Articles by Braden Keith

NAIA Power Olivet Nazarene Replaces Head Coach 3 Months Into the Season

Nate Duell has been replaced as the head coach of the Olivet Nazarene swim program less than four months into his tenure.

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Cal Women Hit Again: #7 Annie Jia Commits to Golden Bears for Fall 2025

The Cal women now have 5 of the top 13 recruits in the nation, including Pennsylvania State Champion and record holder Annie Jia.

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Amy Riordan Sets S. Carolina School Record En Route to Tie With #13 UNC; UNC Men Win by 12

Sophomore Amy Riordan has (likely) qualified for her first NCAA Championship meet after breaking South Carolina’s school record in the 200 free on Friday.

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Ron Kontura, 2022 & 2023 D3 Diving Coach of the Year, Out at Kenyon

Ron Kontura, who was named the CSCAA Division III Diving Coach of the Year in each of the last two years, is out at Kenyon.

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Canada Names 26 Swimmers to Roster for 2024 World Champs; No McIntosh or MacNeil

After missing this year’s World Championship team with an injury, Taylor Ruck is scheduled to race for Canada in Doha in 2024.

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#17 Arizona State Overcomes Bruin Breaststrokers’ Lifetime Best to Beat UCLA 175-125

UCLA beat Arizona State by almost 200 points at last year’s Pac-12 Championships; Friday’s dual meet told of a shifting dynamic this year.

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Cal’s Women’s Class of 2025 Is Shaping Up as One of the Best in History

The Cal women have earned verbal commitments from the top three girls in the high school class of 2025. That means a big change-in-the-wind of college swimming.

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#2 Recruit in Class of 2025 Teagan O’Dell Chooses Cal; Golden Bears Grab 1-2-3 in the Class

The top 3 swimmers in the high school class of 2025 have all verbally committed to the Cal women, including the latest – #2 Teagan O’Dell.

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Luka Mijatovic Is Now 2.9% Faster in the 500 Free Than Any 13-14 In History

Luka Mijatovic is seven seconds better then the next-fastest 13-14 in history of the 500 yard free. Here’s a few stats that put that in context.

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Miami (FL) Confirms the Redshirt of 3 Divers; Still No Divers at Dual Meets

Three Miami divers, including 2022 NCAA 1-meter champion Mia Vallee, will redshirt the 2023-2024 season. The Hurricanes have been without all of their divers so far this season.

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Yuri Kisil Returns to Racing for the First Time Since December at Cascade Speed Meet

Two-time Canadian Olympian Yuri Kisil returned to racing for the first time in over a year this weekend in Calgary, Canada.

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Mijatovic’s NAG Record, Marre Gattnar’s 4 Wins, Finish Pleasanton Senior Open

While Luka Mijtaovic’s record-setting swims led the show, there were other big performances on Sunday to wrap up the Pleasanton Senior Open.

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Luka Mijatovic Swims 4:17 in the 500 Free; Takes 5 Seconds Off His 13-14 NAG Record

14-year old Luka Mijatovic of the Pleasanton Seahawks took a massive bite out of his own National Age Group Record in the 500 free on Sunday.

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Maryland State Champ Virginia Hinds Beats Virginia State Champ Lexi Stephens in Richmond

Sophomore Virginia Hinds beat senior Lexi Stephens in a club meet last weekend in Richmond in a battle between two of the Mid-Atlantic’s best.

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14-Year-Old Luke Mijatovic Fires Off 1:37 in the 200 Free at Pleasanton Senior Open

Luka Mijatovic won one race and swam three personal bests on day 2 of the Pleasanton Seahawks Senior Open on Saturday. He’s now the #3 200 yard freestyler in 13-14 history.

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