Articles by Braden Keith

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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1996 Olympic Medalist Scott Miller Arrested as Part of Australian Drug Bust

Scott Miller, who won silver and bronze medals in swimming at the 1996 Olympic Games, was arrested when police discovered $2 million of drugs…

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University of Iowa Reinstated Women’s Swimming & Diving Team

A week after Iowa AD Gary Barta insisted that he was standing by his decision to cut 4 Hawkeye varsity sports, the school reinstated the women’s swimming & diving team.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #20-11

Katinka Hosszu is one of the greatest swimmers of her generation, or any generation, but the last year has left doubts about her Tokyo future.

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MPSF Will Run Timed-Finals Only for Conference Championship Meet

Hawaii swept the MPSF team titles in swimming & diving last season. This year will be a very different meet, with many swimmers and teams missing.

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Liberty, FGCU Both Will Be Without Big-Time Scorers at CCSA Championships

Liberty will try to three-peat in the CCSA in their home pool this week, but will be without a pair of 50+ point scorers from last year’s championship.

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Weather Causes Delay of 2021 AAC Conference Championships

Snow and freezing weather in Texas has led the Division I AAC to postpone the start of their 2021 Swimming & Diving Championships. Houston won last year’s women’s title.

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