Articles by Braden Keith

Who Will Light the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cauldron?

No athlete in history has won more Olympic gold medals or total medals than Michael Phelps. No swimmer has ever lit the Olympic cauldron. Is it fate?

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Claire Tuggle Picks Up Her First USC Win As Trojan Women Beat #3 Louisville at SMU Classic

High profile freshman transfer Claire Tuggle won the 500 free and swam a best time in the 200 IM on Saturday, part of a Trojan win at the SMU Classic.

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Scoring Leaders, Likely Winners After Day 2 of the Berlin Swimming World Cup

Australian Kaylee McKeown (above) is the front-runner to win the $12,000 first place prize in Berlin, though Sarah Sjostrom has an outside chance.

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Jefimova Breaks a World Cup Record, Kohler Leads a Loaded Field at Berlin Day 3 Prelims

Teenager Jeneli Efimova took out a 2015 World Cup Record in the 50 breast that was previously held by World Cup queen Alia Atkinson.

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Freshman Minna Abraham Swims 1:43 in 200 Free, USC Turns Heads on Day 1 of 2023 SMU Classic

Hungarian freshman Minna Abraham swam 1:43 in the 200 free in her USC Trojan debut on day 1 of the SMU Classic on Friday.

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Florian Wellbrock Withdraws From Berlin World Cup With Illness

2023 WORLD AQUATICS SWIMMING WORLD CUP – BERLIN October 6-8, 2023 Berlin, Germany LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Full Entry…

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Miami Women Compete Without Powerhouse Divers for the 2nd Straight Meet

All-American Mia Vallee already confirmed a redshirt for the 2023-2024 season, but the Miami Hurricanes have been without the rest of their diving crew so far too.

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Luke Whitlock, Best Distance Swimmer in Class of 2024, Goes Sub-15 in Early-Season Mile

Luke Whitlock of the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers became the first swimmer in the high school class of 2024 to go under 15 minutes in the men’s mile.

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Junior National Teamer Addison Sauickie Flips Commitment from USC to Stanford

Junior National Teamer Addison Sauickie, a middle distance freestyler, will join Stanford in fall 2024, after the Olympic Games.

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Russian Swim Coach, Former European Champion, Banned for 4 Years

Evgenia Ermakova was once suspended for doping as an athlete. Two decades later, she has now been given a four year suspension as a coach.

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Emily Seebohm Welcomes First Child, Sampson Ryan Seebohm

Olympic gold medalist Emily Seebohm donned a blue training suit earlier this month to announce the gender of her baby boy; a few days later, he was born.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Murphy Marries Bridget Konttinen in Lake Tahoe

World Record holder and 4-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy married his longtime girlfriend Bridget Konttinen on Saturday, September 30 in a…

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Howard University Started a Swimming Revolution, and UNCW Gets It

Howard University and Nic Askew popularized the idea of ‘filling dual meets with fans,’ and countries around the program are riding that same wave to full natatoriums.

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World Aquatics Confirms No Entries for New ‘Open Category” at Berlin World Cup

World Aquatics has confirmed that nobody has entered the newly-created open category at the Berlin World Cup stop that begins Friday.

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Gabi Albiero Puts Up Early NCAA #1 Time in the 50 Free in Louisville Win Over Xavier

Gabi Albiero finished 3rd at last year’s NCAA Champs in the 50 free. She is now the early leader in the event after a blistering swim on Friday.

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