Articles by Charlotte Wells

Legendary Pittsford Coach Marty Keating Honored at Final Home Meet of 52-Year Career

Keating is set to retire this spring after 52 years as head coach of the Pittsford girls swim team; under his guidance the team hasn’t lost a meet since 2008.

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Auburn Men and Women Cruise to Victory in Dual Meet Match-Up with UNCW

Auburn’s women proved unstoppable in the pool as they swept the full event lineup during the dual meet against UNCW, winning by nearly 200 points.

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Kevin Blum Joins University of Arizona as New Assistant Coach

The latest of several new additions to the Wildcats’ coaching staff, seasoned coach Kevin Blum was recently hired as an assistant coach at Arizona.

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Pittsburgh Women Dominate the Pool with Sweep at Carnegie Mellon Relay Meet

Pitt’s women’s swim team swept all eight events at the CMU Relay meet last weekend, racking up the maximum points possible to earn a decisive victory.

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Penn State Posts Season-Opening Sweep Over Navy

Penn State’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving prevailed over Navy with a number of close races to kick off the competition season.

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ASU Women Break 5-Year-Old School Record as Sun Devils Post Sweep Over UNLV in Season Opener

ASU’s men’s and women’s teams put up a strong showing in their first meet of the season, knocking down a school record and hitting two NCAA ‘A’ cuts.

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Five UVA Olympians Throw Ceremonial First Pitch at Washington Nationals Games

The elite swimmers brought their medals all the way from the pool in Paris to the baseball field as they took turns throwing the first pitch at Nats Park.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Eyeing Historic Five-Peat

The return of Gretchen Walsh and the addition of Claire Curzan makes the Virginia women a big favorite to make it five NCAA titles in a row in March.

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12-Year-Old Eli Henley Wins 100 Breast by 17 Seconds in 1:02.55 at September Sprints

Henley shaved nearly 1.5 seconds off of his lifetime best to win the event and propel himself up the national age group rankings.

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British Olympian Tom Dean Sees Swift Exit From Strictly Come Dancing

In just the second week of this season’s competition, three-time Olympic champion Dean was voted off of the reality show Strictly Come Dancing.

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Dutch Olympic Swimmers Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Ferry Weertman Expecting First Child Together

The Olympic champion couple shared the happy news on their respective Instagram pages, with the update coming two years after they got married.

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Three-Time Olympian Abbey Weitzeil Weds Short Course World Champion Michael Jensen

The pair began dating in 2018 while swimming together at Cal and got married in Napa surrounded by friends, family and former teammates.

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Eight Swimmers Inducted into the South African Hall of Fame

30 local sporting legends were inducted into the South African Hall of Fame last month, including eight former Olympic swimmers.

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Thomas Kelly Hired as New Swimming Coach at High School Powerhouse Crean Lutheran

Crean Lutheran has produced a number of top swimmers over the years, with several alumni going on to swim for elite colleges such as Stanford and Harvard.

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Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial To Be Restored 45 Years After Closing

After closing to the public in 1979 due to unsafe conditions, Hawaii’s only World War I memorial is set to be restored and reopened to the community.

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