Articles by Braden Keith

Vanessa Pearl Chooses 200 Breast over 100 Breast at SEC Championships

Florida freshman Vanessa Pearl has scratched the 100 breaststroke on day 4 of the 2019 SEC Championship meet (Friday), leaving her with the 200 breaststroke on Saturday as her 3rd entry.

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Lilly King Splits 55.66 in 100 Breaststroke on Big Ten 400 Medley Relay

Lilly King has taken the women’s 100 breaststroke to yet another plane of superpower.

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NC State Women Finish Thursday With ACC Record

NC State had 4 new legs on their 200 free relay as compared to last year’s ACC Championship. The new group excelled, breaking the ACC Record by half-a-second.

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Lauren Barber Wins 10th-Career Patriot League Title on Day 2

Lauren Barber, a senior, is now a perfect 10-for-10 in individual events in her Patriot League career.

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CCSA Has to Re-Swim 4 Men’s 50 Free Heats after Timing System Error

The meet was delayed for almost an hour while officials tried to work out an issue with the timing system.

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Makayla Sargent Swims Lifetime Best by 1.3 Seconds in 200 Fly Trial

Since transferring to NC State from the University of Florida, Makayla Sargent’s 200 fly has taken off.

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Defending Champion Sydney Pickrem a Medical Scratch in 400 IM Prelims at SECs

2019 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, February 19 – Saturday, February 23 Gabrielsen Natatorium, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia…

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Defending SEC Runner-Up Maxime Rooney Scratches 200 Free

Instead of the 200 free, Rooney will pick up the 100 fly as his day 1 event.

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Nevada Diving Depth Spurs Wolf Pack to Day 1 Lead in Mountain West

The Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, which last year was home to the NCAA Championships, welcomed in day 1 of the 2019 Mountain West Conference Championships on Wednesday.

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Florida Gulf Coast DQ Leaves Liberty Women in Control on Day 1 of CCSA

Liberty took advantage of a Florida Gulf Coast to open a big team lead at the CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Denver Women Win 26th & 27th-Straight Summit League Relays on Day 1

While the Denver women took a day 1 lead, the Denver men lost their first Summit League relay since 2014 – thanks to a DQ. (Above: Josie Valette)

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Saint Francis University Coach Kyle Almoney Resigns

Almoney resigned from his position as head coach at Saint Francis University after being charged with stealing money from a former swim club that he founded.

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2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 2 Up/Down/Mids

Tennessee’s Erica Brown set the SEC Meet Record in prelims of the 50 free.

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Nikol Popov Only Did 1 Underwater Pullout on 200 Medley Breaststroke

Breaststroker Nikol Popov isn’t the first Tennessee Volunteer to experiment with reducing her underwater pullouts.

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Italian 13-Year Old Swims 31.0 50 Breaststroke to Break Age Record

The 13-year old (above) overshadowed Mireia Belmonte of Spain at the meet, who was swimming her first serious competition since October after battling injuries.

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