Erika Braun

Willard Lamb Sets Second WR in Two Days at USMS Summer Nationals

One day after setting a world record in the 1500 freestyle, Willard Lamb followed it up with another world record in the 100 backstroke.

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2022 USMS Spring Nationals Wrap Up with a Final Record Count of 57

All told, 57 individual and relay records were rewritten at the 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships in San Antonio.

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2022 USMS Spring Nationals: Day 3 Sees 23 More Records Go By the Wayside

The 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships is the fastest meet on record, with records falling in 47 individual and relay events so far.

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Four Records Fall On Opening Day of U.S. Masters Spring Nationals

The 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring Nationals kicked off on Thursday with the 1000 free, 1650 free and mixed 400 free relay.

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Swim Coaches Base Podcast Open Vault – Day 4

Each day, for the remaining days of 2019, RITTER Sports Performance will be releasing episodes from the Swim Coaches Base Podcast vault.

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Madison Kennedy, Erika Braun Team Up for USMS National Relay Record

US National Teamer Madison Kennedy (above) teamed up with LaJoya Smith, Kerry Lindauer, and Erika Braun to break the USMS National Record in the 25+ 200 free relay.

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2018 USMS Spring Nationals Will Be Largest One Yet

Multi-All American in her Stanford days, Felicia Lee is expected to compete this weekend in Indianapolis as a Masters swimmer.

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Ryan Held & Veteran Tim Payne Participate In Swim Across America

On Jun 11, 2017 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC Ryan Held, 2016 Rio Gold Medalist and 2016…

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Erika Braun misses Trials but offers inspiration to others

In 2012 Braun set a life time best of 26.32 to qualify for the Trials at the age of 40, beating her previous best of 26.60 set as a 16 year-old. This time around, she was chasing a time of 26.19 to qualify.

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SwimSwam Co-Founder, GoldMedalMel, Inducted into North Carolina SHOF

On Friday night the Class of 2016 was formally inducted into the North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame. In addition…

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North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Honorees

This year’s inductees are Erika Braun, Ricky Berens, Cullen Jones, David Marsh, and Mel Stewart. The Induction Ceremony will be Friday evening, April 29 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, NC.

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Three Masters World Relay Records Go Down at 2015 Bumpy Jones Classic

Erika Braun, Alicia Uhl, Kerry Lindauer and Jen Stinger represented North Carolina Masters as they blasted their way to three new Masters World Records this weekend.

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Erika Braun’s 8 Steps to the Olympic Trials as an Over 40 Year-Old

Erika Braun swam at the 2012 Olympic Trials as one of very small group of over 40s. Now the masters swimming world champion and record holder is putting her life on hold in pursuit of qualification for the 2016 US Olympic Trials, where she will be 44.

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Braun and Friends Take Down Three Masters Relay Records at Sunbelt Championships

Charlotte, North Carolina – United States Masters Swimming (USMS) sprinting powerhouse, Erika Braun, did her thing again this past weekend,…

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American Sprinter, Erika Braun, Breaks 3 Masters World Records

Erika Braun (left) with North Carolina Masters Swimming teammates Henry Stewart, Sue Walsh, and Jon Klein after their World Record win in the mixed 200-239 age group 400m freestyle relay.

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