Articles by Braden Keith

Sub-23 Sprinter Anna-Julia Kutsch Verbally Commits to Auburn

Rising high school senior Anna-Julia Kutsch has verbally committed to join the Auburn class of 2023.  Kutsch, who attends Altamont High…

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Versatile 20th-Ranked Ayla Spitz Verbally Commits to Cal

While Spitz has no blood relation to 9-time Olympic champion Mark Spitz, she does show a similar level of versatility.

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After Big Junior Year Drops, Will Koeppen Commits to Virginia Tech

Koeppen had huge time drops in both long course and short course as a high school junior.

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Florida State Hires Nick Zorn as New Assistant Coach

Zorn spent last season as a volunteer assistant at Alabama.

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Texas Men’s Swimming & Diving Hangs 14th NCAA Championship Banner

Texas has won the last 4 consecutive NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Miami (FL) Gives Diving Coach Randy Ableman 5-Year Extension

The University of Miami has announced that 2018 ACC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year Randy Ableman has been given…

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GQ Russia Names Evgeny Rylov Sportsman of the Year

21-year old Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been named the GQ Russia Sportsman of the Year. GQ is a men’s fashion,…

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IOC Athletes’ Committee Supports Alterations of RUSADA Plan; USADA Opposed

The athletes’ commission includes double pole vault Olympic gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva, who was forced out as the head of RUSADA in 2017 for criticizing WADA’s original punishment of the organization.

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Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving Release 2018-2019 Schedule

The Texas men’s swimming & diving team will be battle-tested in the regular season before attempting a 5th-straight NCAA title in March.

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2-Time U Sports Swimmer of the Year Yuri Kisil Turns Pro Early

Kisil will move east to Toronto to train under Ben Titley at the High Performance Center.

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Brazil Drops Lanza, Costa from Short Course World Championships Squad

Vini Lanza won 3 events at the Jose Finkel Trophy, but has pulled out of the 2018 World Short Course Championships.

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Are We Sure that Morning Finals at the Olympics is Bad for Athletes?

There’s something poetic about morning racing in the Land of the Rising Sun (above, Mt. Fuji above the clouds).

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Taiwan Set for Referendum over Use of “Chinese Taipei” at the Olympics

The 5-petaled plum flower adorns the flag used by Chinese Taipei at the Olympics, which is not the same as the flag of Taiwan.

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Bob Benson, Coach at Colgate for 3+ Decades, Dies at 78

Colgate Athletics lost one of its legendary coaches this week with the death Monday of Bob Benson. He was 78….

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