Articles by Braden Keith

Tennessee Men's Swimming Moving Forward: To Combine or Not to Combine?

The Tennnessee Athletics Department had a problem. They dealt with a case of purported “gross misconduct” from men’s head swim…

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British National Team Member Katherine Wyld Retires

British National Team swimmer Katherine Wyld announced her retirement today via her Twitter account. After battling through three years of…

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Tennessee Fires Men’s Swim Coach John Trembley

Breaking news out of Tennessee is that the University of Tennessee has dismissed men’s swim coach John Trembley, according to…

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Charlie Houchin Leaves FAST, Launches Own Pro Swim Team in Jacksonville

Charlie Houchin was 14th in the 400 free at the World Championships in Shanghai, coming off of training with the professional…

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London 2012: Who is Affected by the Tweaks to the Olympic Schedule

It’s 2012, which means that “the next Olympic year” is finally “this year”. We’ll begin our Olympic coverage with a…

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2011-2012 TSC NCAA Mid-Season Awards: Big East

The Big East is the forgotten conference, but this year they are forcing the rest of the country to sit…

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Austin GP Psych Sheets Posted; Ervin to Race with Big-Boys [link corrected]

The psych sheets for the 2012 Austin Grand Prix have been posted, and as should be the standard from here…

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NCAA Division II Standards Tweaked Mid-Season

The NCAA has tweaked their 2011-2012 Division II Qualifying Standards midseason, specifically in the men’s distance freestyles. They’ve added 10…

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2011 Year in Swimming Review: High of World Champs, Low of Doping Scandal in 3rd Quarter

And finally, the World Championships were here. This 3rd quarter, from July through September, was jam-packed with huge competition. Besides…

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2011-2012 TSC Midseason NCAA Awards: Big 12

As we continue on with our recaps of the first-half of the 2011-2012 NCAA Swimming & Diving season, we move…

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NCAA Suspends Additional $2,000 Scholarship Payment After 125+ Schools Call for Override

In October, the NCAA announced a new program that would increase the value of full-scholarships by $2,000 to cover a…

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2011 Year in Swimming Review: Buildup to World Championships; Busch Coaching Fallout Dominate 2nd Quarter Headlines

As we move into the 2nd quarter of our 2011 recap, the big news swirled around the buildup to the…

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Anthony Ervin Update: Christmas Training at SwimMAC

As the comeback of 2000 Olympic Champion Anthony Ervin continued two weeks ago at the Chesepeake Pro-Am, with a 19.41 in…

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What Ever Happened to Sean Hutchison?

In the first part of our 2011 Year in Review, we pondered what had happened to former FAST coach Sean…

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USC Men Make Huge Mid-Season Addition of Christian Quintero, Pan-Ams Medalist

Every season, some college team makes a big mid-season splash by landing a newcomer (usually an international swimmer – many…

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