Articles by Braden Keith

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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Vanessa Pearl Swims 2 Season Best Times as Florida Sweeps Quad Meet

After missing Florida’s mid-season invite in the fall, Vanessa Pearl was back in-form on Friday, swimming season-bests in the 100 breast and 200 IM.

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High School All-American Owen Grimaldi Commits to Notre Dame

Owen Grimaldi, a middle distance freestyler, will join a group that is a strength of the Notre Dame program in the fall of 2021.

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3-Time Florida High School State Champion Olivia Peoples Commits to Gators

Olivia Peoples has Florida High School State Championships in both the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke to her name. She’ll take that rare combo to Gainesville in 2021.

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Gizem Guvenc Becomes First Turkish Woman under 2 Minutes in 200 Free

17-year old Gizen Guvenc took more than 2 seconds off the Turkish National Record in the 200 meter free last week at the Turkish National Championships.

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5 Members of Wisconsin HS Swim Team Hospitalized after Semi-Truck Crash

5 members of a boys’ high school swim team in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin were hospitalized just before Christmas after a car crash on Sunday, December 22nd.

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