Articles by Braden Keith

North Florida Women’s Team Withdraws from CCSA Championships

The North Florida women’s swimming & diving team, which finished 5th at last year’s CCSA Championship meet, will not compete at this year’s event.

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Sara Stotler Swims New Trials Standard at Split-Site Southern Sectionals

Sara Stotler of Planet Swim Aquatics nabbed her first Olympic Trials cut on Friday at the split-site Southern Zone Southern Sectional Championships.

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NCAA Champion Emma Reaney Lands First Coaching Job at St. Francis (Brooklyn)

At Notre Dame, Reaney became the school’s first-ever NCAA Champion in swimming & diving, swimming what was the fastest 200 yard breaststroke in history.

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Kenya Names Pool of 13 Swimmers for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Squad; 2 to Be Chosen

The Kenya Swimming Federation, currently suspended by FINA, has named a pool of 13 swimmers from which it will choose 2 Universality entries for the Olympics.

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Michigan Swimming & Diving Teams Return to Training After Corona-Driven “Pause”

The Michigan Wolverines swimming & diving programs have returned to training with just more than two weeks before Big Ten Championship competition begins.

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Annika McEnroe Winds Up for Fast Meet on Day 1 of South Carolina Sr States

Annika McEnroe, a Cal commit, was faster in her medley relay split on Thursday than she was at the high school state championships in October.

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The SEC’s Top 50 Freestyler Won’t Swim That Race at SEC Championships (PSYCHS)

Shaine Casas is the fastest male 50 freestyler in the SEC this season, but that’s not one of the 6 individual events he could swim at SEC Champs.

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US National Team Alumnus Reed Malone Announces Retirement

Reed Malone, who made back-to-back US National Teams from 2014 through 2016, has announced his retirement from competitive swimming.

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East Carolina Re-Hires Matthew Jabs to Lead Reinstated Women’s Swimming Program

East Carolina has re-hired the head coaches of both the men’s swimming & diving program and the women’s tennis program after reinstatement.

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2021 ACC, SEC Swimming & Diving Championships Won’t Allow Spectators

The Greensboro Aquatic Center will be athletes and team personnel only for the 2021 ACC swimming & diving championship meets.

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Shayna Jack Says Doping Charges Have Cost Her 130,000 Dollars

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack expressed frustration at her ongoing doping saga in an Instagram post on Tuesday evening.

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Three SwimAtlanta Teens Add New Olympic Trials Cuts

Virginia commit Jack Aikins was one of three SwimAtlanta swimmers to add Olympic Trials cuts on Sunday. His pickup in the 50 free is his 4th Wave 1 cut.

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Austrian Olympic Qualifier Christopher Rothbauer Joins Marco Koch, Dirk Lange

Christopher Rothbauer, who has been pre-selected for Austria’s Olympic Team, joins the training group in Graz that includes Marco Koch under the eye of famed coach Dirk Lange.

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NCAA D2 Commits to Continuing With Winter Sports Championships, Including Swim

The Queens men and women are the defending NCAA Division II Champions in swimming & diving. The NCAA does plan to host D2 winter sports championships this year.

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NCAA Will Only Reduce D1 Championship Size if Less than 50% of Teams Compete

Based on current participation numbers, this implies that the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships will be full-steam ahead in 2021.

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