Articles by Braden Keith

Spain Names a Provisional Roster of 15 for Worlds; No Hugo Gonzalez (yet)

Veteran breaststroker Jessica Vall (above) has been named to her 6th consecutive World Aquatics Championships team for Spain.

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World Record Holder David Popovici Wins 50 Free, 100 Back to Open Romanian Nationals

Romanian teen sensation David Popovici swam two secondary events on Wednesday, and came away with one new personal best time.

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Russia Plans National Championship Swim Meet on Overlap With 2023 World Championships

In 2022, Kliment Kolesnikov set a World Record in domestic competition. With no World Championships in sight, where will Russia compete in 2023?

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Michigan Senior Megan Glass Headed Notre Dame for 5th Year

Michigan senior Megan Glass will cross the lines of one of the NCAA’s greatest rivalries and swim for Notre Dame next fall.

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LSU All-American Peyton Curry Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

LSU sophomore Peyton Curry earned NCAA All-America honors this season by swimming the third leg of the Tigers’ 5th-place 200 free relay.

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Amy Burgess Resigns After 15 Years Leading D1 Little Rock Swimming & Diving

Amy Burgess, who has led the Little Rock swimming & diving program for the last 15 years, has resigned to spend more time with her family.

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Florida Men Return 10 (or 11) Legs From 3 Record-Setting NCAA Relays

The Florida men put up some wicked relays at the 2023 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and they return almost all of those pieces next season.

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Wellbrock Swims 7:48 in the 800; Martens Focuses on 200 Free on Sunday in Magdeburg

Florian Wellbrock won the 800 free on Sunday in 7:48, while the world leader this season Lukas Martens opted to race the 200 free, where he swam a best time, instead.

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Ukraine Will Boycott Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifying Events Where Russians Compete

Ukraine will boycott any Olympic qualifying events for the Paris 2024 Games where Russians are competing, the government announced Thursday….

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Swimming Canada Names 31 to World Championships Roster, Including Ruck & Oleksiak

Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak were both granted discretionary reprieves for the World Championships after skipping this weeks Canadian Swimming Trials.

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FLEET Removes Rick Boucher’s Interim Tag, Names Him Full-Time Head Coach

After spending the last 6 months as interim head coach, Rick Boucher has been given the job on a full-time basis starting March 31.

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Greg Louganis Seeking Record $1.5 Million for Olympic Golds to Benefit AIDS Charity

Olympic diver Greg Louganis has put three of his five Olympic gold medals up for sale again, this time asking a total of $3.75 million.

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Arizona Swimming Assistants Clif Robbins, Anna Heller Out in Tucson

The University of Arizona has parted ways with two assistant swim coaches, including one who has been with Augie Busch since 2011.

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ACC Men’s 50 Free Champion Abdelrahman Elaraby (Louisville) Enters the Transfer Portal

Ahmed Elaraby says that a year after attempting suicide, he needs a fresh start. The 23-year old was the 2023 ACC Champion in the 50 yard free.

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Sarah Wellbrock Opts Out of World Championships for the 2nd-Straight Year

German swimmer Sarah Wellbrock has opted out of the qualifying chase for the World Championships for the second-straight season, this time citing her shoulders.

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