Articles by Keith Dunlap

State Champion Diver From Massachusetts Among 3 High School Seniors Killed In Car Crash

Maisey O’Donnell was a two-time diving champion for Concord-Carlisle High School and had plans to dive in college for Williams College.

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Indiana Commit Noah Cakir Sets New Standard For 17-Year-Olds In 100 Breast

Cakir clocked a blazing personal-best time of 52.34 to win the 100 breast at the MR AP ASCSC Suffolk County Championships in New York.

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Longtime Minnesota High School Coach Rory Fairbanks Announces Retirement

Fairbanks spent the last 25 years as head coach of the girls’ program at Hutchinson, and was the head coach of the boys’ program during two separate stints.

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David Proud Accepts Newly-Created Endurance Coaching Role in Australia

Proud has accepted a position as Lead Coach for Endurance Swimming at Miami Aquatic Centre, located an hour southeast of Brisbane. 

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Richard Sleight Named New Head Coach At Melbourne Vicentre

Sleight will to Vicentre after having a bitter ending to his tenure as head coach of the Angelican Church Grammar School in Brisbane.

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14-Year-Old Juli Cavalcanti Shines For USA At Gymnasiade Meet In Serbia

Cavalcanti, a native of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, won a gold medal, a silver medal and advanced to the finals in six events during the competition.

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Leon Marchand Named On TIME Magazine’s List Of World’s Most Influential People

Marchand’s tribute in the article was written by another swimmer who gained fame and world acclaim in Paris for a four-medal performance, Summer McIntosh.

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University of South Dakota Unveils New $32 Million Natatorium

The 45,000-square foot facility includes an Olympic-sized pool, a hot tub, steam room, offices for coaches, stands for 400 fans and new team locker rooms.

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Navy Names Clay Murray As New Women’s Assistant Coach

Murray spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Ball State, where he served as the on-deck coach and recruiting coordinator. 

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Watch A Mic’d Up Penny Oleksiak Attend Brother’s NHL Game In Seattle

Oleskiak and a friend sat front row at the game, mainly to watch Oleksiak’s older brother Jamie, a 32-year-old defenseman for the Kraken. 

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Swimming Canada Launches National Distance Training Group

The emphasis is to develop distance swimmers at junior, senior international levels in the 400, 800, 1500 meter freestyles, and the 400 individual medley.

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Cal Signee Teagan O’Dell Wins 5 Events At Pacific Swimming Far Western Championships

O’Dell won the 1000 free in a personal best time of 9:40.05, and also won the 200 free (1:44.39), 200 back (1:53.05), 100 fly (53.07) and 400 IM (4:06.29.

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Cam McEvoy Announces He And Wife Madeline Are Expecting First Child

McEvoy and his wife Madeline announced on Instagram that they are expecting a baby boy. McEvoy won gold in the 50 freestyle at the Paris Games.

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Tennessee Signee McCoy, Denver Bound Jones Shine At Western Zone Senior Championships

Jake McCoy won five events, most notably producing personal best times to capture the 100 breaststroke (55.04) and 200 (1:58.63).

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Grace Gannon, Kate Allen Swim To Top Times At Indiana Age Group Championships

Grace Gannon of the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers owns the fastest times among 12-year-old girls this season in the 100 fly and 200 IM.

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