Articles by Braden Keith

Nevada Hires NCAA Champion Maddy Banic as New Associate Head Swim Coach

Nevada has hired Maddy Banic, a former Tennessee Volunteer standout who has spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Missouri.

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Who Misses Out When the US Selects Their Teams a Year Early?

Anna Moesch is the latest on the list of superstar swimmers who have missed out on the “A team” when the U.S. has chosen its squads a year out.

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Jere Hribar Goes 21.9 in the 50 Free, Avery Littlefield Has a Breakthrough at Tristan Vassell Meet

In his first racing since the NCAA Championships, LSU/Croatian swimmer Jere Hribar posted strong markers ahead of the European Championships.

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Chalmers, Peaty, and Ceccon Announced as Headliners of 2026 Copa Internacional in Mexico

World Record holder and Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty (above) is one of three international stars who have been confirmed for September’s Copa Internacional.

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NCAA Division III Simpson College Cuts Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Programs

Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa has eliminated its men’s and women’s swimming programs, along with its varsity shooting program.

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Enhanced, Producer of Enhanced Games, Loses More than 40% of Stock Value on Tuesday

The markets were not impressed with the first big swing of Enhanced, which produced a lackluster Enhanced Games event on Saturday.

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Iowa Head Swim Coach Nathan Mundt Receives New 3-Year Contract, $15,500 Annual Raise

Nathan Mundt was hired to revive the Iowa women’s program in 2021, and has received a contract extension to remain on board until at least 2029.

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The Enhanced Games Didn’t Really Teach Us Anything About the Troubled Economics of Olympic Sports

Miller cleared half-a-million in prize money at the Enhanced Games. That’s a life-changing amount of money. But is it a sport-changing amount?

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Amalie Smith Breaks European Junior Record in 200 IM, Ties Audrey Derivaux at AP Race

British 16-year-old Amalie Smith dropped over half-a-second from her old British Age Record in the 200 IM on Monday, finishing in 2:10.32.

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Bucknell Head Swimming Coach Dan Schinnerer Resigns for Club Gig

After 20 years and five conference Coach of the Year awards, Dan Schinnerer is stepping away from college coaching to work for a huge club program instead.

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Ralf Tribuntsov Breaks Estonian Record, 15-Year-Old Emily-Parli Jaarats Wins 7 at National Champs

Ralf Tribuntsov (above, right) broke his own Estonian Record in the 100 meter free, while Emily-Parli Jaarats won 7 events.

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Ripon College Diver Mary Grace Elliott Dies in a Motorcycle Crash, Aged 22

Mary Grace Elliott, a member of both the diving and soccer teams at NCAA D3 Ripon College, died earlier this month in a motorcycle crash.

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Will Xu Breaks a Canadian Age Record That Has Stood For Almost 42 Years

12-year-old Will Xu has broken a record previously held by a heralded figure in Canadian swimming history, Nicholas Richards.

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Enhanced Games Adds Sohib Khaled to Swimming Field in 50 Back, 100 Fly

Sohib Khaled, an Egyptian who just finished his college swimming career at Auburn University, is the latest name added to the Enhanced Games lineup.

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Two Former College Swim Coaches Given SafeSport Bans

Former coaches at University of Pacific and University of Nevada have both been added to public SafeSport databases.

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