Articles by Braden Keith

Virginia Tech Promotes Aaron Bell to Associate Head Coach

Virginia Tech had promoted Aaron Bell to the role of Associate Head Coach for the 2014-2015 season.

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Reece Whitley Takes 13-14 Breaststroking to Ridiculous New Heights; Shatters Own NAG Record

14-year old swimmer Reece Whitley, whose home club is the Penn Charter Aquatic Club and spent much of the summer training at…

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Russia Issues Temporary Suspension to World Champion Vladimir Dyatchin

Veteran Open Water swimmer Vladimir Dyatchin, a two-time FINA World Champion, has been provisionally suspended.

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Marc Sanchez Torrens Kicks off Spanish Nationals with Near Meet Record

There was just a single event on the first day of the 2014 Spanish National Championships, but that one swim…

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Park Tae Hwan Swims World-Leader in 200 Free to Start Korean Nationals

Park Tae Hwan swam the world’s best 200 free to start South Korean Nationals.

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Eamon Sullivan Concedes to Injury Struggles, Announces Retirement

Three-time Australian Olympian Eamon Sullivan has succumbed to a shoulder injury and announced his retirement at the age of 28. Sullivan,…

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Greensboro Sectionals to Be a Meet of Redemption

The 2014 Greensboro Sectional Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina will be a meet about redemption ahead of U.S. Nationals in three weeks.

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Delta State Promotes Kyle Friesenhahn to Full-Time, Hybrid Coaching Job

Delta State has promoted former graduate assistant Kyle Friesenhahn to a full-time role. Last year, Friesenhahn worked with the program’s divers,…

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West Coast Answers: Psych Sheets Out for 2014 LA Invitational, Missy and Adrian to Attend

The stars will be out in Los Angeles, with Missy Franklin, Nathan Adrian, and Natalie Coughlin among the headliners for the 2014 LA Invitational

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NCAA’s Division II Grants 8 Full Membership, Now Sits at 300 Strong

The NCAA’s Division II has advanced eight schools to full membership after successfully completing their three-year process that requires them…

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NAIA Powerhouse Oklahoma Baptist Recommended for NCAA Division II Membership

Daniel Ramirez and the OBU swim teams will have one final shot at an NAIA Championship in 2015 before beginning the transition to the NCAA.

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Four Mexican National Records, Four Tickets to CACG’s on Night One in Veracruz

A quartet of Mexican National Records were broken on the first night of the 2014 National Championships in Veracruz; further, four…

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Grenada to Send Four Swimmers to 2014 Commonwealth Games

The small island nation of Grenada (not to be confused with the similarly-named Granada, Spain) is sending a team of…

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Georgia, Cal Women Lead The Way With Double-Digit CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorees

The Georgia women not only had the most points at the 2014 NCAA Championships, they also had the most athletes competing on their way to a GPA of 3.5 or above for the spring semester.

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All-American Luke Percy Won’t Return to Tennessee For His Sophomore Season

2013 Junior World Champion Luke Percy has decided that his swimming future is best served at home in Australia.

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