Articles by Braden Keith

French Star Melanie Henique Attacked in “Homophobic Assault” in France

French News is reporting that National Team swimmer Melanie Henique has been attacked outside of a restaurant in what is being…

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Sarah Sjostrom Withdraws From 200 Free at Worlds After Swedish Nationals

The world’s 2nd-ranked 200 freestyler Sarah Sjostrom won’t swim the race at this summer’s World Championships in Russia.

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Team USA Leads Medals Table After 2 Days of World University Games Swimming

Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton won Team USA’s 4th gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.

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China’s Lu Ying Breaks 50 Fly Universiade Record (Race Video)

China’s Lu Ying won the 50 fly and broke the 1st Meet Record of the 2015 Summer World University Games.

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NCAA Division II 3rd-Place Finisher Holm Transferring to Notre Dame

Soren Holm, the 3rd-place finisher at last year’s NCAA Division II Championship meet in the 100 fly, will transfer to…

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Auburn Will Begin 2015-2016 Season Against Rivals Alabama

Kyle Darmody will lead the Auburn Tigers into a 2015-2016 season that will begin it’s regular-season schedule against arch-rivals Alabama.

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Sub-20 Sprinter James Jones Verbally Commits to Michigan Wolverines

James Jones is one of two sub-20 second sprinters so far in the high school class of 2016.

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Open Contact Season Begins for High School Seniors on July 1

Maxime Rooney, a top-10 men’s recruit in the class of 2016, has already verbally committed to the University of Florida, part of a trend to pledge earlier and earlier.

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Kazakh Swimmer Alexander Varakin Suspended 2 Years For Masking Agent

Kazakh swimmer Alexander Varakin has received a two-year suspension from the Disciplinary Committee of the Kazakhstan National Anti-Doping Centre, effective June…

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Eastern Illinois Women, Yale Men Lead CSCAA Division I Scholar All-America Teams

Of all teams that placed in the top 10 at the 2015 NCAA Championships, Kelsi Worrell, Tanja Kylliainen, and the Louisville Cardinals had the highest team GPA in the spring semester.

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Laurel Highlands Coach Laurel Highlands Added to USA Swimming’s Banned List

Laurel Highlands, the former coach of the swim team at the YMCA of Laurel Highlands in Pennsylvania, has been added…

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Pal Joensen Wins 4 Medals, Including 1500 Free, to Open Island Games

Faroese swimmer Pal Joensen won 4 medals on the first day of competition at the 2015 Island Games.

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Yannick Agnel Pulls Out of World Championships; Won’t Defend 200 Free Title

French superstar Yannick Agnel won’t defend his 200 meter free title at the World Championships.

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Hosszu Ends Hungarian Nationals Run After Just 1 Swim

Bucking her standard meet approach, Katinka Hosszu has swum just one race in prelims due to the lack of a warm-down pool at the hosts’ brand-new facility.

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Katie Ledecky Wins 200, 400, and 800 Frees at Indiana Meet (RACE VIDEO)

Katie Ledecky just cranked out a better June weekend than any women’s distance swimmer has ever had. Ever.

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