Articles by Braden Keith

Katie Ledecky Named 2022 AP Female Athlete of the Year, Her 2nd Win

After winning four World Championships and breaking two World Records, Katie Ledecky has been named the AP Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Comeback Award – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania

Ruta Meilutyte was intentional in her comeback to swimming, and it paid off with gold medals and a new World Record in Melbourne to end the year.

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Cincinnati Marlins Hire Brandon Voorhies As New Head Coach

The Cincinnati Marlins have promoted Brandon Voorhies to be the program’s new full-time head coach and CEO…

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Incarnate Word Head Swim Coach Phil Davis Resigns Mid-Season

Phil Davis has been the head swimming & diving coach at Incarnate Word since June 2006. He remains the head coach of Streamline Aquatics, which trains out of UIW’s pool.

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2022 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year – Chad le Clos

Chad le Clos made a mid-year change and came roaring back to life at the Short Course World Championships in December, swimming a lifetime best in the event that made him famous.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 10 & Under

Drue Rogers and Ayden Tan are the 2022 SWAMMY Award winners as the best 10 & unders in the US this season.

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All Zach Harting Wants for Christmas…Is You!

Zach Harting is full-send, 100% of the time, and that’s what we love about him.

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Two-Time Olympian Alex Di Giorgio Finishes 4th on Italian Dancing With the Stars

The 32-year-old Di Giorgio represented Italy at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He made history as part of the show’s first-ever out gay couple.

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Silvia di PIetro Breaks Italian Record After Returning Home from SC Worlds

Silvia di Pietro caught a bad flu in Australia, but that didn’t keep her from returning home to break an Italian Record in the 50 free just before Christmas.

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Former Penn Swimmer Endows Swimming & Diving Head Coaching Position

Lou and Rene Kozloff have committed a donation of just over $1 million to establish an endowment for Penn’s head swimming coach position.

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Tomas Koski Joins the Family Business with a 19.91 in the 50 Free at GA State Champs

Georgia Swimming Senior State Championship Meet – Short Course December 2-4, 2022 Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia Short Course…

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Lexi Stephens Beats Her Time from Winter Jrs; Heilman Wins 4 at VA High School Invite

University of Alabama commit Lexi Stephens (above) was a tenth faster at last weekend’s Hanover Hawks Holiday Invite in the 100 back than she was at Winter Juniors the weekend before.

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Seven Swimmers Named 2022-2023 Victor Davis Memorial Fund Award Recipients

The Victor Davis Memorial Fund gives out financial awards to help amateur Canadian swimmers continue pursuing elite swimming.

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7 Men Have Been Sub-19 in the 50 Free Mid-Season, a New Record (By a Lot)

Jordan Crooks (above) is one of 6 men who have been sub-19 seconds in the 50 free already in the fall semester of NCAA swimming.

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Russia Exploring Move to Asian Confederations to Qualify for Olympic Games

Russian sporting federations have begun exploring whether they can join Asian sporting federations rather than European ones to qualify for the Olympics.

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