Articles by Braden Keith

Where to Buy Tickets for the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships?

A link for tickets to get a seat in the Tatsumi International Swimming Center (above) might be hard to find if your browser isn’t set to Japanese, but we’ve got the details here.

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Simone Manuel Breaks Decade-Old U.S. Open Record in 50 Free

Manuel swam both the fastest 50 and 100 meter freestyles ever done on American soil at this week’s US National Championship meet.

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Carson Foster Goes Out Hard, Gets 200 IM NAG Record Again in Finals

2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…

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Trey Freeman Will Decline His Spot on the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacs Team

According to his mother, Trey Freeman will decline his spot on the Jr. Pan Pacs team because that comes after the start of his fall semester at Florida.

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Kathleen Baker Breaks U.S. Open Record in 200 IM

Baker’s best time coming into 2018 was a 2:12, and she’s now the second-fastest American in history.

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Chase Kalisz Clinches Men’s Pro Swim Series Title With 200 IM Win

Katie Ledecky and Chase Kalisz won the 2018 Pro Swim Series titles for the 2nd-straight year.

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Joanna Maranhão, One of Brazil’s Best Ever, Announces Retirement

Joanna Maranhão retires as the holder of 12 Brazilian and 9 South American Records in swimming.

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4 Swimmers to Watch at YMCA Long Course Nationals (PSYCH SHEETS)

2018 YMCA Long Course National Swimming Championships Monday, July 30th-Friday, August 3rd, 2018 Eppley Recreatin Center, University of Maryland 50m…

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Ian Finnerty Beats Out Reece Whitley in WUGs Swim-Off

Ian Finnerty, the fastest-ever swimmer in the 100 yard breaststroke, won a swim-off for what will probably be a spot on the World University Games team.

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Carson Foster Breaks 15-16 National Age Group Record in 200 IM

2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…

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Reece Whitley and Ian Finnerty Will Swim-Off for Possible WUGs Spot

Ian Finnerty (above), the fastest-ever 100 yard breaststroker, will swim-off against Reece Whitley for what could be a determination of who goes to the World University Games and who goes to Pan Ams, depending on Sunday’s finals.

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Katie Ledecky Clinches 2nd-Straight Pro Swim Series Title

That means on top of the $7 million endorsement deal that Ledecky just signed with TYR, they’ll owe her another $10,000 as a prize for the Pro Swim Series.

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2018 Euros Previews: Men’s Distance Frees Are Low-Key Competitive

While lacking much of the starpower of other races, the men’s distance freestyles have relative depth almost unparalleled at the 2018 European Championships.

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Dutch Federation Names 4 Swimmers to 2018 Youth Olympic Games Roster

Included among the 4 are a National Record holder and American-trained Caspar Corbeau, above.

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Regan Smith Breaks World Junior, US 15-16 Records in 100 back

Regan Smith finished 3rd in the 100 back and took out her own World Junior and 15-16 National Age Group Records in the process.

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