Articles by Braden Keith

Southern Zone Athlete Reps Ask Peers to Wear Masks, Social Distance

The two athlete representatives for the Southern Zone of USA Swimming have released a letter asking their peers to social distance and wear masks.

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WATCH: Full Replay of 2019 International Swimming League Meet in Budapest

The meet in Budapest featured the first World Record set in ISL league history when Minna Atherton undercut the global mark in the women’s 100 back.

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MIT Cancels Fall Sports, Including Men’s WP and Early Season Swim Meets

MIT will only bring primarily rising seniors back to campus for the fall semester. No decision’s been made yet about training for winter sports like swimming.

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7 Ways College Recruiting Is Changing during Coronavirus Pandemic

SwimSwam talked to a number of college coaches about the ways that they’ve had to reenvision recruiting during a quarantine.

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SEC Runner-Up Liam Bell Decides to Stay at ‘Bama after Entering Transfer Portal

After exploring the transfer market this off-season, rising sophomore Liam Bell has decided to stay at Alabama, where he was the 100 breast SEC runner-up.

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USA Swimming Receives Between $1 Million and $2 Million in PPP Loans

USA Swimming, USA Diving, USA Water Polo, and US Masters Swimming all received more than $150,000 in PPP funds from the federal government.

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Ali Galyer Will Move to New Zealand to Continue Training for Tokyo Olympics

Ali Galyer, who declared New Zealand as her sporting citizenship in 2018, has moved to her adopted homeland to continue training for the Olympic Games.

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Consortium to Save ECU Swimming & Diving Pushes Fundraising Over $715,000

A group working to save the swimming & diving programs at East Carolina has pushed their fundraising past $715,000, but are still waiting to talk to the athletics department.

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NCAA D2 B-Finalist Bennett Maczka Will Transfer from Queens to TCU

6’6″ freestyler Bennett Maczka will transfer to TCU next season after spending 2 years at Division II program Queens University.

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After Breakout Relay Swims at Winter Juniors, Sydney Turner Commits to Indiana

Sydney Turner didn’t swim any individual races at Winter Juniors, but she still dropped big with a best time in the 100 free on a relay leadoff.

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Simona Kubova, Tomas Franta Return to Racing at Corona Cup

Simona Kubova (above) won 3 races en route to the 2020 Corona Cup overall title this weekend in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Team Elite Suits Up for Friday Afternoon Time Trial in San Diego

The Team Elite pro training group in San Diego got on the blocks for some time trial racing on Friday to test their return from quarantine.

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World Jr Championships Semi-Finalist Fernanda Celidonio Commits to Louisville

Brazilian backstroker Fernanda Celidonio placed 12th in the 50 backstroke at the 2019 World Junior Swimming CHampionships.

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Kregor Zirk Breaks Estonian Record in 800 Free

In his first meet since January, 20-year old Kregor Zirk broke an Estonian National Record in the 800 free that he set in 2015.

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Shows Increase in Drowning Deaths

A new report released by the CPSC says that more time at home for kids with less supervision could lead to even more drownings in 2020

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