Articles by Keith Dunlap

Lillie Dirito Sets Six Personal Bests, Moves Up 13-14 Girls’ Rankings At NBAC Mid Summer Classic

The 13-year-old Dirito clocked a personal best time of 1:03.85 in the 100 back, moving to 5th this season in the girls’ 13-14 age group in that event. 

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Brothers Edmond, Ian Reynolds Move Up National Rankings At ST ASC Firecracker Meet

Edmond Reynolds moved up In the boys’ 15-16 age group this season, while Ian Reynolds improved his standing in the boys’ 13-14 age group this season.

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Kaylee McKeown Reveals She Has Endometriosis, Putting 2032 Brisbane Olympics At Home In Doubt

Appearing on a podcast by Stellar magazine, “Something To Talk About,” McKeown revealed she has endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory disease in the uterus. 

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Australian Olympian Blair Evans Reveals Pregnancy In Emotional Video

In a video released on Instagram, Australian Olympic swimmer Blair Evans informed fiance Lee Wansbrough they are having a child together.

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Robert Legg Moves Into Top Five All-Time In Two Events For Boys’ 10 And Under Age Group

Legg moved to 3rd all-time in the 400 free and 5th all-time in the 200 free in the boys’ 10 and under age group at the Napa Valley Swim Team Summer Plunge.

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Caleb Caponera Sets Three Personal Bests At Michael Lohberg Invitational

Caponera swam a personal best time of 2:04.72 to finish 2nd in the 200 fly, moving up to 19th this season in the boys’ 15-16 age group.

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Robbie Rosenbaum Moves To 39th All-Time In 100 Back For Boys’ 15-16 Age Group

Rosenbaum clocked a time of 56.14 in the 100 back, moving to 39th all-time and 5th this season in the boys’ 15-16 age group.

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Nordic Combined Dropped As Olympic Sport For First Time

The IOC announced the decision on Tuesday, citing a limited number of competitors and a lack of public interest as the reasons for its removal.

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Ava Buhrman Wins Seven Events, Sets Six Personal Bests At MERC Chargers Mid Season Invite

Buhrman set new lifetime bests to win the 50 free (26.55), 200 free (2:03.63), 200 back (2:17.15), 50 fly (28.71), 200 fly (2:25.10) and 200 IM (2:16.61).

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Tessa Jeltema Sets Six Personal Bests At PSA Summer Championships

Jeltema set personal bests to win the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM and also won the 50 free. 

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Swimmer Planning To Tow 250 Cannonballs For Veterans During 22-Mile Trek In Lake Michigan

Dreyer plans to pull 249 cannonballs in two dinghies. He will carry one cannonball on his back in honor of  his late father, a World War II veteran. 

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Minnesota Swim Coach Accused Of Grooming Student’s Sister

Blake Le Saint faces two felony counts of distributing via electronic communication material that relates or describes sexual conduct to a child. 

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Former Australian Swim Coach To Stand Trial For Accusation Of Sexual Abuse

Jayden Brian, who was a swim coach at Methodist Ladies’ College in Melbourne, will stand trial in July after pleading not guilty to 10 charges.

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Robert Legg Moves To 5th All-Time In 400 Free For 10 & Under Age Group At Tiger Aquatics Meet

Legg’s time in the 400 free moved him to 5th all-time in the 10 & under age group, while his time in the 100 fly put him 10th on that list. 

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Maggie Wanezek Claims Three Wins At Jack Pettinger Invitational

Wanezek, who was the runner-up in both the 100 back and 200 back at the NCAA Championships, won the titles in the 100 back (59.39) and 200 back (2:10.95). 

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