Articles by Braden Keith

World Championship Silver Medalist Benedetta Pilato Joins Energy Standard (ISL)

Pilato was the World Championship silver medalist in the 50 breaststroke in 2019 at just 14-years old. She is a late addition for the defending ISL champions Energy Standard.

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Boston College Swimming & Diving Suspends Workouts after Coronavirus Outbreak

The Boston College Eagles are out of the water for now after a reported 13 members of the swimming & diving team tested positive for coronavirus.

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Sydney Scalise, Olivia Tomson, Lily Barker Commit to Fairfield University

The group will help rebuild the freestyle group for Fairfield, which has won the last 3 MAAC conference championship meets.

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6-Time Louisiana State Champion Collin Klingman Commits to Auburn (2022)

Collin Klingman, who won his first Louisiana Division III title when he was in just 8th grade, is Auburn’s first commit in the class of 2022.

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Indiana Club Swimmer Dies in Triple Homicide-Suicide

Jakob Mumper (left), with his Bloomington North teammates at the 2020 Indiana High School State Championship meet, was killed on Sunday by his father.

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USA Swimming’s Virtual 2020 Golden Goggles Will Honor 1980 Olympic Team

With no championship season from which to award traditional superlatives, USA Swimming is reimagining the 2020 Golden Goggles Awards.

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Crimson Tide Continue Loading Up on Mid-D with Blue Tide’s Connor Little (2022)

Connor Little is the 2nd 1:38-or-better 200 freestyler to commit to Alabama this week, joining the 16th-ranked recruit in the class John Hayes.

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Division I Northeast Conference Will Begin Sponsoring Men’s Swimming

The Northeast Conference will begin sponsoring men’s swimming & diving in the 2020-2021 season with 5 participating NCAA Division I institutions, including Bryant (above).

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Holden Smith Decommits from Alabama, Recommits to Texas for Fall 2022

After committing to Alabama in 2019 and then deferring his enrollment until the fall of 2022, Holding Smith has now decided to attend Texas instead.

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John Hayes, #16 Recruit in Class of 2022, Commits to Alabama

Kentucky High School State Champion John Hayes, one of the best middle-distance freestylers in the class of 2022, has verbally committed to Alabama.

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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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