially Ends the Era of America’s Weird “Suit Gap” Records.

When Claire Weinstein swam faster than Allison Schmitt’s best time in the women’s 200 free, she wrote one of the final chapters on one of the strangest eras in swimming history.

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Otopeni, Romania Will Host 2025 World Junior Swimming Championships August 19-24

Olympic champion Camelia Potec, left, shakes hands with World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam in Budapest this week after signing the host city agreement.

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Mary Sophie-Harvey Breaks Canadian & Western Hemisphere Record in 200 Free, #6 All-Time

Mary-Sophie Harvey has caught fire in the 200 free over the last year, culminating with a new Canadian Record on Sunday.

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Carmen Weiler Breaks Spanish Record, Hubert Kos Hungarian Record in the 200 Back

Carmen Weiler-Sastre of Spain (above) crushed her own personal best, and the Spanish Record, in prelims of the women’s 200 back on Saturday.

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Olivia Chambers Breaks 800 and 1500 Free Para-Swimming World Records in the Same Swim

Olivia Chambers won four events in the first two days at the U.S. Para Swimming National Championships, including a double World Record performance.

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Cody Miller Says He Finally Received His Remaining ISL Solidarity Payments – 3 Years Later

Two-time Olympic medalist Cody Miller says that he received his $7,500 solidarity payment from the 2021 season – three years later.

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Shima Taghavi Breaks Another Summer McIntosh Record; Madison Kryger Moves to 5-for-5 at OJI

Madison Kryger of Brock Niagara Aquatics has won five events in three days at the Ontario Junior International meet in Toronto.

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Kylie Masse Wins Her 20th World Championship Medal; Most Ever By a Canadian Swimmer

28-year-old Kylie Masse has won her 20th World Championship medal, which makes her the first Canadian in history to clear that threshold.

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Liberty, James Madison, and Marshall Women’s Swim & Dive Will Join the AAC in 2025-2026

Defending ASUN Conference champions Liberty and defending Sun Belt Conference champions James Madison will join the AAC next season, along with Marshall.

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Top-Seeded Americans Bring in Two More Big Names for Men’s 4×200 Free Relay Final (LINEUPS)

The Americans could chase another World Record if leadoff leg Luke Hobson swims well – which he has been all week in Budapest.

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Italy Adds Alessandro Miressi to Top Seeded Mixed 200 Free Relay (RELAY LINEUPS)

There is hot competition behind Italy for gold, but adding Alessandro Miressi’s 20.2 split to the finals relay gives the top seeds a chance.

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Oliver Dawson Takes 3+ Seconds off Canadian Age Group Record in the 200 Breaststroke at Worlds

16-year-old Oliver Dawson shattered the Canadian Age Group Record in the 200 breaststroke in prelims on Friday in Budapest, Hungary.

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