Articles by Braden Keith

IOC Vice-President John Coates: Olympics Will Happen

John Coates (above, left) told the AFP that he expects the Tokyo Games to go off in 2021 regardless of the global situation with coronavirus.

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William & Mary Alumni Launch Website, Kicks Off Fundraising Efforts

Most of the team’s existing $3 million endowment becomes available to the general athletics fund upon the cut of the swimming program.

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Cameron van der Burgh, Nefeli Valakelis Announce Birth of their First Child

World Record holder and Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh and his wife Nefeli Valakelis have announced the birth of a son, Harry David.

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Olympic Contender Torri Huske Swims Lifetime Best in 100 Fly (RACE VIDEOS)

Torri Huske, the 2019 US Open Champion in the 100 fly, swam the second-best time in 17-18 age group history in the United States on Sunday morning.

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Winter Juniors 18th-Place Finisher Jibran Himisieh Commits to Missouri

Jibran Himsieh will join a freestyle-heavy class of 2025 for the Missouri Tigers: a program that struggled in the freestyle events last season.

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Isabel Ivey Swims 52.9 in 100 Fly in First Meet Since Pac-12s

Isabel Ivey swam the same 3 events, the 100 back, 100 fly, and 200 IM, that she was scheduled to swim at the canceled 2020 NCAA Championships.

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Tennessee Post-Grad Maddy Banic Swims 50.6 in 100 Yard Fly in Practice (VIDEO)

The swim for Banic, who finished her college career in the spring of 2019, is her best time in yards by half-a-second. She swam a long course best in January.

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Tokyo Team for Season 2 of ISL Will Be Nicknamed “Frog Kings”

The Tokyo team of the International Swimming League will adopt the nickname of their front-man, Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima.

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Mid-Major Colleges Are the Silent Strength of the American Swimming Juggernaut

The loss of William & Mary swimming and diving underscores the opportunities provided by mid-major programs that are the strength of American swimming.

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Kacey McKenna Commits to Indiana as Part of Rebuilding Backstroke Group (2021)

McKenna’s best time of 1:03.59 in the 100 meter backstroke is within a second of the Olympic Trials qualifying standard.

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UNC Announces Pay Cuts, Staff Furloughs a Week Before Football Season Begins

North Carolina is planning to play football this season, but they are still projecting a loss of between $32 million and $50 million in revenue.

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After 4 Second Drop in 100 Back as a Junior, Christopher Lee Commits to Indiana

The Indiana Hoosiers have added a few late bloomers to their recruiting class of 2021, including Christopher Lee, above, who had a breakout junior season.

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Bill Yorzyk, the First Olympic Gold Medalist in Butterfly, Dies at 87

Bill Yorzyk won the Olympic gold medal in the 200 fly in Melbourne in 1956, which was the first Olympic gold medal ever offered in the stroke.

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Texas Reduces Competitors for HS Swimming Championship Season Amid COVID

Under the plan, the swimming & diving state championship meets will see roughly one-sixth the number of competitors in the building on any given day.

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Emma Shaughnessy Is the Latest Commitment to the Indiana Breaststroke Tradition

Shaughnessy, a high school senior in New Jersey, is a YMCA National Record holder as part of a 2018 200 meter medley relay.

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