Articles by Braden Keith

The SPIRE Institute Is Up for Sale

The aquatics department of the facility is scheduled to host next year’s NCAA Division II Championships and is also the location of a FINA Scholarship training center.

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59 Schools, Including Indiana and Ohio State, Entered in 2019 NIC Meet

That’s an increase from 40 teams that participated last season.

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Sjostrom and Hosszu Headline Entry Lists for April’s Stockholm Open

Sarah Sjostrom has 8 entries, including one in the 400 free, at the Stockholm Swim Open: the 3rd meet of the new Nordic Swim Series.

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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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