Articles by Braden Keith

Cal Stars Alexy, Rose, Lasco, and Jett Will Skip Pac-12 Championships for Pro Swim Series

Jack Alexy, who won five medals at last year’s World Championships, will skip this year’s Pac-12s to focus on long course racing instead.

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UMass Will Join Mid-American Conference in 2025-2026 Academic Year

UMass will join the MAC Conference for the 2025-2026 season, shifting from a basketball-heavy conference to a football-heavy conference.

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Andrei Minakov Swims 1:38.61 In the 200 Fly as Stanford Beats Cal

Andrei Minakov’s time on Saturday in the 200 yard fly would have won last year’s NCAA Championship in the event and ranks him #2 nationally this year.

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Carson Foster is NOT Swimming at This Week’s Big 12 Championships

The Instagram post that set college swimming on fire turned out to be a false alarm on Monday morning according to Carson Foster’s camp.

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Alex Walsh Passes Kate Douglass as Winningest ACC Championship Swimmer Ever with 26 Titles

Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass, swimmers with similar specialties, both managed to go on incredible ACC Championship runs even with three years of overlap.

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Chris Guiliano Passes Michael Phelps with 47.49 100 LCM Free at ACC Time Trials

Chris Guiliano has matched his short course swims on Saturday with a new long course personal best on Sunday in Greensboro.

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14-Year-Old Sienna Toohey Comes Within a Tenth of Leisel Jones’ Australian Age Record

14-year-old Sienna Toohey swam 1:08.39 last week in Sydney, nudging her way into the Olympic conversation in an injury-laden Aussie breaststroke group.

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Ohio State Women’s Non-Scoring Swimmers Show Off Buckeye Depth at Big Ten

University of Michigan sophomore Ella Jo Piersma wasn’t on the Wolverines’ scoring roster at Big Tens – but that didn’t stop her from posting fast times.

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ACC Champion Owen Lloyd Disqualified for His Post-Race Celebration

Owen Lloyd finished first in the men’s 1650 free, but after falling into his teammate Ross Dant’s lane, he was disqualified by officials.

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44-Year-Old Nicholas Santos Breaks Retirement, Goes 23.4 in the 50 Fly in Mexico

Nicholas Santos, who won a World Championship in the 50 fly in 2022, hasn’t lost much speed in spite of being a year post-retirement.

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Maximus Williamson, Keller High Break 4 National High School Records at Texas 6A State Meet

Four National High School Records for Maximus Williamson helped lead Keller High School to a second-straight Texas 6A (big schools) state championship.

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Camille Spink, SwimSwam’s Longest-Shot Olympic Projection, Levels Up at SECs

Tennessee freshman Camille Spink won the SEC title in the 100 yard free by almost a second on Saturday, capping a breakthrough meet.

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Alex Walsh Swims 2:02.24 in the 200 Breast to Become #2 Performer in History

Alex Walsh won her 25th ACC title on Saturday in the 200 breaststroke, tying her Charlottesville training partner Kate Douglass.

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A Big Howard Relay DQ Leaves Wagner Men in the Lead After Day 4 of NEC Championships

Wagner smashed the NEC Record in the 400 medley relay while Howard was DQ’ed, leading to a huge point swing in a tight men’s meet in Ohio.

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Johnny Crush Breaks 4 State Records as St. Xavier Wins 36th-Straight Kentucky State Title

Johnny Crush finished his high school career with a bang, winning four events and setting four state records for St. Xavier.

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