Articles by Braden Keith

Lillie Nesty Wins 3 Individual Events on Saturday at Florida Senior Champs

Lillie Nesty, daughter of Florida head coach Anthony Nesty, went on a tear on Saturday, with three individual wins and three new best times.

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Paige Downey Wins 2 More Races on Friday at Iowa City Sectionals

Paige Downey added wins in the 400 free and 200 fly, including a big time drop in the latter, after winning the 1500 on Thursday.

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Grant Sanders Swims a Quadruple, Ethan Ekk Goes 1:35 in the 200 Free at Florida Sr Champs

Grant Sanders, now an assistant coach with the FAST Falcons in Florida, swam four consecutive boys’ races on Friday at the Florida LSC Senior Champs.

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Charlotte Crush Goes 1:50.55 in the 200 Back, 50.19 in the 100 Fly at Southern Premier Meet

Swimming in her last meet before her 16th birthday, Charlotte Crush scared a National Age Group Record in the 100 fly in Atlanta.

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Marchand Will Swim the 400 IM, Kos Will Not on Day 3 of Pac-12 Championships (HEAT SHEETS)

After setting the NCAA Record in the 500 free on Thursday, Arizona State junior Leon Marchand will go back to his priority event, the 400 IM, on Friday.

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Toronto Men Take the Lead Over 6-Time Defending Champions UBC at Canadian Collegiate Champs

Toronto freshman Bill Dongfang won two events as the Varsity Blues hold a substantial lead over the 6-time defending champions from UBC after day 1.

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Bobby Finke Swims 8:41 in the 1000 Free in Florida, His Best Time in a (Proper) 1000 Free

Double Olympic champion Bobby Finke stayed closer to home this weekend, foregoing the Pro Swim Series meet to race in short course in Ocala, Florida.

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Ilya Kharun Is the Only Swimmer in History to Go Sub-15 in the Mile, Sub-19 in the 50 Free

Ilya Kharun finished 2nd in the Pac-12 in the 50 free, has been 14:56 in the mile – and neither event is even his specialty.

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Torri Huske Swims 56.13, In-Season Best Time, at Westmont Pro Swim

Olympian Torri Huske posted her best time in the 100 fly on Thursday since winning the World Championship in the summer of 2022.

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17-Year-Old Canadian Swimmer Drowns While on Training Trip in Florida

17-year-old William Zhang, a student at Montreal’s Collège Notre-Dame, drown on Wednesday while training with his team in Florida.

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USA Swimming Releases Single-Session Tickets for Sale

Single-session tickets are available for the corners and the short-ends of the temporary pool to be installed in Lucas Oil Stadium.

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14-Year Old Reid O’Connell Swims 1:49.16 in the 200 IM at Senior Metro Champs

A trio of LIAC swimmers led the individual high point scoring on the boys’ side, including 14-year-old Reid O’Connell, who dropped big time in the 200 IM.

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Katie Ledecky Announces New Book, Due for a June 11th Drop Before US Olympic Trials

Seven-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Katie Ledecky will release a memoir on June 11th, four days before the start of the US Olympic Trials.

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CAS Releases Full Decision on Russian Olympic Ban; Threads a Needle on Annexation Matter

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has released its full 24-page ruling on the matter of Russian participation in the Olympics.

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British Olympian, Texas All-American Alicia Wilson Announces Retirement Before NCAAs

Alicia Wilson was one of the key chances for the Texas Longhorns to move up and catch Virginia this season, but she isn’t entered for NCAAs.

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