Articles by Braden Keith

Valentine Dumont Breaks Belgian Record in 400 Free for 3rd Straight Year

Dumont, who turned 20 last month, set a new Belgian Record in the 400 free en route to a 3rd place finish at the Sette Colli Trophy on Tuesday.

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US National Teamer Lillie Nordmann Defers the Start of Her Stanford Career

Lillie Nordmann, a member of the USA Swimming National Team, has decided to defer her enrollment at Stanford until the fall of 2021.

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Mountain West Conference, UNCW Pull the Plug on Fall 2020 Sports

The Mountain West is now the 2nd FBS conference to pull the plug on the fall 2020 sports season, including football.

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Niagara Hires WVU All-American Morgan Bullock as First Full-Time Assistant

Morgan Bullock finished her deocrated college career as an athlete at West Virginia this spring at the Big 12 Championships.

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Charlotte Hook Improves Standing as #3 200 Butterflier in 15-16 History

16-year old Hook continued to show off her versatility on Sunday. She has the fastest times in the class of ’22 in the 200 fly, 200 IM, and 1650 free.

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2 Rio Salado Swimmers Hit Olympic Trials Cuts in Post-Quarantine Racing

Jeremy Graunke, an Arizona State commit, is now an Olympic Trials qualifier, having hit the standard in the 50 meter free on Sunday.

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Reports: NCAA ‘Power 5’ Conferences on the Verge of Canceling Fall 2020 Season

The Big Ten Conference is reportedly leading the way in a conversation among the top level of college athletics to postpone the fall athletics season until 2021.

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Swim Coach John Casillas Arrested after Missing Teen Found in His Bedroom

John Casillas, who coached the teen while he was the head coach at Desert Aquatics, was arrested and charged with child abduction last week.

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2020 AAC Champion Rodrigo Romero Transfers to Kentucky

As a freshman last season, Romero was the AAC Champion on 1-meter and an NCAA Championship qualifier on both platform and 3-meter.

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North Carolina State Champion Olivia Rhodes Commits to TCU

Olivia Rhodes is the defending North Carolina 3A High School State Champion in the 50 yard freestyle and 200 free relay.

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Emily Rinker Commits to Miami (OH) MAC A-Final Time in 400 IM in Hand Already

Emily Rinker’s best time in the 400 IM would have scored A-final points at last year’s MAC Championships, in an event where the Redhawks are being hit hard by graduation.

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Michael Cotter Swims Class of 2022’s Best 200 Yard Free on Saturday in NC

Cotter, a rising high school junior, cut half-a-second off his best time in the 200 free on Saturday evening at the TAC Titans Invitational.

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Pepperdine Hires Ellie Monobe as New Head Swimming Coach

Ellie Monobe spent the last 4 seasons as an assistant with UCSB, including last season as the program’s associate head coach.

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MAC Becomes First FBS Conference to Cancel Fall Sports

The MAC has become the first conference at the top level of college football to cancel the fall 2020 NCAA sports season.

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Siobhan Haughey Swims Under Asian Record in 200 Free in Hong Kong Time Trial

Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey has swum under the national and Asian Records in the 200 meter freestyle, though neither swim is likely to count.

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