Articles by Braden Keith

USA Swimming Forms 9-Member Task Force to Find New National Team Director

Six-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers is part of a swim-side heavy committee to choose USA Swimming’s new National Team Director.

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Swimming Canada Will Combine 2025 Open Water Championships with USA Swimming

Emma Finlin, a freshman at Ohio State in America, was Canada’s lone representative in open water at this summer’s Paris Olympic Games.

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Agron Zeqiri, Head of Kosovo’s Swimming Federation, Suspended Over Selection Tension

Agron Zeqiri, head of the Kosovo Swimming Federation, has been accused of discrimination in selections for international teams and behaving unprofessionally in communications with World Aquatics.

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Who Made The Most Money at the Swimming World Cup Stop in Shanghai?

Swissman Noe Ponti picked up a pile of Francs at the opening stop of the Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, China thanks in part to his World Record bonus.

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Jude Burkhart Annihilates 11-12 National Age Group Record By 12 Seconds

Jude Burkhart took over 1.2% off the old 11-12 National Age Group Record in the 1650 yard free this weekend in Baltimore.

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Rebecca Meder Breaks South African Record in the 200 IM to Close Shanghai World Cup

Rebecca Meder broke the South African Record in the 200 IM in long course at the Olympics; on Sunday she broke the record in short course as well.

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Noe Ponti Breaks 50 Fly World Record in Shanghai; First Swiss World Record in Almost 40 Years

Noe Ponti broke the World Record in the 50 short course meters fly on Sunday in Shanghai, China at the first stop of the 2024 Swimming World Cup Series.

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Isaac Cooper Breaks 2009-Era World Cup Record in the 50 Backstroke in Prelims

Isaac Cooper is back focused on 50s after the Olympic Games, and that paid off on Saturday with a new World Cup Record in the 50 backstroke.

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WATCH: Gretchen Walsh Breaks the World Record in the 100 IM & 3 American Records (RACE VIDEO)

Gretchen had a monster day in short course meters on Friday in Virginia’s dual meet against Florida, including a new World Record in the 100 IM.

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Kate Douglass Becomes 2nd-Fastest Performer in Women’s 100 IM, Shatters American Record

Kate Douglass shattered the American Record in the 100 IM on Friday and joined Katinka Hosszu as the only woman under 57 seconds in the event.

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Kate Douglass Ties American Record in the 100 IM in Shanghai World Cup Prelims

Kate Douglass, who trains as a post-grad at the University of Virginia, tied Beata Nelson’s American Record in the 100 IM on Friday in prelims.

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Cal’s Star Freshman Yamato Okadome Says He Came to the NCAA Because of Japanese Swimming Slump

Yamato Okadome (right) poses with Cal associate head coach David Marsh (left). Okadome explained his reason for leaving Japan in an Instagram post in August.

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Alex Shackell Decommits from Cal, Will Defer College Enrollment for a Year

Alex Shackell, a two-time Olympic medalist in Paris, has announced that she will defer her college enrollment for a year.

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Former University of Kentucky Head Coach Gary Conelly Dropped as Defendant in Jorgensen Suit

Gary Conelly, who was the head swim coach at the University of Kentucky for 22 years, has been dismissed as a defendant in the lawsuit over the…

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WADA Loosens Restrictions on Blood Donations In 2025 Prohibited Substances Updates

Beginning in 2025, athletes in the WADA doping pools will have more flexibility to donate blood and blood components at accredited collection centers.

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