Articles by Braden Keith

North Carolina Breaststroker Dylan Citta Transfers to UNC Wilmington

From UNC at Chapel Hill to UNC-Wilmington, Dylan Citta will stay in the system but compete for a new team next season as a junior.

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12-Time All-American Talia Bates Will Finish Her NCAA Career at Miami (FL)

Talia Bates will use her bonus year of COVID eligibility at the University of Miami in Florida next season. Her best times in the 50, 100, and 200 free are faster than the Hurricanes’ school records.

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Clovis West High Completes $7.5 Million Renovation to Pool, Including New Shade Cover

The Clovis West High School pool will provide a more comfortable spectator experience at this year’s California State Championship meet thanks to a new shade over the 1,300 seat grandstand.

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UCSD Eliminates Diving Portion of Swimming & Diving Program with 1 Year Left in D1 Move

UCSD had only two divers remaining on its roster in the 2022-2023 season, both seniors. With their graduation, the Tritons won’t have a diving program going forward.

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Luca Armbruster Swims Another Lifetime Best to Wrap Heidelberg Q! Cup

Luca Armbruster swam his first personal best in the 100 fly in four years on Sunday in a final tuneup for the Berlin Swim Open.

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Would Live Biometric Data During Swim Races Improve the Sport?

What if live biometric data during races turned the distance swimming events from a “cut to commercials” to “must see TV”?

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6 Named to Canadian World Champs Team After Open Water Trials on Grand Cayman

After making the pool roster via titles in the 400, 800, and 1500 in Toronto, Eric Brown won the national 10k title on Saturday in the Cayman Islands.

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Regan Smith Jumps Into Series Lead With Another $6,000 in Earnings in Westmont

Regan Smith left Stanford after one season to turn pro and is the biggest earner so far on this year’s Pro Swim Series circuit.

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Regan Smith Takes Out US Open Record in 200 Back at PSS – Westmont

Regan Smith swam the fastest 200 meter backstroke ever on US soil on Saturday evening, tying Missy Franklin for the 10th-best swim in history.

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Leah Hayes Swims #3 American Time in 17-18 200 IM (Even Without a Best Time)

Leah Hayes’ 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 200 IM is still faster than the 17-18 record, but her swim on Saturday is her best time since her birthday.

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Jorge Iga Breaks Mexican Record in the 100 Free for the 2nd Time This Month (Westmont)

After five years of stagnated times in the 100 free, Mexico’s Jorge Iga has broken a National Record in the event twice this month.

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Luca Armbruster Ties German Record in the 50 Fly on Saturday in Heidelberg

Luca Nik Armbruster tied a German Record that was set almost a decade ago on Saturday at the Q! Cup in Heidelberg, Germany.

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18-Year-Old Brendan Whitfield Hits PBs in Long Course After Dominant YNats

The day after concluding a four individual title meet at the YMCA Short Course Nationals, Virginia Tech commit Brendan Whitfield hit new best times in long course on Sunday.

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Michael Andrew Chooses 50 Breast Over 200 IM; Shaine Casas Holds On to Day 4 Triple

Coming into the meet, Shaine Casas had three entries: the 200 IM, 200 back, and 100 free; he hasn’t dropped any of those races pre-session.

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Anita Alvarez, Synchro Swimmer Who Blacked Out at Worlds, Returns to Competition

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez returned to competition in March, just nine months after passing out and sinking to the bottom…

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