Articles by Braden Keith

Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #63 – Another Test Set

It’s time for a bi-weekly check-in to see if you’re progressing at all through your dryland training.

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4 Summer Leagues in Suburban Philadelphia Cancel Summer Seasons

While most of the leagues’ pools do intend to open for the summer of 2020, the logistics of holding large-scale swim meets while emerging from a pandemic was too much for league organizers.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #62 – Learning New Ab Exercises

Getting tired of crunches? Today’s workout is all about learning new ab exercises that you can incorporate into future workouts, or teach to your team.

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Could UConn Athletics Teams Be Next on the Chopping Block?

Mike Anthony, who covers UConn Athletics for the Hartford Courant, says that he believes the school should cut as many as 8 sports.

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SEC Will Allow Voluntary ‘Strength & Conditioning’ Exercises to Resume June 8

SEC institutions can begin holding in-person voluntary workouts as soon as June 8th, though not all sports are expected to immediately return to campus.

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FULL MATCH REPLAY: Caeleb Dressel’s ISL Debut in Naples, Italy

Caeleb Dressel made his International Swimming League debut in the 2019 season’s 2nd stop in Naples, Italy, and picked up MVP honors in his first try.

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Connecticut Says Pools Will Open in Phase 2, June 20th at Earliest

Connecticut, the home state of U.S. National Team swimmer Kieran Smith (above), has said that pools will reopen in Phase 2 of the state’s coronavirus…

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53-Second Backstroker Kyla Alexander Transfers from Louisville to Nevada

Alexander, whose best times would have been worth over 50 points at last year’s Mountain West Conference Championship meet, swam 1 season at Louisville.

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Croatia vs. World Water Polo Match Planned to Honor Retiring Ratko Rudic

According to the director of the Croatian Water Polo Association, the match will bring together a number of the great players of Rudic’s past.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #61 – Leg Conditioning

This workout will focus on explosiveness and conditioning in your legs, which will be useful for all swimmers, but especially breaststrokers.

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Colorado Swimming, Illinois Swimming LSCs Petition Governors for Pool Reopening

The two LSCs, which combined have around 30,000 athlete members, have each published letters to their respective state governors asking for pools to be reopened.

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Iowa Reopens Pools for Lap Swimming, Lessons on Friday

Iowa is the 25th state to announce a plan to reopen pools in the near future, with lap swimming and lessons allowed to resume on May 22.

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East Carolina Athletics Director Issues Tearful Apology Over Cutting Programs

East Carolina Athletics Direct Dan Gilbert apologized to athletes, coaches, and alumni multiple times during his press conference on Thursday.

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Russian Draft Calendar Still Includes LCM and SCM Championships in 2020

Russia says that it’s still planning to hold both long course and short course national championship meets in 2020, presuming athletes can return…

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Chris Guiliano, Top Remaining Sprinter in Class of 2021, Commits to Notre Dame

Chris Guiliano should immediately reinforce Notre Dame’s free relays, which finished 10th, 9th, and 6th at last season’s ACC Championship meet.

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