Articles by Braden Keith

Northern Ireland Anti-Immigration Riots Force Closure of Home Swim Club of Irish Olympian

Anti-immigration riots in the region of Ballymena spilled over, with vandals lighting a leisure centre on fire. That forced a swim club to suspend activities.

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Club Wolverine Parts Ways with Head Coach Jim Whitehead

Whitehead had been the head coach of Club Wolverine in the Ann Arbor area for two years, leading the club to LSC titles in all age groups earlier this season.

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Tennessee Head Swim Coach Matt Kredich Receives Contract Extension Through 2030

Most of these extensions have come with a raise, including last year when he received a $10,000 bump per year.

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Ilya Kharun Breaks Canadian Record in the 50 Fly to Complete Trials Stroke Sweep

After winning the 100 and 200 butterflies earlier in the week, Ilya Kharun capped his Trials with a win in the 50 fly – and a huge lowering of his National Record.

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19-Year-Old Antoine Sauve Breaks Canadian Record in 200 Free from the “B” Final

After adding time in prelims from his seed, Antoine Sauve went full-speed in finals, breaking the 2nd-oldest Canadian Record on the books from the B Final.

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Enhanced Games Say They’ll Fund Lawsuits for Clean Athletes Who Participate

The Enhanced Games, led by Aron D’Souza, has pledged to support any legal cases for clean athletes who get barred from sport for participating in the Enhanced Games.

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Longhorn Aquatics Sweeps Team Titles at 2025 U.S. National Championships

The University of Texas/Longhorn Aquatics co-op has added three more titles to their trophy case in the Bob Bowman era.

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USA Swimming Names Coaching Staff for 2025 World Championships

Arizona State head coach Herbie Behm is part of a very fresh-facing USA Swimming coaching staff for the 2025 World Championships.

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Cal Poly AD Don Oberhelman Retires After Cutting Swimming & Diving Program

Cal Poly athletics director Don Oberhelman has announced that he will retire after 15 years leading the athletics program. He will…

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Para-Swimming Star Aurélie Rivard Will Skip 2025 World Championships to Focus on Law Degree

2025 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS Saturday, June 7 – Thursday, June 12, 2025 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Saanich Commonwealth Place LCM…

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Brooks Curry Got Sick During U.S. Nationals, Missed 50 Free

2025 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, June 3 – Saturday, June 7, 2025 Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana University Natatorium LCM (50 meters)…

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UCSB Summer Collegiate Championship Receives Final Approvals; About 200 Committed So Far

The long course meet, hosted in Chula Vista, California near San Diego, is targeting at least 400 registrations, but has received approval to proceed.

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Olympic Swimmer Florent Manaudou Finishes 2nd in Reality Dance Show

After a 3rd place finish in the 50 free at the Paris Olympics, French swimmer Florent Manaudou and his partner Elsa Bois…

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Santo Condorelli Qualifies to Represent the U.S. – His 3rd Country – at World Championships

Santo Condorelli represented Canada at the 2016 Olympics and Italy at the 2020 Olympics. He will now represent the U.S., the country where he grew up, at the 2025 World Championships.

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Kevin Murphy Reinstated as Southlake Boys’ High School Coach, But Not Girls

It is exceedingly rare in Texas for high school swimming & diving teams to have separate boys’ and girls’ coaches, but state superpower Southlake Carroll will face that next season.

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