Articles by Braden Keith

Connecticut Swim Coach Receives Minimum Sentence for Child Pornography Charge

David Tremblay, the former swim coach of West Haven High School in Connecticut, has been sentenced to 10 years in…

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Today in Swimming History: November 15, 2004 – Golden Debut

On November 15, 2004, seven years ago from today, USA Swimming held their very first incarnation of the Golden Goggles…

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Italy Backs Out of Hosting Duties for 2014 World Championships

The Italian Swimming Federation has decided to abscond from their hosting duties of the 2014 World Championships, according to a…

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Gold Coast, Australia Awarded 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Gold Coast, Australia has been awarded the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which they won over Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The Gold…

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Editorial: Sonia Wang Gives Insider's Perspective of USA Swimming National Select Camp

Sonia Wang of  The Claremont Club in Southern California was one of the 60 invitees at the recent USA Swimming…

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Arizona Men Obliterate National Top-5 Lists, Hosszu Looks Strong for USC Women

#3 Arizona Men 193.5, #8 USC 106.5 When the first CSCAA dual meet poll came out last week, and Arizona…

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Auburn, Georgia Split Decisions; AVW Clocks 48.3 100 Free

Auburn Men 156, Georgia Men 87 The Auburn men swam very well at home in their grudge match against the…

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Maryland's Budget-Draining Paradise

The Maryland Swimming & Diving team is in line to be cut because of a $4 million budget shortfall, and…

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Phelps Caps 5-for-5 Meet, Missy Takes Two in Herculean Final Session

The final night of the 2011 Minneapolis Grand Prix featured some really hot-and-cold racing. Namely, some of the races were…

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Katie Ledecky Breaks National Age Group Records in 500, 1000 Freestyles

14-year old Katie Ledecky of the Curl Burke Swim Club is on fire at this weekend’s National Age Group Challenge…

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Today in Swimming History: November 13, 2001 – Americans Earn Dual Gold

A decade ago, on November 13, 2011, FINA rendered one of the most controversial verdicts in swimming history. Remember the…

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Breaststrokers Brianna Weinstein, Annie Zhu Sign Letters of Intent [PICTURES]

More in from the National Letters of Intent desk, as two big women’s recruits have officially signed their letters-of-intent to…

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Let Creativity Save College Sports

When we ran our interview with Maryland swimmers Megan Lafferty and Kevin Reardon last week, what really stood out to me…

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Best Swimming Nations: Women's Butterflies

After some hiatus as we moved through the fall Championship season, we’re back with the 3rd installment of our “best…

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Phelps on Phire with Two More Titles in Minneapolis

Michael Phelps pulled another double on day 2 of the 2011 Minneapolis Grand Prix, which continues to show the great…

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