Articles by Braden Keith

5-Time Michigan High School Champion Annette Schultz Will Transfer to Florida

Schultz, seen here with dog Tucker, swam for Louisville for 2 seasons, but never made an appearance at the ACC Championships.

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Michigan Will Allow Outdoor Pools to Reopen June 8; Indoor Pools Remain Closed

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday that her state will move to Phase 4 of its reopening plan next week, which includes outdoor pools.

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Donations to Save ECU Swimming & Diving Programs Approach $400,000

Groups from several other collegiate swimming & diving programs have expressed their support for ECU on social media, including New Hampshire.

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2019 MAC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year KongRong Li Won’t Return to Miami (OH)

Li, who has coached a Mid-American Conference diver of the year in 10 of his 13 seasons at Miami. The school says he won’t return next season.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #70 –

In today’s workout, we’ll both strengthen the upper body and work on the dreaded ‘swimmer’s posture.’

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Texas A&M Swimmer Raena Eldridge Named 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. Award Winner

Texas A&M swimmer Raena Eldridge was named the recipient of the 2020 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year…

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Three-Time NCAA D3 Champion Tracy Menzel Named Head Coach for DePauw Women

Tracey Menzel spent the last 3 seasons as an assistant coach at DePauw’s Fellow NCAC program Kenyon College. She’ll now head home to Greencastle, Indiana.

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Two Italian Swimmers Die in a Plane Crash on Sunday Morning Near Rome

Fabio Lombini, who raced at the European Championships and World University Games in 2017, and Gioele Rosetti died when their aircraft crashed on Sunday.

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UIL Allows Texas High Schools to Resume Workouts

Rockwall ISD will allow members of the RACE swim team who are also 7th-12th grade students in the district to resume training.

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Dutch Swimming Sets 2020-2021 Competition Calendar; Loosens Social Distancing

The Dutch National Championships in December will be moved to a long course event and declared an Olympic qualifying competition.

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NBC Sports to Feature a Week of Diving World Championship Coverage

Beginning Monday, June 1, The Olympic Channel will host a week of replays of diving events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.

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After COVID-19 Breakout, Ryan Soria Changes College Decision

Soria was originally signed to attend The College of Staten Island, but says that after the coronavirus outbreak, he opted for the more rural Barton College.

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Arizona State Champion Breaststroker Nathan Kempiak Commits to NC State

Nathan Kempiak, above, is NC State’s 3rd 55-second breaststroker in the incoming class of 2021.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #68 – Full Body to Start the Week

It’s time to kick off a new week of SwimSwam’s daily dryland at home workout series with some HIIT full-body training.

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Relive Michael Phelps’ 2008 Appearance on Saturday Night Live

Michael Phelps was at the peak of his stardom in September 2008, one month after winning 8 Olympic gold medals in Beijing.

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