Articles by Braden Keith

Russian Draft Calendar Still Includes LCM and SCM Championships in 2020

Russia says that it’s still planning to hold both long course and short course national championship meets in 2020, presuming athletes can return…

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Chris Guiliano, Top Remaining Sprinter in Class of 2021, Commits to Notre Dame

Chris Guiliano should immediately reinforce Notre Dame’s free relays, which finished 10th, 9th, and 6th at last season’s ACC Championship meet.

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Summer Leagues in Madison, Chattanooga Cancel 2020 Seasons; Fort Wayne Still On

Large summer leagues in Chattanooga, Tennessee (above) and Madison, Wisconsin have cancelled their 2020 seasons, while Fort Wayne, Indiana is still on.

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FINA Hosts Live Global Synchronized Swimming Workout Featuring Legends

5-time Olympic gold medalist Svetlana Romashina (right) was among the hosts of a global dryland session with some of the world’s best synchronized swimmers.

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Texas Nominates Claire Adams, Jordan Windle as Big 12 Athlete of the Year

Claire Adams concluded her Texas career in February as a 23-time Big 12 Champion and 3-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Year.

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Indiana Moves Up Dates for Reopening Pools

Both Indiana and Kentucky moved closer to a return to the pool this week after both state’s governors moved up reopening dates.

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LEN Moves 2021 European SC Championships Forward to Avoid Worlds Conflict

2021 marks the first time that Russia (including the Soviet Union) has hosted a European Championship event in swimming. Above, Kliment Kolesnikov won 6 gold medals at the last edition in 2019.

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West Virginia Announces Targeted Date of May 30 for Pool Reopenings

West Virginia, home to the smallest of USA Swimming’s 59 Local Swimming Committees, has cleared the way for pools to reopen on May 30.

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FINA Announces Postponement of World Short Course Championships to 2021

The announcement comes after FINA previously postponed the FINA World Aquatics Championships from 2021 to 2022 to avoid an Olympic conflict.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #59 – Burpees on Burpees on Burpees

For the past few months, SwimSwam has been posting a daily swimming workout to help inspire swim coaches around the world who…

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North Carolina Governor Officially Clears Pools to Reopen on Friday, May 22

North Carolina has announced that pools will be included as part of its Phase 2 reopening plan, which is due to begin on Friday.

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Texas A&M University Re-Opens Some On Campus Aquatics Facilities Thursday

Lanes in 2 of Texas A&M’s pools can be reserved for 50 minutes at a time beginning May 21. The main natatorium that hosted the 2009 NCAA Championships (above) will not open.

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Another Large Texas Club, Texas Ford Aquatics, Reopens, with 4-Per-Lane

Texas Ford Aquatics in the suburbs of Dallas has reopened its doors and is seeing nearly 100% attendance among its upper-level swimmers.

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Haley Benjamin Will Transfer from Houston to Boise State for 2020-2021 Season

Benjamin’s (right) lifetime and collegiate best times in the 1650 free would have won the Mountain West Conference title last season. Diver Lauren Gryboski (left) also will join the Broncos.

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Westcliff University Will Join NAIA, Add Swimming & Water Polo Programs

Westcliff University in Irvine, California has announced the addition of 4 new aquatics programs as part of its move to join the NAIA.

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