Articles by Braden Keith

Oklahoma Christian Leaves RMAC Championships Midway Through the Meet

Oklahoma Christian has left the RMAC Conference Championship meet midway through amid COVID-19 concerns within the team.

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Kate Douglass Chooses 100 Free over 200 Breast on Final Day of 2021 ACC Champs

University of Virginia sophomore Kate Douglass has chosen the 100 free as her individual event for the final day of the 2021 ACC Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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GoFundMe Launched to Raise $600,000 for IOC Member Convicted of Corruption

Lamine Diack, 88, was convicted in France in connection to accepting bribes to interfere with doping investigations against Russian athletes.

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Parker Herren’s Best 100 Back Time in HS Was 59.7. Now She’s an SEC A Finalist

Parker Herren, who went to high school in rural Kentucky, came to Lexington as a ‘project,’ and has emerged as a star performer.

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California Loosens Restrictions on High-Contact Youth Sports like Water Polo

The California Department of Public Health has updated its guidelines for youth and high school sports in the state, adjusting…

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Alexis Wenger Breaks ACC Record in 100 Breast Prelims in 57.6

Virginia junior Alexis Wenger is now the 6th-fastest 100 yard breaststroker in history after breaking Sophie Hansson’s ACC Record. Both swimmers are in tonight’s A-final.

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Winter Storms Keep Texas Teams Out of the Water as Championship Season Rolls On

Ironically, the Rice Owls, the only D1 state in the team that regularly trains outdoors, have only missed 2 days of training because of the weather.

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NCAA D1 Council Extends Ban on In-Person Recruiting Through May 31

The NCAA Division I Council has committed to have a plan to transition back to in-person recruiting after the current dead period expires on June 1.

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Douglass & Berkoff Choose Opposite Day 2 Events on Day 2 at ACCs (HEAT SHEETS)

The first potential juggernaut matchup between Virginia’s Kate Douglass (above) and NC State’s Katharine Berkoff has been avoided.

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Virginia Women Break NCAA Record in 200 Medley Relay to Open ACC Championships

A 26.0 breaststroke split from Alexis Wenger (above) was the difference-maker as the Virginia women opened their ACC title defense with a roar on Wednesday.

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NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships Will Retain Full Field Sizes

The NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships have been confirmed with the usual field size, though we could see other changes coming to the event.

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15-Year Old Sasha Gatt Breaks Maltese National Record in 400 Free by 5 Seconds

15-year old Sasha Gatt (above) has re-broken her own Maltese National Record in the 400 meter free, taking 5 seconds off her old mark done in October.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Venues Undamaged by Magnitude-7.3 Earthquake

The nearly-50,000 seat Miyagi Stadium (above) will host soccer matches during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The building was undamaged by a recent earthquake.

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Texas HS Girls’ State Championship Meets Postponed Among Historic Winter Storm

The Texas High School girls’ swimming & diving state championship meet has been pushed to next week because of record-setting weather across the state.

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High School Junior Lance Norris Breaks 15 in 1650 Free for First Time

Lance Norris, a TAC Titans trainee and NC State commit, swam 14:58 in the mile on Sunday to crush his own personal best and team record by 7 seconds.

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