Articles by Braden Keith

McClain Hermes Breaks S11 American Record in 500 Yard Free

Hermes is also the American Record holder in the event in the S12 classification.

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Two-Time Brazilian Olympian Graciele Herrmann Retires

T27-year old Brazilian swimmer Graciele Hermann, a two-time Olympian in 2012 and 2016, has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. Hermann,…

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Projecting the Cutline: 2019 Men’s NCAA Championships

The defending NCAA Champion Texas Longhorns have 20 swimmers who earned invites to NCAAs. They’ll have to drop 2 today, and another 2 if they want to invite their 3 qualified divers.

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Annie Lazor Swims Lifetime Best in 200 Breast for 4th-Straight Meet

Swimming is fun when you hit lifetime bests at every meet.

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Maxime Rooney Will Swim 200 Fly/100 Free Double at NCAAs

Rooney won’t swim the 200 free: an event in which he was the 2017 SEC Champion and in which he’s a former National High School and current National Age Group Record holder.

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30 Teams Qualify to Swim Relays at Women’s NCAA Championships

Qualifying a relay to the NCAA National Championship meet indicates a certain level of depth (or the presence of a…

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Toronto Pan Am Pool Chosen to Host 2020 Canadian Olympic Trials

The meet has been expanded from 6 to 7 days, and a special ‘juniors only’ final has been added.

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Indian River Extends NJCAA Title Streak to 45 and 37

As we approach another decade, few things remain constant. Except Indian River’s dominance of NJCAA swimming.

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13-Year Old Gracie Weyant Wins 200 Breast to Close Plantation Sects.

While older sister Emma (above) got 3 wins at the meet and finished 2nd in the individual high point standings, Gracie was the winner on the final day.

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Jacob Molacek Cements Spot at NCAAs at UNC Last Chance Meet

The UNC Last Chance Meet was among the most fruitful on Sunday, with 3 swimmers locking up likely NCAA Championship invites.

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Notre Dame’s Aaron Schultz Locks up NCAA Invite at Purdue Last Chance

Schultz swam a 1:41.70 in the 200 fly that will almost-assuredly qualify him for NCAAs.

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Andrew Seliskar Breaks Pac-12 Record for Male Individual Titles

Andrew Seliskar is now the winningest male (by individual titles) in Pac-12 Conference Championship history.

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Regan Smith Pops 1:48.6 in Prelims of 200 Back

Smith’s swim ties as the 13th-best performance of all-time, but isn’t even her personal best time.

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Seliskar & Whitley Both Swim Under Pac-12 Meet Record in 200 Breast

Andrew Seliskar swam a lifetime best in the 200 breaststroke and now ranks 5th all-time in the event.

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Nick Norman Defends Pac-12 Mile Title with New Meet Record

Nick Norman won his 2nd-straight Pac-12 title in the 1650 free. This time, the win came in record-setting fashion.

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