Articles by Braden Keith

Virginia Will Hold Its Annual “Sprint Olympics” Meet on Tuesday

Gretchen Walsh has broken a bunch of Kate Douglass’ records this season, but can she beat her teammate’s record in the UVA Sprint Olympics on Tuesday?

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Toledo Fires Head Swimming & Diving Coach Brie Globig After 7th-Place Finish at MAC Meet

Brie Globig led the Toledo women’s swimming & diving program for five seasons, including one as an interim head coach in 2019-2020.

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Florida All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Dislocates Kneecap Misses SECs and NCAAs

Ekaterina Nikonova, a 7-time collegiate All-American, will miss the 2024 championship season after undergoing surgery to repair a ligament.

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Frolander, Gyurta, Vollmer, and 1976 US 400 Free Relay Named to 2024 Hall of Fame Class

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer was the first woman ever under the 56-second barrier in the 100 meter fly in long course.

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Swimming Biopic “Nyad” Goes 0-For-2 at 2024 Academy Awards

“Nyad,” a biopic about controversial open water swimmer Diana Nyad, received two Oscar nominations, but came up empty-handed on Sunday.

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Olympic Gold Medalists Bobby Finke, Katie Ledecky Win on Sunday at Florida Senior Champs

At last year’s Florida Senior Championships, Katie Ledecky swam the fastest women’s 1650 yard freestyle in history. What did she do for an encore?

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2024 NCAA Invite Times Get Slower in 5 Women’s Swimming Events

We all agreed that the women’s distance freestyles are recovering collegiately, but the data paints a more-complex picture.

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Ohio State’s Chachi Gustafson Stamps His NCAA Championship Ticket With a 1:41.47 200 Fly

Chachi Gustafson will race at his third-straight NCAA Championship meet after dropping a big season-best on Sunday in a Last Chance meet.

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Lillie Nesty Wins 3 Individual Events on Saturday at Florida Senior Champs

Lillie Nesty, daughter of Florida head coach Anthony Nesty, went on a tear on Saturday, with three individual wins and three new best times.

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Paige Downey Wins 2 More Races on Friday at Iowa City Sectionals

Paige Downey added wins in the 400 free and 200 fly, including a big time drop in the latter, after winning the 1500 on Thursday.

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Grant Sanders Swims a Quadruple, Ethan Ekk Goes 1:35 in the 200 Free at Florida Sr Champs

Grant Sanders, now an assistant coach with the FAST Falcons in Florida, swam four consecutive boys’ races on Friday at the Florida LSC Senior Champs.

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Charlotte Crush Goes 1:50.55 in the 200 Back, 50.19 in the 100 Fly at Southern Premier Meet

Swimming in her last meet before her 16th birthday, Charlotte Crush scared a National Age Group Record in the 100 fly in Atlanta.

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Marchand Will Swim the 400 IM, Kos Will Not on Day 3 of Pac-12 Championships (HEAT SHEETS)

After setting the NCAA Record in the 500 free on Thursday, Arizona State junior Leon Marchand will go back to his priority event, the 400 IM, on Friday.

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Toronto Men Take the Lead Over 6-Time Defending Champions UBC at Canadian Collegiate Champs

Toronto freshman Bill Dongfang won two events as the Varsity Blues hold a substantial lead over the 6-time defending champions from UBC after day 1.

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Bobby Finke Swims 8:41 in the 1000 Free in Florida, His Best Time in a (Proper) 1000 Free

Double Olympic champion Bobby Finke stayed closer to home this weekend, foregoing the Pro Swim Series meet to race in short course in Ocala, Florida.

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