Articles by Braden Keith

2024 US Swimming Trials Day 2 Pick ‘Em: Redemption Day

Day 2 of the US Olympic Trials was a day of redemption for swimmers like Carson Foster (above) and Gretchen Walsh…and for some Pick ‘Em entries.

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2024 U.S. Swimming Trials: Day 1 Pick ‘Em Contest Results (One Upset, One Sure Bet)

Only 5 entrants out of almost 1000 correctly picked Aaron Shackell to become the first member of the US Olympic pool swimming team for Paris.

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With 5 Best Times in 5 Swims, 18-Year-Old Olivia Wunsch Is What’s Next in Australia

Olivia Wunsch had her breakout meet at last year’s World Junior Championships, but she took a big next step this week in Brisbane.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: So Many Storylines, So Little Time

Simone Manuel is the defending Olympic Trials champion in the 50 free, but enters the 2024 meet at a very different point of her career.

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NCAA Champion Zalan Sarkany Announces Transfer to Indiana for 2024-2025 Season (Not NC State)

Hungarian distance swimmer Zalan Sarkany will transfer to Indiana University next season, joining a program that is pushing its way into the NCAA title conversation.

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US Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets Are Now Available at a 10% Discount

Last week, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced a 10% off discount code for tickets to the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials.

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Do Semi-Finals Matter? A Look at the Data

Japan’s Yui Ohashi was outside of the top 8 in prelims of the 200 IM at the Tokyo Olympics before going on to win gold the next day.

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Pioneering Astronaut Suni Williams Was the Captain of Navy’s Swim Team in College

Astronaut Suni Williams (right) piloted the first-ever operational mission flight of the Boeing Starliner last week, arriving at the International Space Station with Josh Cassada (left).

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A Million Gallons of Milk (And Other Expensive Ways to Fill an Olympic Swimming Pool)

Why do we fill swimming pools with water? Because it’s too bloody expensive to fill it with anything else 👀.

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TWO Schroeder YMCA Backstrokers Punch Last-Minute Trials Cuts on Sunday

17-year-old Alana Berlin (above) and 14-year-old Maggie Dickinson are both now eligible to compete at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials.

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Only 17 Olympic Qualifying Swim Meets Remain Globally for Paris 2024 Games

The upcoming US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana are one of 17 remaining opportunities for swimmers around the world to qualify for Paris.

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s Seine Swim Postponed After Heavy Rains in May

A planned June 10th practice of the French open water national team was also postponed because of “crazy currents” their coach said.

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D2 Swimming Star Brayden Cole Lands Last-Minute Trials Cut at Lucas Oil Test Meet

UIndy’s Brayden Cole earned a last minute Olympic Trials cut in the 100 breast on Saturday while swimming in the newly-built Olympic Trials pool.

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Forecasts Call For Above-Average Temps In Indianapolis During the Olympic Swimming Trials

Temperatures in Indianapolis are forecast to be well above-average for most of the 2024 US Olympic Trials that begin next week.

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2 Missouri Tigers Hit Last Minute Olympic Trials Cuts on Friday Night in Columbia

Matthew Mortenson and Tate Darden both snuck in under-the-wire to qualify for the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials on Friday night.

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