Articles by Braden Keith

Poland Wins First-Ever European Medals Table at 2025 U23 Championships

Klaudia Tarasiewicz picked up a pair of silver medals, and Polish Records, as part of the country’s first-ever table-topping performance.

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Canadian Collegiate All-Star Team Dominates British Squad in England

A team of all-stars from the Canadian U Sports league traveled to Loughborough, England and came away with a pair of trophies last week.

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Five Maltese Records Fall at Malta Swimming Championships (Even Without Sasha Gatt)

19-year-old Nathan Cachia was the youngest National Record breaker at the Maltese National Championships, setting a new standard in the 200 fly.

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Zaryna Wardlay Moves Into Top 25 All-Time in 11-12 Age Group; Cub Stickels Breaks Through

North Texas’ best age groupers converged on Mansfield over the weekend for the 2025 North Texas Age Group Championships.

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Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio Will Add Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Programs

Walsh University plans to add men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs for the 2026-2027 season as part of its drive toward 30 sports programs by 2030.

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16-Year-Old Luke Vatev Goes 1:50-Point in the 200 Meter Free After a Fast World Trials Meet

Luke Vatev had a big meet with significant time drops at the World Championship Trials in early June, and he continued that in his follow-up meet to end the month.

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Monmouth University Hires New Head Swim Coach, Long Branch Native Hayley Masi

Hayley Masi will return home to Monmouth County to take over the NCAA Division I swimming & diving program at Monmouth University.

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Cal Poly Swimmers Send School Letter Claiming Title IX Non-Compliance After Swimming Cuts

Cal Poly swimmers have partnered with Equity IX and Champion Women in trying to fight the elimination of its women’s swimming & diving team over Title IX non-compliance.

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Ayden Tan Breaks 11-12 National Age Group Record in 200 Meter IM

Ayden Tan has broken his second National Age Group Record in the last two weeks, this time in the 200 meter IM in Fresno, California.

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Four Defending Champions Take Top Seeds on Day 1 of 2025 European Jr Swimming Championships

Lithuania’s Smilte Plytnykaite took the top seed in the women’s 50 breaststroke on Tuesday, three-tenths better than her winning time in the event from last year.

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European Aquatics Sets Dates for 2026 European Championships; Avoids Commonwealth Conflict

Holding swimming in the latter half of the European Aquatics Championships schedule avoids an overlap with the Commonwealth Games.

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The World Aquatics Championships Has an Official Beer Supplier

World Aquatics has found some beer money to support the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore next month. Our sport is finally growing up.

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Wisconsin Adds Ted Patton to Coaching Staff

New Wisconsin assistant coach Ted Patton (above) brings a unique background in club coaching and a corporate career to the pool deck in Madison.

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Kara Hanlon Wins Again as Edinburgh Uni Snags Another Breaststroke Sweep at Scottish Nationals

Veteran Kara Hanlon, 28, led another 1-2-3 result in a women’s breaststroke event on Saturday at the Scottish Open Swimming Championships

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David Popovici and Pan Zhanle Now Hold 9 of the 12 Best 100 Frees in History

David Popovici now has the #2 performance in history after his blistering 100 free on Saturday evening at the European U23 Championships.

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