Articles by Braden Keith

Oklahoma Baptist Cuts Swimming & Diving, 5 Other Sports Programs

Oklahoma Baptist put both men’s and women’s programs in the top 5 at their first NCAA Division II National Championship meet in 2018.

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Cali Condors Choose Women’s Breaststroke for Skins; LA Current Dodge Dressel

Ryan Murphy, who sits 4th in the overall MVP standings for season 2 of the International Swimming League, will get a chance at backstroke skins on Tuesday.

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Pfizer CEO Says Covid-19 Vaccine “Over 90% Effective” in Trials

The announcement sent financial markets way up on Monday and will give hope for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to be held as rescheduled beginning in July.

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Chad le Clos Will Get a Butterfly Skins Chance in Match #9 of 2020 ISL Season

Chad le Clos has participated in a freestyle ‘skins’ race once this season, but on Tuesday he’ll get to swim his preferred stroke, butterfly.

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Cali Condors Star Melanie Margalis Will Leave Budapest, Skip ISL Playoffs

Cali Condors star Melanie Margalis, who ranks 30th in the league in MVP scoring this season, will miss the playoffs of Season 2 of the league.

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Is Lilly King Swimming the Skins Events Wrong?

Lilly King has been electric in her ISL career, never losing a race in 30 starts, but she might not be maximizing the points on her ‘skins’ opportunities.

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Adam Peaty Won’t Race in London Roar’s Final 2020 Regular Season Meet

Adam Peaty, who won the ‘skins’ event in his team’s last match, won’t race in Match #10, taking a rest before the semi-finals that begin later this week.

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Julia Sebastian Breaks South American Record in 200 Breast for 3rd Time in 2020

Julia Sebastian has broken her own South American and Argentinian National Records in the 200 breaststroke for the 3rd time in the 2020 ISL season.

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Nathaniel Germonprez Leads Big Time Drops for 15-17 Boys at Fremont Cup

The top 5 finishers in the boys’ 100 fly, led by Nathaniel Germonprez in 47.50, all swam best times on this weekend’s Fremont Cup.

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Maine Halts All Swimming Activities, Including Training & At-Home Drylands

New record highs of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Maine has led to a tightening of restrictions on certain activities, including swimming.

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Italy’s Paolo Barelli Elected for 3rd Term as President of European Aquatics

Barelli remains the president of LEN for another 4 years – a role he’s held since 2012. David Sparkes was re-elected General Secretary as well.

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Southeast Asia Games Medalist Nisha Kijkanakorn Commits to USC (2022)

Nisha Kijkanakorn, a double bronze medalist at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games for Thailand, will join the USC Trojans in 2022.

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Santo Condorelli Headlines Thin Entries for Beaverton, Oregon US Open (PSYCHS)

Condorelli, who finished 4th in the 100 free at the 2016 Olympic Games, is the only entry in the men’s 100 free at the meet.

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Which 2020 US Open Sites Will US National Teamers Race At?

American Record holder and NCAA Champion Dean Farris is one of 13 US National Team swimmers expected to swim in Greensboro.

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Danielle Della Torre Swims NCAA’s Top 200 Breaststroke as Georgia Sweeps Auburn

Georgia senior Danielle Della Torre is the top-ranked 200 breaststroker in the NCAA this season after the Bulldogs’ dual meet against Auburn.

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