Articles by Braden Keith

Virginia Commit Emma Weyant Is the Latest Top Recruit to Take Gap Year in 2020

USA Swimming National Teamer Emma Weyant will push off the start of her college career until next fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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University of Denver Suspends 38 Swimmers & Divers for Attending “Large Party”

The University of Denver men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs have swept the Summit League team titles in each of the last 7 seasons.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 47.9 100 Free, 52.1 100 Back at Intrasquad Meet

The times are both new post-quarantine personal bests for the Olympic hopeful, and the top times in the nation so far this season.

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NC State Adds Former FAU Assistant Riley Boulden to Swimming Coaching Staff

Riley Boulden, who has spent the last 3 seasons as sprint coach and recruiting coordinator at FAU, has joined the NC State coaching staff…

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Blake Pieroni Swims 1:32 in 200 Free at Indiana Pro Race Day (VIDEO)

Blake Pieroni (above) swam the fastest 200 yard free he’s done since his record-setting performance at the 2018 NCAA Championships.

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World Champion, World Record Breaker Kaio Almeida Retires from Swimming

Kaio Almeida, who broke 2 World Records and won a World Championship in his long career, has retired from competitive swimming for a 2nd time.

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Start Lists, Live Stream Revealed for 2020 Russian Swimming Cup Final

The 2020 Russian Swimming Cup will be held this weekend in Obninsk and feature World Champions Evgeny Rylov and Anton Chupkov (above).

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Former USC Swimmer Ashley Brewer Makes Her ESPN SportsCenter Debut

2012 Olympic Trials qualifier Ashley Brewer anchored her first episode of SportsCenter on Monday: ESPN’s flagship news program.

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Indiana Pros Gearing Up for “Race Day” on Wednesday Morning (UPDATED)

Lilly King and 7 other pros based at Indiana University will swim a “Pro Race Day” on Wednesday morning, swimming a series of full-speed races.

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5-Time All-American Sonnele Oeztuerk Will Transfer from Auburn

The German-born Oeztuerk finished 6th at the 2019 NCAA Championship meet in the 200 backstroke as a sophomore and ranks 2nd in program history in that event.

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Colombian National Teamer Santiago Corredor Returns to NCAA Transfer Portal

In February of 2019, Corredor announced that he would transfer from Florida to USC, but he never wound up swimming any meets for the Trojans’ varsity squad.

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Emma Atkinson Impresses With Best Time in Virginia Tech “Belt Challenge” Meet

After the first of 3 intrasquad meets over the next month, the Orange and White teams are tied in the battle for the honorary team belt.

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Two 15-Year Old Girls Swim 26-Mid in 50 Meter Free in Arizona

15-year olds Lily Neumann and Macky Hodges both swam best times in the 50 meter free on Sunday that are among the best in the country post-quarantine.

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World Champion Maggie MacNeil Returns to Ann Arbor; Unsure About NCAA Season

Maggie MacNeil, who is tied as the fastest 100 yard butterflier ever, is back in Ann Arbor after spending time training at the HPCO in Toronto.

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Texas Longhorns Will Debut the Country’s #1 Recruiting Class at Orange-White

Last season, Daniel Krueger swam 41.99 in the 100 free and 19.32 in the 50 free at Texas’ season-opening intrasquad meet.

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