Articles by Braden Keith

Arizona State’s Tiago Behar Wins Elite 90 Award for Highest GPA at Men’s NCAA D1 Championships

Tiago Behar of Arizona State has a 4.0 GPA while majoring in computer science, which earned him the 2024 Elite 90 Award.

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1225 Athletes from 40 Teams Descend on Clovis West High for Massive Invite

Daniel Yi and the Smoky Hill High School boys will travel across state lines to race at this year’s Clovis West Invite in California

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Penn State Fires Tim Murphy as Head Swimming & Diving Coach Amid Leave of Absence

Penn State athletics has chosen to not renew the contract of head swimming & diving coach Tim Murphy, who is on a leave of absence.

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Santa Margarita Beats Loyola High in Huge SoCal High School Dual Meet

Santa Margarita senior Hunter Cehelnik swam 44.45 in a dual meet on Thursday, just .18 seconds off his time from last year’s state meet.

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Australian Mining Magnate Gina Rinehart Announces $10 Million Infusion for USA Swimming

(APRIL FOOLS POST) Australia’s richest citizen Gina Rinehart has stepped in to help USA Swimming close a massive funding gap ahead of the Olympics.

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2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Leon Marchand led the Arizona State Sun Devils to the program’s first-ever NCAA title and earned the Swammy for NCAA Swimmer of the Year.

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What a Time to Be a Swim Fan.

I’ll keep this brief, because we all understand it, and I’m running out of words to describe it.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

SwimSwam’s staff picks its top 8 in each event for the 2024 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Derek Maas Was The Best Swimmer in NCAA Division III Swimming This Season

Derek Maas was the best swimmer in D3 this season – even if D3 coaches didn’t vote him as such at the NCAA Championships.

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Birmingham-Southern College, Home to Some of the Best D3 Divers in the Country, Will Close

Justin Toth of Birmingham Southern College is the two-time defending SAA Diver of the Year. The school will close its doors for good in May.

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Upper Arlington High School Swim Coach Gary Grant Dies, 38

Gary Grant, pictured with his family above, died on March 15th. He was an assistant coach for the State Champion Upper Arlington High School and…

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Rumor Mill: Texas Is Considering “Director of Swimming” Role in Search for New Men’s Coach

Who will take over for one of the most-accomplished coaches in the history of the NCAA? It might be a ‘Director of Swimming.’

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2024 Men’s NCAA Previews: Leon Is Leon, But a Big 2nd Place Battle Looms in the 400 IM

We all know who’s going to win the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships. But the battle for 2nd is really interesting, including Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson (above)

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NC State All-American Miriam Sheehan Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

Freshman All-American Miriam Sheehan of NC State has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after concluding competition at the 2024 NCAA Championships.

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Aiden Stivers Breaks US Record in S9 200 Breast at Indy Sectionals

A group of Para swimmers raced at the Indianapolis Sectionals last weekend, including Aiden Stivers, who broke an American Record in the 200 Breast.

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