Articles by Braden Keith

Southern California Swimming Will Vote on Creation of New Orange County LSC

The split would take clubs like Mission Viejo (above) and Irvine Novaquatics and form a new LSC with 34 clubs and around 7,000 swimmers.

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Olympic Swimmer Jason Dunford and Romantico Release First Album

Jason Dunford, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist in 2010, has released his first musical album that includes features from many well-known African artists.

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2003 Worlds Silver Medalist Kevin Clements Diagnosed with Rare Form of Leukemia

Kevin Clements, pictured above with his family, is a former assistant coach at USC and currently is the head coach at JSerra High School.

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Martin Methodist Will Add Men’s & Women’s NAIA Swimming in 2020

Martin Methodist College in Tennessee has announced the addition of a men’s & women’s varsity swimming program in the fall of 2020.

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Danas Rapsys, Xu Jiayu among Latest FINA Champions Series Invitees

Danas Rapsys, above, touched 1st in the 200 free at the World Championships last summer before being disqualified for a false start.

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12 American Technical Officials for 2020 Olympic Games Named

Denice Wepasnick, the head starter at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, will also work as a starter at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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FINA Announces 10 More Names for 2020 FINA Champions Series

Triple Olympic champion Ryan Murphy is among the latest 10 swimmers announced by FINA for the 2020 Champions Series that begins next week.

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How High School Coaches Can Get in on NCAA Pre-Sale Tickets

After last year’s sellout before tickets were available to the general public, high school coaches can get in early in 2020.

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Sun Yang Will Perform During China’s National TV 2020 New Year’s Celebration

The celebration marked both the new year, as well as the start of a countdown to a decision in an appeal against Sun in front of the CAS.

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FINA Announces First 10 Swimmers Committed to 2020 Champions Series

Katinka Hosszu is one of 10 swimmers who are confirmed to compete at the 2020 FINA Champions Series, which will offer over $1 million per meet.

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Joe Spahn Out as Pepperdine Head Coach Mid-Season, Jana Vincent Named Interim

Joe Spahn (middle, back) is out as the head coach of the Pepperdine women’s swimming & diving team after a season-and-a-half.

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Broadview Heights 200 Free Relay Posts All-America Time at Mid-Season Invite

BGSU commit Riley McNichols (above) led off Broadview’s 200 free relay, which swam faster than it did at last year’s Ohio State Championship meet.

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Mississippi High School Record Holder Taylor Williams Commits to Arizona State

Taylor Williams, a 4-time Mississippi High School State champion, has committed to Arizona State in the class of 2020.

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Jessica Geriane of Rosary High School Verbally Commits to Notre Dame (2021)

Jessica Geriane will add sprint free and backstroke versatility to a distance-heavy recruiting class of 2021 for Notre Dame.

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World Juniors Semifinalist Youssef Ramadan of Egypt Commits to Virginia Tech

Egyptian swimmer Youssef Ramadan, a semi-finalist in the 50 fly at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships, has committed to Virginia Tech.

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