Articles by Braden Keith

Tampa’s Jacob Hamlin Breaks NCAA D2 Record in the 500 Free at Gamecock Invite

UTampa sophomore Jacob Hamlin broke the NCAA Division II record in the 500 free and leapfrogged a top five that was previously all international swimmers.

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Sam Marsteiner Moves Into Top 20 All-Time in 15-16 Rankings in 200 Fly at WAVE-RSA Dual Meet

Sam Marsteiner, the top 200 butterflier in the class of 2026, knocked a tenth off his best time earlier this month in a club dual meet.

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Claire Curzan Time Trials 1:42 in the 200 Free at Tennessee Invite

Claire Curzan, swimming in her first season with the Virginia Cavaliers, kicked off her Tennessee Invite swims with a Wednesday morning time trial.

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Gretchen Walsh Goes Sub-21, Again; Camille Spink Climbs the All-Time Ranks in 50 Free Prelims (RACE VIDEO)

Camille Spink was the SEC Champion in the 50 free last year as a freshman, and she took another huge leap forward on Wednesday morning in Knoxville.

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Rhyan White Returns to Racing But Davis Jackson Steals the Show at the Big Southern Classic

US National Team member Rhyan White raced for the first time last weekend since June’s Olympic Trials; 16-year-old Davis Jackson continued his meteoric rise.

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Gretchen Walsh Will Swim the 200 Back, Alex Walsh Absent from Tennessee Invite Psych Sheets

Gretchen Walsh has swum the 200 backstroke only five times in her life, and never at a big midseason or end-of-season invite. The prospects are tantilizing.

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Middleton Girls Dominate Wisconsin HS D1 State Meet; Julia Saxman and Payton Flowers Drop Big

The Middleton girls repeated as Wisconsin D1 High School State Champions on Saturday – with a whole different feel than their 2023 title winning team.

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Indian Olympian-Turned-Coach Virdhawal Khade Suspended for Sexually Harassing His Swimmer

Virdhawal Khade (photo from 2008) was considered one of India’s top athletes when he broke a two-decade Asian Games medal drought in swimming in 2010.

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Joe Hayburn Sweeps Backstrokes as Part of US Squad for FISU America Games in Colombia

Loyola Maryland teammates Joe Hayburn (above) and Lily Mead swept the backstroke races at the FISU America University Games earlier this month.

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Olympian Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan and Husband Peter Are Expecting Their First Child

Four-time Olympic medalist Kaitlin Sandeno Hogan announced the upcoming birth of her first child on Sunday with husband Peter Hogan. An…

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4 Sport High School Athlete Natalie Dunaway Commits to Nebraska After Swimming 2 Best Times

Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many,…

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Olympic Champ Summer McIntosh Swims 2:08 in Rare 200 Yard Breaststroke Swim in Florida

Triple Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh is racing in her first official meet since the Olympic Games this weekend in Florida – and she posted a new best time.

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Caroline Bentz Beats Regan Smith; Dolan Wins Men’s Crown in ASU 25 Free World Championship

With 25 free king Ryan Held living in New York City, the title in the annual Arizona State tradition was Jack Dolan’s for the taking.

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2025 Recruits Are Being Hit Hard By New NCAA Swimming Roster Limits

One SEC program reportedly pulled offers from 5 female swimmers two weeks before signing day – and they weren’t the only ones.

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All-American Jordan Tiffany Signs to Grad-Transfer to Arizona State for 2025-2026 Season

Jordan Tiffany will remain in the Big 12 next season by transferring from BYU to Arizona State after completing his undergrad degree in Provo.

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