Articles by Braden Keith

Destin Lasco Breaks Another National High School Record in SCM

Destin Lasco has broken the National High School Record in the 200 short course meters freestyle: his 8th such national record.

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Distance Swimmer Sophia Balow Commits to Michigan State

Distance swimmer Sophia Balow has verbally committed to Michigan State University, where she’ll join the Spartans officially next fall. Balow, from…

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FINA Relaxes Rules, Won’t Ban Athletes For Competing In Non-FINA Meets

After a meeting and video conference today called by Swimming Australia CEO Leigh Russell in an attempt to stave off…

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Manhattan College Names Patrick Malone as New Head Coach

After almost 3 months without a head coach, Manhattan College has hired Patrick Malone.

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Raquel Maldonado Breaks LCM National Age Group Record in Evanston

Maldonado broke the 3-year old record held by Arizonan Miriam Sheehan.

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Mitchell Petras Sets Two Personal Bests as LSU Rolls on Senior Day

LSU vs. Incarnate Word vs. Delta State (D2) Baton Rouge, Louisiana January 12th, 2019 Men’s and Women’s, 25-yard tri meet…

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Ryan Lochte Will Compete on Celebrity Big Brother Season 2

12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will be one of 12 contestants vying for a huge cash prize on season 2 of Celebrity Big Brother.

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Colorado Springs Age Group Coach Luke Schumm Hospitalized

A GoFundMe account has been set up after the 2015 Colorado Age Group Coach of the Year was hospitalized with a rare spinal disorder.

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Nic Fink Breaks Pro Swim Series Record in 50 Breast in Knoxville

Nic Fink swam his best in-season time and a new Pro Swim Series Record in the 50 breaststroke.

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Luis Martinez Breaks Guatemalan Record in 100 Fly, Misses FINA “A” Cut

2019 PRO SWIM SERIES- KNOXVILLE January 9-12, 2018 Alan Jones Aquatic Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 50m (LCM) pool Meet…

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Josh Fong Commits to Join All-American Brother Zach at Virginia

From the Jersey Wahoos to the Virginia Wahoos, Josh Fong will continue the family pipeline to Charlottesville.

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Session Lengths at 2018 SC Worlds About the Same as 2016

FINA was consistent in running finals session lengths for the 2018 World Short Course Swimming Championships on almost exactly the same schedule as they did in 2016.

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Kathleen Baker Scratches the Final Day of the Knoxville Pro Swim

Kathleen Baker entered the meet as the top seed in both the 200 back and 200 IM, but will swim neither.

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Penny Oleksiak Scratches 200 Fly; Will Focus on 50 Fly in Knoxville

Penny Oleksiak swam a lifetime best in 2018 in the 200 fly, but hasn’t swum the race in long course since.

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USA Swimming Releases Selection Criteria for 2019 National Junior Team

Carson Foster is one of the headliners of the 2018 USA Swimming National Junior Team.

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