Articles by Braden Keith

Siobhan Haughey Breaks Asian Record in 100 Free, Becomes 6th-Best in History

Siobhan Haughey is now the 6th-fastest women in history in the 100 freestyle after breaking her own Asian Record in the event.

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Marco Koch Swims 5th-Best 200 Breaststroke in History at Match #6

Marco Koch of the New York Breakers has inched closed to the World Record in the 200 short course meters breaststroke on Sunday.

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Max Litchfield Out, Banic into 100 Fly, Whittle to Make ISL Debut in Match #6

Start lists reveal a number of changes to rosters for Match #6 of the 2020 ISL season, including Maddy Banic taking Sarah Sjostrom’s spot in the 100 fly.

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Illinois High School Sectionals Champion Connor McCarthy Commits to Purdue

The Purdue men don’t often recruit from the neighboring state of Illinois, but they’ve added one neighbor, Connor McCarthy, to their class of 2021.

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Defending League MVP Sarah Sjostrom Is Out for Match #6 of 2020 ISL Season

Sarah Sjostrom, who was named the MVP of the 2019 ISL season, will miss Energy Standard’s 2nd match of the 2020 ISL season on Sunday and Monday.

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Tommy Cope Almost Even Splits Backstroke-Breaststroke Legs on 400 IM

Tommy Cope says that he made the decision about backing way off his backstroke leg after the first 100 yards of the race.

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Andrew Seliskar Misses ISL Match #5 With “Stomach Bug”

LA Current swimmer Andrew Seliskar is absent from Match #5 of the 2020 ISL season because of what the team is calling a “stomach bug.”

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Andi Murez Breaks Israel Record in 200 Free by a Full Second

Andi Murez has broken at least her 3rd Israel National Record of the 2020 ISL season which has seen her have a late-career breakthrough in short course.

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London Roar, LA Current Make Choices for Match #5 Skins Races

Alia Atkinson of the London Roar will get her first crack at a ‘skins’ event on Saturday after her team chose the breaststroke.

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Former NCAA Champion Gkolomeev Breaks Greek Record, Wins His First ISL Race

Gkolomeev became the first Greek man to go faster than 21 seconds in the 50 free on Friday in ISL Match #4 in Budapest, Hungary.

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College Station Sectionals Champion Clare Vetkoetter Commits to Vanderbilt

Clare Vetkoetter’s best time in the 1000 free is already 2 seconds better than Vanderbilt’s school record in the event.

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Sweden Cancels November National Championships Amid Rise in Coronavirus Cases

Sweden pulled the plug on its 2020 National Championship meet amid a record rise in new cases in the country. Sarah Sjostrom, above, the country’s biggest star, was unlikely to attend anyway.

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Ariana Brattoli Becomes 2nd Empire Swimming Breaststroker to Commit to Miami

Brattoli will join her Empire Swimming teammate and breaststroke training partner Emily Grasso as part of the Miami Hurricanes class of 2021.

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Federica Pellegrini Tests Negative for Coronavirus

Two-time defending World Champion Federica Pellegrini has now tested negative for coronavirus and is expected to join her team for their last match.

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After Positive Coronavirus Test, Arizona High School Closes Campus for 2 Weeks

As part of its school lockdown, Fountain Hills has canceled all extracurriculars for 2 weeks, which pulls the team out of the HS Swimming & Diving state meet.

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