Articles by Braden Keith

Pace Edwards Takes NCAA-Qualifying Times to D3 WashU in St. Louis

Pace Edwards has dropped huge time since returning to competition post-quarantine. His best times would have qualified for the NCAA D3 National Championships last season.

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Sam Hoover Beats Baylor Nelson in Titanic 400 IM Battle in Cary, North Carolina

Sam Hoover was down by more than 3 seconds at the halfway point of the meet behind Baylor Nelson, but fought back to grab the win.

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Eli Shoyat Breaks Jake Foster’s Pool Record at Mason Community Center

Eli Shoyat, a University of Louisville commit, broke the Mason Community Center Pool Record held by National Junior Teamer Jake Foster.

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Local Swimmer Lauren Wisdom Commits to Illinois State (2021)

Lauren Wisdom, from Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Illinois, will travel less than 10 minutes from her high school to college campus next fall.

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Pitt Adds 2 Transfers, Flynn Crisci & Jacqueline Tinneny, for 2020-2021 Season

The Pitt swimming & diving program has announced the addition of 2 transfers, one for each team, both of whom will be eligible immediately.

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FINA Amends Anti-Doping Rules; Reduces Suspensions for Marijuana, Cocaine

FINA has updated its rules to comply with the changes to the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code, including reducing suspensions for ‘substance abuse’ drugs.

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After 46 Years, UC Davis Head Coach Barbara Jahn is Retiring

After 46 years in charge of the UC Davis women’s swimming & diving program, Barabra Jahn will retire at the end of this season.

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Veronica Burchill Leaves Georgia, Begins Training with Tennessee Pro Group

Veronica Burchill won the 2020 SEC title in the 200 free as a senior. As she prepares to graduate from Georgia, she has begun training at Tennessee.

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Junior National Champion Lydia Jacoby Gives Texas Another Breaststroke Commit

The Texas Longhorns are loading up on breaststrokers, with Junior National Teamer and Junior National Champion Lydia Jacoby joining the class of 2022.

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10 Swimming Charities Worth Your Attention on #GivingTuesday

Over 100 Olympians have participated in Swim Across America events, which has granted nearly $100 million in funding directly to support cancer research.

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New Jersey Will Shut Down Indoor Youth Sports, Including Swimming, on Saturday

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced that all indoor youth sports in the state will be paused until January 2 amid a rise in coronavirus cases.

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After 3 Semesters at Alabama, Julia Wolf Returns to the NCAA Transfer Portal

Julia Wolf had decided to transfer for the 2nd time in her NCAA career after 5 seasons training under coach Coley Stickels.

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Breaststroker Ryan Durkan Will Join Army-West Point Swim Team in 2021

Ryan Durkan, along with fellow 2021 commit Evan Yoo, will reinforce the already-strong breaststroke group at Army-West Post.

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How Fast Can Caeleb Dressel Swim in a Now-Outlawed 2008 Speedo LZR?

On December 9th, Caeleb Dressel will attempt to go where no man has gone before in an outlawed 2008 Speedo LZR Racer suit.

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Beaux Hoffman Brings 54-Second Butterfly to Pitt Panthers

Only 6 swimmers in Pitt program history have been under 55 seconds in the 100 yard fly. Hoffman pulled that off as a high school junior.

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