Articles by Braden Keith

Yes, Swim Times Are Slow in Paris, But We Can Still Enjoy the Battles, the Stories, the Drama

Pan Zhanle’s World Record on Wednesday evening in Paris was the exception, not the rule, for the general pace of these Olympic Games.

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Swimmers Pieroni and Gatt Join the COVID List at the Olympics; Johnston Still Trying to Race

While swimmers who are done racing are being moved to hotels further from the Olympic village after testing positive for COVID, Johnston is…

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French Fans Are Bringing the Thunder At This Week’s Olympic Games in Paris

The French people are carrying a gigantic flame where there organizers have been busy putting out fires at the Summer Olympics.

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Caeleb Dressel Wins His 8th Olympic Gold Medal, Tying for 6th-Most in Modern Games History

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel anchored the U.S. 400 free relay to gold on Saturday evening in Paris, winning his 8th Olympic medal, all gold.

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Paris Summer Swimming Pick ‘Em Contest (TRACK YOUR ENTRIES HERE)

How will Leon Marchand fare this week swimming in France in front of a home crowd?

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Who Will Win The Swimming Medals Table at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

Katie Ledecky is one of the safest bets of the meet in the 1500 free, but the U.S. will need some breaks to win the Olympic medal table in swimming this year.

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Last Minute Olympic Hotels in Paris? The Costs Might Surprise You

Many fans expect hotels overflowing with Olympic guests, but the reality at the Paris Olympic Games is much different – making a last minute trip feasible.

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Spartans Aquatic Club Re-Breaks Their Own National Age Group Relay Record in Georgia

The group of Zachary Sutter (23.53), Leyton Roe (22.73), Sophie Hamilton (26.93), and Abigail Heizer (24.73) combined to swim 1:37.92 in the mixed 200 free relay.

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What Does Vegas Think Is Going to Happen In Swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

The men’s 100 freestyle has the biggest disagreement between SwimSwam’s previews and the Las Vegas oddsmakers. See all pre-Games odds here.

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Who Performed John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s ‘Imagine’ in the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony?

A pair of French musicians performed a beautiful rendition of the song ‘Imagine’ while upon a flaming float during the Olympic opening ceremony.

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Almost 20% of Olympic Participants Win Olympic Medals

It’s a counterintuitive statistic, but almost 1-in-5 athletes who participate in the Summer Olympic Games will go home with a medal.

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71 Swimmers Carry Their Nations’ Flags at Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony (Full List)

Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine is the latest big-name swimmer to be announced as a flag-bearer in the opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

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CAS Sides with World Aquatics Over Olympic Universality Dispute

Cook Islands won’t be able to enter swimmer Wesley Roberts into the Paris Olympic Games after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Former “Fastest Man in the World,” NCAA Champion Steve Jackman Dies, 83

Steve Jackman was a back-to-back NCAA Champion in both the 50 yard free and 100 yard free in the 1960s and a Pan Am Games silver medalist.

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5 Members of the Australian Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team Test Positive for COVID-19

Five members of the Australian women’s Olympic water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19 and are isolating outside of training.

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