Articles by Braden Keith

East Carolina Hires Christa Saunders as 2nd Female Assistant

Christa Saunders spent the last 2 seasons as an assistant coach with East Carolina’s AAC intra-conference opponents UConn.

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Northern Italy Wins Rights to Host 2026 Winter Olympics

The joint bid between Milan and Cortina d’ampezzo will host the 2026 Winter Olympics as the IOC shifts its focus to regional bids.

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After Massive Time Drops, Alex Tomlinson Recommits from ECU to NC State

When Alex Tomlinson committed to East Carolina in October, his best 200 back was a 1:51. He’s since cut 5 seconds from that time.

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CCSA 400 IM Champion Gianni Pitto Enters NCAA Transfers Database

After being named the 2019 CCSA Championship Outstanding Freshman Swimmer of the Meet, Gianni Pitto is planning to leave Liberty.

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Maxime Rooney Swims 49.7 in 100 Free at Lowkey Texas Open Meet

The meet is Maxime Rooney’s 2nd since announcing that he will transfer from Florida to Texas for the 2019-2020 NCAA season.

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Caeleb Dressel & Louise Hansson Break Meet Records in Mission Viejo Prelims

Louise Hansson (above) broke the Meet Record in the 50 fly on Sunday morning, while Caeleb Dressel took out the 100 fly mark.

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Andrew Seliskar Swims Lifetime Best in 100 Fly at Cal-Stanford Long Course Dual

College dual meet season is over, but Cal and Stanford partook in an electric battle with some big times on Saturday in Berkeley.

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Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool Rebuild Modifies Plans for New Pool

The original plan (above) called for a large indoor facility; rising construction costs has resulted in a plan to build an outdoor pool instead.

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Caeleb Dressel Qualifies 1st in 50 & 200 Frees on Saturday in Mission Viejo

After a breakthrough brace of 47.9s on Friday, World Champ Caeleb Dressel had a pair of more measured preliminary swims on Saturday morning in Mission Viejo

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Caeleb Dressel Swims 47.9 in Prelims at Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions

With World Championships roughly a month away, Dressel has now been under 48 twice this season, after not breaking that mark at all last summer.

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WATCH: Dean Farris Win Men’s 100 Free in 49.92

Watch select videos from day 1 of the 2019 Texas Senior Circuit Championships in College Station, Texas, including Dean Farris’ wining 100 free.

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Gustav Hokfelt Breaks Swedish Record in Men’s 50 Meter Backstroke

Gustav Hokfelt came within one one-hundredth of a second of his National Record in the 50 back in April; on Friday, he broke it.

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Friday Marks 1 Year Until the 2020 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Begin

Hali Flickinger leads all swimmers with 9 qualifying events for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, which start 1 year from today.

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Lisa Mamie Breaks Swiss Record in 100 Breaststroke at Sette Colli

Over the last 2 days, Swiss 21-year old Lisa Mamie managed to drop almost a full second in the 100 breaststroke to break her own National Record.

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Yekaterinburg, Russia Emerges as Only Bidder for 2023 World University Games

Yekaterinburg, Russia is the 4th-largest city in Russia and one of 11 that hosted matches of the 2018 men’s soccer World Cup.

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