Articles by Braden Keith

TCU Roars to NIC Men’s, Women’s Titles; UDel’s Currie Breaks CAA Record in the 200 Back

2024 NATIONAL INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 14-16, 2024 FAST, Ocala, Florida Short Course Yards (25 yards), prelims/finals Meet Central Day 1…

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2024 NCAA M. Previews: Who Can Peak in the NCAA Final of the Men’s 50 Free?

Many of the country’s best 50 freestylers have performed better on relay leadoffs than they have in individual event finals in recent years.

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Transfer Aislin Holder (Akron) Joins 52-Point Club in the 100 Fly at NICs Day 2

Akron maintained their lead with one victory on day 2 of the NIC Championships as Aislinn Holder joins the program’s great butterfly tradition.

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2024 W NCAA Previews: It’s Rodeo Season for the Texas 200 Fly Group

The Texas women will swim through the 2024 NCAA Championships knowing that their best event, the 200 fly, is the last individual swimming race of the meet.

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TCU, Queens Charge to the Lead at NIC; Kentucky 500 Freestylers Break Through

Kentucky swimmer Libby Grether dropped two-and-a-half seconds to win the 500 free on Thursday at the National Invitational Championship.

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World Record Holder Regan Smith Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

NCAA Champion, Olympian, and World Record holder Regan Smith has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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Texas A&M Hires New AD Trev Alberts, Who Added Swimming and Cut Football in Omaha

With a new Director of Athletics secured, Texas A&M can move forward on finding a replacement for head women’s swimming & diving coach Steve Bultman.

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Why Zane Grothe Thinks Leon Marchand Is Capable of a 4:02 in the 500 Free

Zane Grothe was once the fastest man ever in the 500 yard free, so his guess at Marchand’s potential carries a little more weight than most.

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21-Second Freestyler, 52-Second Backstroker Enter NCAA D1 Transfer Portal

The NCAA Transfer Portal opened for Division I swimmers and divers on Wednesday, with a couple of big names appearing in the early hours.

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Only 2 (or Maybe 3) Swimmers Used LCM Conversions to Qualify for 2024 NCAAs

Spanish swimmer Mario Molla Yanes, who swims for Virginia Tech in the NCAA, used a long course time from the World Championships to qualify for NCAAs.

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Michael Cotter, Former #3-Ranked Recruit, Plans to Enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Michael Cotter, the #3-ranked recruit in the high school class of 2022, has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after two half-seasons at NC State.

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How Many “A” Cuts Were Hit in the 2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving Season? (Division 1)

Arizona State junior Leon Marchand alone was responsible for 8 A cuts in the 2023-2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving season.

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In Loving Memory of the Pac-12 Conference (1915-2024) as We Knew It

We don’t know if the Arizona State men will be the conference’s last swimming & diving champions, but we know that the Pac-12 as we know it is dead-and-gone after this season.

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Four Big US Meets Marred By Starting-Wedge Malfunctions

Caeleb Dressel still went 21.84 in spite of the wedge on his starting block giving-way in the 50 free in Westmont over the weekend.

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Leon Marchand Chooses 500 Free Over 200 IM Title Defense

Leon Marchand is so good that he can drop an event in which he’s a two-time defending NCAA Champion – and still be a heavy favorite in the replacement event.

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