Articles by Braden Keith

Pfizer, BioNTech Offer Additional Vaccine Doses to Olympic Movement

Hopes for herd immunity at the Tokyo Olympics have received a boost after two pharmaceutical companies pledged additional COVID-19 vaccines to the movement.

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Two 14-Year Olds Trade Russian Youth Championship Record in Girls’ 50 Breast

As Olympic champion Yulia Efimova heads toward the end of her competitive career, the future remains bright for breaststroke in Russia.

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Tabor College Cuts Men’s & Women’s Swimming Programs

Tabor College for a few seasons after launching in 2014 had the only men’s collegiate varsity swimming program in the state of Kansas.

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Kennebec Valley Y, Coastal Maine Aquatics Share Titles at Maine LSC Champs

The Maine Swimming LSC hosted an LSC Championship meet last weekend, 2 months after restrictions limiting teams to intrasquad meets were lifted.

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Jan Sefl Breaks Czech National Record; Qualifies for First Olympics at Age 30

30-year old Jan Sefl has represented his country internationally on many occasions, but his Olympic “A” cut on Friday gives him a shot at his first Olympics.

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Swim Coach Hack: Learn from the Athletes’ Teachers

When I was a young coach leading a large summer league team, a teacher taught me one very specific thing that made my life easier. In the process, she taught me something much more important.

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Big Ten Champion Paul DeLakis Retires from Swimming, Won’t Pursue 5th Year

Paul DeLakis won a pair of Big Ten titles in the 200 free and 200 IM in 2021. He will now step away from swimming to pursue a career in optometry.

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Injured Swedish Swimmer Sarah Sjostrom Sets Dates for Return to Racing

Sarah Sjostrom has targeted the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum Series in June in Canet, France as the date of her return to competition.

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Toronto’s Top Swimmers Will Race at High Performance Time Trial This Weekend

Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak is scheduled to swim the 100 and 200 meter freestyles this weekend in Toronto: two of the best fields in the meet.

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Brits Dominate on Day 2 of FINA Diving World Cup/Final Olympic Qualifier

Jack Laugher and Daniel Goodfellow (above) gave Great Britain their 3rd victory in 4 synchronized diving events so far at the World Cup.

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18-Year Old Matt Fallon Swims 2:11.33 in 200 Meter Breast in Orlando

No 200 breaststroke has ever been swum faster in a pool in the state of Florida than Matt Fallon’s 2:11.33 on Saturday in Orlando.

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8 New Olympic Qualifying Slots Awarded on Day 1 of FINA Diving World Cup-Tokyo

Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook (above) become the 8th quota spot filled by the Americans for diving at the Toyo 2020 Olympics out of a possible 12.

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Two of Auburn’s Top 2021 Commits Released from NLIs after Coaching Change

Two of the top 50 recruits in the class of 2021, Lexie Mulvhill and Abbie McCulloh, are back on the recruiting path after a Tigers coaching change.

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Sun Yang Not Entered in Chinese National Championships, Contrary to Reports

After Chinese media reported last week that Sun Yang would participate in this week’s National Championships, his name didn’t appear on entry lists.

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USA Diving Will Send 9 to Final Olympic Qualifier Event in Tokyo

The group will dive in Japan amid a third State of Emergency as new coronavirus cases in the Olympic host city are rising.

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