Articles by Braden Keith

NCAA Division III Ursinus College Cancels Remainder of 2019-20 Swimming Season

The Ursinus College women won the Centennial Conference Championship last season (their 6th-straight) and placed 17th at the NCAA National Championships.

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Pennsylvania State Champion Maura Fluehr Commits to Penn State University

Maura Fluehr won the Pennsylvania AA State Championship in the 100 yard fly last season as a sophomore, and will now go to Penn State University.

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14-Year Old Joao Campos Swims 1:53.0 in 200 LCM Free at Bekken Trophy

Campos broke a pair of Brazilian age records last week in Porto Alegre, and his 200 free was faster than the American record for 13-14s as well.

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California State Champion Mia Kragh Verbally Commits to Cal (2021)

Mia Kragh was the 2019 California High School State Champion in the 100 fly and has committed to the Cal Golden Bears in their class of 2025.

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D1 Niagara University Hires Eric Bugby as New Head Coach

After 6 weeks without any swimming coaches on staff, Nigara University has announced the hiring of its new head coach Eric Bugby

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Carson Foster Swims 3:43 in 400 Yard IM at Tim Myers Senior Meet in Ohio

High school senior Carson Foster now ranks 2nd nationally this season in the 400 yard Individual Medley among swimmers of any age.

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WATCH: Full Replay of the 2019 Golden Goggles Awards

Simone Manuel (center) was named the 2019 USA Swimming Female Athlete of the Year on Sunday at the 2019 Golden Goggles Awards.

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European Junior Championships Finalist Amalie Mortensen Commits to Arizona

Danish freestyle swimmer Amalie Mortensen has verbally committed to the University of Arizona in the class of 2020.

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Erika Brown Swims 24.9/54.1 in Long Course Time Trial at Tennessee Invitational

After a historic weekend in short course racing, Erika Brown participated in a long course time trials on Sunday in Knoxville.

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Fish Out of Water: The SwimSwam Podcast, Episode 5: Becca Mann

Becca Mann is a swimmer, a writer, and a filmmaker who took on one of the most grueling swims in history earlier this year, swimming for 21 straight hours.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Headlines 12-Swimmer Israeli Roster for Europeans

11-event National Record holder Anastasia Gorbenko is among 12 swimmers that Israel will send to the 2019 European Short Course Championships in December.

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Florida’s Leah Braswell Jumps to #1 in the Country (by 10 Seconds) in 1650 Free

On the final day of the 2019 Georgia Tech Invitational, Leah Braswell swam 15:47 in the 1650 free, which is the best time in the country by almost 10 seconds.

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WATCH: Erika Brown Swim 46.15 in 100 Free and 49.79 in 100 Fly (RACE VIDEOS)

Erika Brown had a historic weekend in Knoxville, where she climbed up the all-time rankings in the 100 yard free and 100 yard fly.

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WATCH: Day 2 Race Videos from ISL European Derby – London

Energy Standard’s Chad le Clos ended his meet on Sunday with a win in the men’s 200 fly to lock up MVP honors in London.

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Kira Toussaint Ties, Then Breaks, Dutch Record in 100 Backstroke

Kira Toussaint has been on a record-breaking tour de force this fall, and took out her own Dutch record in the 100 back yet again on Sunday.

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