Articles by Braden Keith

Luna Mertins Cracks NCAA D2 Record in the 100 Free to Win her 3rd Career Individual Title

On the last day of her college swimming career, Luna Mertins finished with a record-setting swan song in the women’s 100 free.

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Auburn Announces Arilson Silva (Georgia Tech) as New Associate Head Coach

Auburn has announced the hiring of Arilson Silva as the program’s new associate head coach, effective at the end of…

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15-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Drops 1:43.5 in the 200 Free at Florida Senior Champs

2025 Florida Swimming Spring Senior Champs March 13-16, 2025 Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center, Orlando, Florida Short Course Yards (25…

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Colorado Mesa’s Agata Naskret Breaks D2 Record in the 100 Back for the Third Time This Season

Agata Naskret broke her own NCAA D2 Record in the 100 yard backstroke for the third time this season, shaving .01 seconds off her record from earlier in the meet.

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Jacob Hamlin Reclaims NCAA D2 Record in the 500 Free on Friday

University of Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin has broken another NCAA Division II Record, this time reclaiming the standard in the 500 yard free.

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What’s the Chatter 3 Days Into the Post-Cuts Transfer Portal Timeline?

A meandering digest of the things we’re hearing from different corners of college swimming this week as the transfer portal whimpers into season.

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Ethan Ekk Goes 8:44 in 1000 Free, 1:33 in the 200 Free an Hour Apart at Florida Senior Champs

Stanford commit Ethan Ekk swam one of the fastest junior-aged times in the 1000 yard free in history – but nobody in attendance knew until well after the race finished.

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Drury Men Cap Thursday With New NCAA D2 Record in 400 Medley Relay

Both Drury and McKendree were under the old NCAA Division II Record in the 400 medley relay, but the Drury men came out on top.

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Cal Poly President Sets a Flag: $25 Million In Fundraising to Save the Program

Organizers remain confident that they can meet the lofty goal, which would be intended to create a full endowment for program expenses.

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Gretchen Walsh Goes 20.75 in the 50 Free, Faster than Anyone Else Ever, at UVa Sprint Olympics

Senior Gretchen Walsh dropped more than two seconds from last year in Virginia’s annual spring break quadrathlon on Tuesday.

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2025 Acropolis Open Returns with €50,000 Prize Pool

The 2025 edition of the Acropolis Open will feature a €50,000 prize pool in early May.

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Augustana U Swimmer Bryn Greenwaldt Will Compete in 2 NCAA Championships in the Same Weekend

Bryn Greenwaldt is a force in NCAA Division II swimming, but next weekend she will compete in the track & field championships at the same time.

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Emily (Brunemann) Klueh Receives Positive News After 2nd PET Cancer Scan

Former US National Teamer Emily (Brunemann) Klueh has posted an update on her cancer treatments on her GoFundMe page, with generally…

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 3 of the 2025 Westmont Pro Swim Series

University of Texas commit Laon Kim went a best time in the 200 free, extending his margin as the fastest Canadian 16-year-old ever in the event.

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College Swimming & Diving Programs Make Huge Roster Cuts Ahead of Portal Opening

My inbox has been full of requests to do an article about all of the cuts across the country in anticipation of next week’s transfer portal opening

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