Articles by Braden Keith

Summer Juniors B-Finalist Micah Chambers Commits to Tennessee

After decommitting from Missouri State, Micah Chambers has signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Ohio State vs. Michigan Dual Meet Moved Up Due to Pending Storm

The mega-rivalry meet between Ohio State and Michigan, hosted in Columbus, is one of several college dual meets this weekend being impacted by weather.

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Virginia State Champion Butterflier Athena Vanyo Commits to Virginia Tech

Athena Vanyo is one of 2 early commitments for the Virginia Tech women in the high school class of 2021. She’s the defending 3A Virginia State Champion int he 100 fly.

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Nebraska – Omaha Wants Just “5 More Hours” in Key West

Nebraska Omaha had fun in the sun in Key West, Florida for their 2019-2020 training trip.

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Jarod Arroyo Cuts Another Second off His Puerto Rican Record in 400 IM

After breaking the Puerto Rican Record in prelims of the 400 IM, Jarod Arroyo took more than a second off in finals to finish 2nd in Knoxville.

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Marco Koch Becomes First German to Hit 2020 Tokyo Olympic Qualifying Standard

Marco Koch is the first swimmer to dip under the German Federation’s Olympic qualifying standard since the qualifying period opened on January 1st.

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SwimSwam’s Top 3 (Wildly Speculative) Candidates for USC Head Coaching Job

Ray Looze has a good thing going at Indiana, but is the allure of the head coaching job at his alma mater USC enough to pull him away from Bloomington?

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Arizona Dual Meet Championships Are Swimming’s Best Mid-Season Meet Format

The Phoenix Country Day School (above) is one of the hosts for this weekend’s Arizona Senior and Age Group Dual Meet Championships.

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Hosszu Wins Record 7th Hungary Sportswoman of the Year; Milak Wins Men’s Honor

Katinka Hosszu made history in many ways in 2019, and this week added one more superlative to her resume: the most Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year awards.

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4 of Top 6 Seeds in Women’s 400 IM Scratch on Friday in Knoxville

None of the 4 swimmers who scratched, including top seed Ella Eastin, have other entries on day 2 of the Pro Swim Series in Knoxville.

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UMass Men’s Swimming Team Puerto Rico Training Trip Video

Practice and…waffles? for the UMass men in Puerto Rico.

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Hali Flickinger Scratches 800 Free at Pro Swim Series – Knoxville

The 800 free was the first of 9 scheduled entries for Flickinger this weekend. Men’s 800 free #2 seed Akram Mahmoud has also scratched.

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Austin Sectionals Champion Trey Dickey Commits to Texas A&M

Distance freestyler Trey Dickey has verbally committed to Texas A&M as part of the high school class of 2021.

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Backstroker Alex Eastmond Joins Virginia Tech Class of 2021

Alex Eastmond, an Illinois High School State Championship qualifier, is our first-reported female commitment for the Hokies in the class of 2021.

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FINIS Signs Three-Time NCAA Champion Katie McLaughlin

A three-time NCAA Champion and three-time World Champion, Katie McLaughlin has signed a suit sponsorship with California-based FINIS.

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