Articles by Braden Keith

11-Year Old Ohio Swimmer Fighting for Her Life After Collapsing on Pool Deck

11-year old Emma Palmer is in a medically induced coma after collapsing on a pool deck following swim practice last week.

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Jason Lezak Joins Coaching Staff at Mater Dei High School

Lezak will act as a part-time assistant with both the boys and girls teams at Mater Dei, which will reunite him with his former high school coach Ken Dory.

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Ticket Sales Down, Athlete & Coach Attendance Up at PSS – Knoxville

While overall ticket sales were down in Knoxville as compared to 2019, sales of all-session passes and the premium seats with a VIP experience were up.

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Sprint Freestyler, North Carolina Runner-Up, Elizabeth Sowards Commits to UNC

Elizabeth Sowards was the 2019 North Carolina 4A State Championship runner-up in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyles for Hough High School.

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Coby Ockert from Raleigh Swim Association Commits to Towson

Ockert is the 6th seed in the boys’ 100 free at this weekend’s North Carolina 4A High School State Championship meet (big schools).

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Junior Nationals Finalist Diver Kayla Wilson Commits to Louisville

Kayla Wilson, who was 5th at last year’s Texas High School 6A State Championship meet on the 1-meter, will head to Louisville in the fall of 2020.

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Santa Clara Swim Club Breaks a Pair of 10 & Under National Age Group Records

2020 Brian Malick Memorial Zone 1 SCY Meet January 31st-February 2nd, 2020 Morgan Hill, California SCY Full Meet Results A…

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Katie McClintock Breaks 2 National High School Records in Short Course Meters

High school junior Katie McClintock, a Wisconsin commit, broke a pair of National High School Records on Thursday racing for Mainland Regional High School in New Jersey.

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Kansas City Chiefs Win First Super Bowl in 50 Years: a Swimming Retrospective

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years. We use that as a measuring stick to mark the passage of time in our own sport of…

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Sam Bork, Isabelle Stadden Add 3rd Wins to Finish Schroeder A+ Meet

U.S. National Team swimmer Isabelle Stadden finished her meet with a win in the 200 back which was her 3rd individual victory of the weekend.

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Futures Champ Mason Carlton Joins Growing Indiana Distance Group (2021)

The Indiana Hoosiers have the hot hand in distance freestyles, and Mason Carlton has committed to join that group in the fall of 2021.

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Leader of Refugee Olympic Team Says “Standards Raised” for Choosing 2020 Team

4 swimmers originally from Syria, including Yusra Mardini (above), are among 49 athletes currently being supported by IOC refugee scholarships. 2 train in Germany, 1 in Turkey, and 1 in New Zealand.

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Cullen Jones Wins 100 Free in First Race Since 2018 at Schroeder A+ Meet

35TH ANNUAL SCHROEDER A+ SWIM MEET January 31st-February 2nd, 2020 Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, Brown Deer, Wisconsin SCY (25y) pool…

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Emory Swimmers Evacuated from Bus after Massive Fire Flares on I-85 (UPDATED)

The multi-vehicle crash, which did not involve the Emory bus, has caused a delay in Saturday’s meet against the University of Georgia.

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WATCH: Indiana Swim 2:52 in 400 Free Relay in a Dual Meet (RACE VIDEO)

The Indiana men graduated their top sprint freestyler, but haven’t missed a beat in the 2019-2020 season. Their relay on Friday was the country’s fastest at a dual meet this year.

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