Articles by Braden Keith

Who Returns the Most Points from the 2025 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships?

While they graduated NCAA Champions Gretchen and Alex Walsh, the Virginia women still return the most individual points next season, thanks in large part to 57-point scorer Claire Curzan.

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Florent Manaudou Advances to Final 6 in Season 14 of France’s Dancing With the Stars Spinoff

Florent Manaudou and his dancing partner Elsa Bois have officially advanced to the top half of the French celebrity dance show Dans avec les stars.

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World Aquatics Reduces Sporting Citizenship Swaps to 1 Year Waiting; Softens Rules for Juniors

The pathway to changing sporting citizenship in aquatic disciplines has gotten significantly easier for both junior and senior-aged swimmers.

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Grace Nuhfer Breaks S13 World Record in 200 Fly (Again)

Grace Nuhfer was under the World Record at a club meet last May, but this is her first time under the mark in a World Para Swimming sanctioned meet.

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Virginia, Texas Women Climb All-Time NCAA Event Championship Rankings

Texas 5th year Emma Sticklen won her 3rd straight title in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships. Texas is now tied for the third-most event titles all-time.

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Bob Bowman Earns At Least $140,000 in Bonuses from SEC, NCAA Championship Runs

Bob Bowman earned more than most NCAA Division I head coaches do just in bonus incentives after leading the Texas men to an NCAA title.

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Pan American Games Champion, US National Teamer Rachel Stege Retires at 21

Four-time First Team All-American Rachel Stege, a member of the U.S. National Team, has announced her retirement from swimming.

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USA Swimming Adds New Events to Local, National Championships; Will Push for Olympic Inclusion

USA Swimming is rolling out several new races next year that they hope will restimulate interest in the sport among a younger generation.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Champs: Day 2 Relay Analysis – All Tennessee in the 200 Free Relay

Two 17-point splits from Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe propelled the Tennessee men to a victory in the men’s 200 freestyle relay.

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Swim Coach Doc Counsilman, 2 Swimmers Among 2025 USOPC Hall of Fame Finalists

Doc Counsilman (left) coached at least 60 Olympians while at Indiana and was the head coach of the 1964 and 1976 U.S. Olympic men’s swimming teams.

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V: For Victory, for 5, for 3, for Virginia (Comparing The 5 Titles in the Dynasty)

Sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh concluded an era on Saturday in Federal Way with the team’s 5th consecutive NCAA Team Championship.

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Southern Illinois’ Celia Pulido Becomes First Mid-Major Swimmer Under 50 in Women’s 100 Back

Southern Illinois senior Celia Pulido was already the fastest woman from a mid-major school in the 100 backstroke, but she has now extended that least to well over a second.

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Donald Trump’s Interest in Commonwealth of Nations Reignites Commonwealth Games Possibilities

U.S. President Donald Trump (center left) and British King Charles III (center right) will reportedly discuss U.S. entrance to the Commonwealth of Nations.

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12-Time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin Joins Ownership Group of Oakland’s New Baseball Team

Natalie Coughlin, the current Vice President of USA Swimming’s Board of Directors, will join the ownership group of the independent league baseball team.

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Fox Valley’s Keian Lam Wins 2 to Wrap Up Rochester Sectionals

Princeton commit Keian Lam doubled up on Saturday to give him three total wins at the Rochester Speedo Sectionals meet in Minnesota.

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