Articles by Braden Keith

Yulia Efimova Swims First Sanctioned Meet Since 2019 World Championships

Yulia Efimova, the two-time defending World Champion in the 200 breaststroke, hasn’t swum a sanctioned meet in almost 2 years.

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Brooke Forde Will Drop Day 3 Double, Swim 200 Breast at NCAAs

Brooke Forde won’t repeat her day 3 double from the Pac-12 Championships, instead reverting back to the same NCAA schedule she entered last season.

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Trenton Julian Will Swim 200 Free over 400 IM Tuesday at Pac-12s (HEAT SHEETS)

Cal senior Trenton Julian will attempt to defend his Pac-12 title in the 200 free, though last year he swapped out the 400 IM for his NCAA day 3 entry.

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NCAA Reveals Pre-Selection Psych Sheets for Women’s D1 Swimming Championships

The Stanford women are the 4-time defending NCAA Champions in women’s swimming & diving, but injuries and deferrals have left this year’s trophy up for grabs.

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Kate Douglass Will Focus on Sprint Frees at NCAA Championships

Kate Douglass will swim the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 fly individually at the 2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Sarah Sjostrom Returns to the Pool 3 Weeks After Elbow Surgery

Sarah Sjostrom was in the pool for the first time in 3 weeks on Monday morning after undergoing surgery to repair a broken elbow.

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Arianna Castiglioni Goes #3 Breaststroke Time in the World at Regional Meet

A number of Italy’s top stars returned from altitude training to race at regional meets across the country this weekend, including Castiglione (above).

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Buffalo’s Toni Naccarella Adds 50 Free “B” Cut to Close Akron Last Chance

Buffalo’s Toni Naccarella locked up her NCAA invite on Saturday, and on Sunday added a second event choice to her schedule in the 50 free.

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YMCA Swim Teams Set Details for Virtual YMCA Swimming Festival

After the cancellation of the YMCA National Championships for 2021, a group of coaches got together to organize an unofficial virtual replacement event.

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Bjorn Seeliger Becomes 4th Freshman to Go Sub-19 in 50 Free in 2 Weeks

The Swedish Seliger, the oldest of the 4 freshmen to hit sub-19 so far this championship season, qualified 1st to the A final of the 50 free at Pac-12s.

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Hugo Gonzalez Swims 1:53.53 in 200 Breaststroke Time Trial

Gonzalez, who has been moving more-and-more toward the backstrokes internationally, put up a likely NCAA qualifier in the 200 breast on Sunday.

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Destin Lasco Won’t Swim Individuals on Monday, Setting Up Day 3 Double

Destin Lasco is looking at a likely 200 free/100 back double on Tuesday after scratching the 50 free on Monday morning in Houston.

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Jakub Majerski Hits FINA “A” Cut in 100 Fly at Polish Grand Prix

Jakub Majerski has become Poand’s first qualifier in the selection period to hit a FINA “A” cut for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Big Ten Sends Michigan State Women Off With Big Cheers (VIDEO)

The Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center erupted with chants of “GO GREEN,” “GO WHITE” and “MSU” this weekend in what could be the Spartans’ last meet.

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Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil Wins BigTen Swimmer of the Meet for 2nd Straight Year

Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer to sweep her individual events at this week’s Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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