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Articles by Braden Keith

16-Yr-Old Aussie Lucas Fackerell Hits 1:47.87 SCM 200 Free

16-year-old Aussie Lucas Fackerell put up a trio of super quick freestyle performances at the 2024 Swimming WA Short Course Qualifying Meet.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Top Qualifier Gabrielle Rose Drops 100 Breast Final on Day 1

Gabrielle Rose from Alpha Aquatics notched the top 100 breast time of the morning but scratched the final in Irvine.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

46-year-old Gabrielle Rose is seeded 2nd in the women’s 100 breast, only one of 4 entrants with a sub-1:09 seed time.

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Proposing Olympic Qualification Reform in Swimming (Universality, World Ranking Invites)

Smith, ranked #3 in the world in the 100 fly, won’t be eligible to swim it in Paris. My proposal to reform the Olympic qualifying system.

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2024 Olympic Previews: Leon Loves It, Leon Loves It Not (200 Breaststroke?)

Will Leon Marchand swim the 200 fly/200 breast double at the Olympic Games? If he doesn’t, it will be a big disappointment after the bruhaha.

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The Hometowns of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team: A Dive Into America’s Heartland

Diving into the hometowns of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team, including those from states not known for developing Olympic-level swimmers.

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Huge Chunk Of Australian Olympic Roster Hails From Queensland

Brush up on where your favorite Australian swimming stars stem from as we review the state-by-state breakdown of the Olympic roster.

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2024 Olympic Previews: Walsh and Huske Lead an American 1-2 Punch in the Women’s 100 Fly

With 6 out of the 8 finalists returning from Tokyo plus newly-minted World Record holder Gretchen Walsh, the women’s 100 fly will be a showdown for the ages.

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part III

After tying with Anthony Ervin in 2000, Gary Hall Jr. defending the men’s 50 free Olympic title at the 2004 Games in Athens.

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Yes, Gretchen Walsh Was Drug Tested in Both 2023 and 2024

American swimmer Gretchen Walsh has been the target of Chinese social media critiques that she hasn’t been subjected to drug testing, but that isn’t true.

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The Most Dominant Long Course World Records Heading Into The Paris Olympics

Kristof Milak’s 200 fly marker of 1:50.34 is more than one second faster than the #2 swimmer in history, Michael Phelps.

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Alerta en París 2024: positivo de Covid en la Villa Olímpica

Este martes, Anna Meares, jefa de misión del equipo australiano en los Juegos Olímpicos lo confirmó. Las medidas y más detalles.

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Enhance Your Viewership With The 2024 Olympic Swimming Scoresheet

Eric Ingerick has provided a “scoresheet” for the Games, providing everything you need to know—beyond what you’ll find in our previews—for swimming in Paris.

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2024 Olympics Previews: Baby Let The Games Begin (Men’s 200 Free) (David’s Version)

David Popovici is the favorite to win the 200 free, but it is sure to be an intense race behind him with eight swimmers all in the 1:44 range.

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NBCUniversal’s Paris Olympics “By The Numbers”

NBCUniversal’s comprehensive coverage of the Paris Olympics is the biggest media event ever featuring 7,000 hours of coverage over 17 consecutive nights.

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