Articles by Braden Keith

Katharine Berkoff Goes Season Bests as NC State Dominates Auburn, Kentucky

Olympic Trials finalist Katharine Berkoff dropped time across-the-board from last week’s Tennessee meet as the NC State men and women dominated in Auburn.

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Caeleb Dressel, Simone Biles Named Co-Winners of 2021 AAU Sullivan Award

Swimmer Caeleb Dressel (above) and gymnast Simone Biles were announced as co-winners of the 2021 AAU Sullivan Award on Friday.

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Hwang Sunwoo Breaks Park Tae Hwan’s South Korean Record in 100 Free

18-year old Hwang Sunwoo broke a South Korean Record that was previously held by the country’s best-known swimmer, Park Tae-hwan.

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High School Sophomore Lexi Stephens Opens SCY Season With 5 Lifetime Bests

Lexi Stephens of Poseidon Aquatics swam 5 lifetime bests in 6 individual events, including a 54.56 in the 100 yard backstroke.

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Kyle Chalmers Crushes Australian Record in 100 Free with 45.03

Australian Kyle Chalmers came within a tenth of a second of the World Record on Friday in Doha at the FINA World Cup Series.

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Claire Curzan Kicks Off Post-Tokyo Racing at TAC Titans Fall Invite

2021 TAC Titans Fall Invitational Meet October 15-17, 2021 Triangle Aquatics Center, Cary, North Carolina Short Course Yards 925 yards),…

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Shaine Casas Returns to Training at Texas A&M with Pro Group, For Now

US National Team member Shaine Casas has resumed training in College Station at Texas A&M, but says that his long term plan is still to join Texas pro group.

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Eddie Wang, Hali Flickinger Due to Rejoin Cali Condors for 2021 ISL Playoffs

Hali Flickinger, who was 11th in ISL MVP scoring in 2020, didn’t race in the regular season, but is on the Cali Condors’ playoff roster.

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Futures Qualifier, NCSAs Finalist Rachel Soubier Commits to Pitt

Rachel Soubier, a middle distance freestyler from Maryland, has verbally committed to join a diverse Pitt class of 2022.

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To Delay, or Not, NCAA Recruiting? Imperfect Solutions to an Imperfect Problem

The USOPC says that the NCAA should delay swimming recruiting. Swimmers, coaches, and parents are split. How do we solve such a messy problem?

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Sergey Fesikov Will Replace Finlay Knox on Toroton Titans’ ISL Playoff Roster

Former World Record holder Sergey Fesikov will join the Toronto Titans for the ISL Playoffs, replacing Finlay Knox, who underwent surgery earlier this month.

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Sprinter Morgan Carteaux Commits to Auburn 2023 After Fast Long Course Season

The Auburn Tigers have their 4th female commitment in the class of 2023 already, in the form of Tennesse sprinter Morgan Carteaux.

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Campbell Stoll, #8 Recruit in Class of 2023, Commits to Texas

US National Junior Team member Campbell Stoll has verbally committed to the University of Texas. She’s the #8 recruit in the high school class of 2023.

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USA Swimming Publishes 2022 Speedo Junior Nationals Qualifying Standards

2022 will see the first Speedo Junior National Championship in 3 years from August 1-5 in Irvine, California. Above: Justina Kozan won 5 events in 2019.

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2021 ACC Most Valuable Swimmer Jack Hoagland Misses Meet with Broken Wrist

Jack Hoagland, the 2021 ACC Champion in the 500 free, 400 IM, and 1650 free was absent from the team’s season opener with a broken wrist.

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