Articles by Braden Keith

NCAA Champion Andrei Minakov Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

NCAA Champion swimmer Andrei Minakov has become the biggest name to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal so far this offseason.

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Swimming Canada Unveils Selection Procedures for 2024 World Championships

Swimming Canada, one of the first major swimming nations to announce selection procedures for 2024 Worlds, will use a mix of domestic and international results to pick their team for the unusually-timed meet.

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NCAA Qualifier Deniz Ertan Enters NCAA Transfer Portal to Explore Options

Ertan, a Turkish National Record holder, scored Georgia Tech’s only points at the 2023 NCAA Championship meet. She is not committed to a transfer.

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2021 NCAA Qualifier Ethan Heasley Enters Transfer Portal After Retiring in the Fall

Ethan Heasley, one of the top recruits of 2020, retired for swimming last fall. Now, he’s exploring his options back in college swimming.

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Utah Hires Carson-Newman Head Coach Jordan Taylor as New Swimming Assistant

Jordan Taylor, a Scotsman, comes to the program after 7 seasons at Carson-Newman, where he coached among others the NCAA D2 Champion in the 100 fly and 100 free last season.

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412 Athletes from 36 Nations Entered in Inaugural LEN U23 European Championships

With the preliminary deadline to enter having passed, LEN says that 412 athletes from 36 nations have entered the meet, including Daniel Wiffen of the host country.

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23+ Olympians Entered for US Masters Nationals, Including Nathan Adrian and Vlad Morozov

21-year-old Andrei Minakov, a 2022 NCAA Champion and 2019 World Championships silver medalist, is scheduled to race in Irvine next week.

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USA Swimming Unveils Selection Criteria for 2023 Pan American Games

Alex Walsh won gold in the 200 IM at the 2019 Pan American Games before winning Olympic silver in 2021 and the World Championship in 2022.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 24.7, Matt Brownstead 50 Free PB* in UVa Intrasquad Time Trial

Gretchen Walsh (above) and Matthew Brownstead led a strong morning of sprinting on Saturday in Charlottesville for Virginia.

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John Brucato, Founder of Bellarmine Swimming Program, Retires After 12 Seasons

John Brucato is the only head swimming coach in Bellarmine University history, founding the program and leading them to D1. Two years ago, he announced an ALS diagnosis.

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European Champion Anastasia Kirpichnikova, Mark Nikolaev Seek New Sporting Citizenships

Anastasia Kirpichnikova, who represented Russia in both pool and open water swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has begun the process to swim for France.

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Cal Adds Stanford All-American Kim Williams to Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coaching Staff

Former Stanford NCAA Champion and Northwestern volunteer assistant Kim Williams has found her way to a third academically-elite program: Cal.

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Kate Douglass Swims 2:25.0 in the 200 Breast in a Post-Practice Time Trial

Kate Douglass and the Virginia Cavaliers swam a short training session on Friday and then suited up for some long course racing.

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USA Swimming Seeks Tech Leadership & Coaching Skills for 2 Director Openings in 2023

USA Swimming has announced the Call for Nominations for two At-Large positions on the Board of Directors. The vote will…

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Paul Murphy Out as Dayton Raiders Head Coach; Andrew Kramer Named Interim

Paul Murphy was announced as the head coach of the Dayton Raiders at the end of last summer, but is no longer in that role after just-over half a year.

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