Articles by Braden Keith

Brent Hayden Ends His 2021 ISL Season Early with Back Injury

38-year old Brent Hayden is heading home early from Eindhoven, having not seen improvement in the back spasms that kept him out of last week’s match.

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Three-Time British Olympian Aimee Willmott Announces Retirement from Swimming

28-year old Aimee Willmott, the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion in the 400 IM, has announce her retirement from competitive swimming.

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Columbia College Will Add Men’s Swimming Program for Fall 2022

Columbia College, an NAIA school in Columbia, South Carolina, will launch a men’s swimming program for the fall 2022 semester.

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Former Swimmer Magdalena Andersson Becomes Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister

The tenure of Sweden’s first female prime minister, a junior national swimming champion in her youth, lasted just over 7 hours.

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51-Year Old Pennsylvania Swim Coach David “Dino” Kesler Dies of COVID-19

David Kesler, 51, was the head coach of the Dauphin Dolphins swim team in central Pennsylvania.

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The Olympic Trials Weren’t Lydia Jacoby’s First Time on a Big Stage

How did Lydia Jacoby handle the pressure at the US Olympic Trials and Olympic Games? It wasn’t her first time performing in front of a big crowd.

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2021 Golden Goggles Auction Includes a Car With a Caeleb Dressel Paint Job

You can bid to win a Caeleb Dressel-themed sportscar as part of this year’s USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggles Auction.

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Swimming Canada Puts Olympic Gold Medal Winning Suits Up for Auction

There is already a $1000 bid on the suit that Maggie MacNeil wore when she won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 fly at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Northwestern 200 Medley Relay Breaks One Heck of a School Record

Olympic bronze medalist Federico Burdisso (above) led the Northwestern 200 medley relay to a new School Record. But they didn’t break just any record…

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Ryan Held Breaks Cesar Cielo’s World Record in the 50 Free (Masters)

Ryan Held, racing in Tempe, Arizona, has broken a Cesar Cielo World Record, but probably not the one that you’re thinking of.

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No Dressel vs. Chalmers Matchup in the 100 Free on ISL Match 4/Day 2 Start List

Defending league MVP Caeleb Dressel will continue to ease back into racing on day 2 of Playoff #4, swimming just the 100 IM and a relay.

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Claire Curzan Claims 3 Short Course Meters National High School Records

The Tokyo Olympian and Stanford commit broke the 100 fly, 50 free and 100 back records in a dual meet against the Baylor School.

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Matthew Brownstead Rejoins Cavaliers at Tennessee Invite, Swims 19.27 50 Free

After missing the first two days of the Tennessee Invitational while attending to a family matter, but returned to time trial a 50 free on Saturday morning.

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Caeleb Dressel Is Back! Adam Peaty, Kirill Prigoda Still Out for ISL Playoff #4

2020 league MVP Caeleb Dressel hasn’t raced in the ISL since mid-September, but will return with a lighter schedule for Cali on Saturday.

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ISL Offers 3 Options for Eindhoven Playoff Ticket Holders after Spectator Ban

One of the three options is a refund, though there are two other choices being presented that would allow ticket holders to leave their money with the league.

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