Articles by Braden Keith

Gator Greats Gemma Spofforth, Shaune Fraser Added to UF Hall of Fame

Shaune Fraser (above) and Gemma Spofforth won a combined 10 NCAA event titles as members of the Florida swimming & diving teams from 2006-2010.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #35 – Test Set Round 2

2 weeks ago, we gave you a test set. Now it’s time to see how much progress you’ve made since then.

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2021 Mediterranean Games Moved to 2022 to Avoid Olympic Conflict

Simona Quadarella, now a World Champion, won the 400 and 800 freestyles at the 2018 Mediterranean Games as Italy topped the medals table.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #34 – Choose Your Own Adventure

Play to your strengths or enhance your weaknesses in this choose-your-own-adventure style workout.

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USA Swimming Donates 2-Day Olympic Trials VIP Package to Fight Hunger

USA Swimming has donated two 2-day VIP tickets to the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to help provide food to…

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Wisconsin Swimming LSC Cancels All 2020 Summer Championship Events

The Wisconsin Swimming LSC has cancelled all championship meets for the summer, but not regular season events. Above: the state capitol in Madison.

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Alabama Commit Holden Smith Will Take Gap Year, Enroll in 2022

University of Alabama commit Holden Smith has decided to take a gap year after high school and plans to enroll at…

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NCAA Rejects Conferences’ Request to Drop Minimum Sports Requirement

The move, voted on by the Division I Council on Friday, puts a floor on athletic departments’ ability to eliminate sporting programs to deal with fallout…

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Colorado Double Distance Champion Kate Shanley Commits to Michigan (2021)

Distance ace Kate Shanley, who won the 200 and 500 free Colorado High School STate Championships this season, has verbally committed to Michigan.

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How One NCAA Swimming Program Has Already Saved $150,000 to Preempt Cuts

This is not hypothetical – here’s how one NCAA swimming & diving program has already reduced its budget by $150,000 for next season.

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Charlotte Bonnet Is Working on Her Mental Game During Quarantine

Charlotte Bonnet and her boyfriend and fellow European Champion Jeremy Desplanches are quarantined together in Nice along with their 2 cats.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #33 – General Core Workouts

This general quads and core workout main set finishes with a little bit of specialty work.

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Sonoma State Cuts Women’s Water Polo Program

Sonoma State had a 9-8 record in the 2020 season, led by top scorer and redshirt senior Cassidy Mundt. The program has been discontinued.

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Open Water Star Marc-Antoine Olivier Is Still Training for 5 Hours Per Day

Olivier is doing about 5 hours of training per day at his family home in the northern French countryside along with his girlfriend Océane Cassignol.

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How Many Swimmers Would Have Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials?

If we rewrote 2020, without the coronavirus pandemic, how many late qualifiers would there have been for the Olympic Trials? History has a clue.

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