Articles by Braden Keith

Trio of National Teamers Sign Letters of Intent: Liz Pelton, Taylor O'Brien, Danny Thomson [PICTURES]

The 2011 early signing period kicked off to a huge start today, as three major recruits firmed-up their commitments by…

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Chris Ritter: Need for Speed

Chris Ritter is a former college swimmer at Cal State-Bakersfield, and is the founder of RITTER Sports Performance. He has trained…

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Former Maryland All-American Annie Fittin Reacts to News of Maryland Cut

In the immediate aftermath of the announcement that Maryland intends to cut their men’s and women’s swimming programs, there has…

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Today in Swimming History: November 9 – the ISHOF

On November 9th, 1962, the City Commission of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida unanimously approved the following, which gave berth to the…

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Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10

We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…

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Daughter of ESPN Personality Golic to Swim for Notre Dame

Sydney Golic comes from a family of athletes. You may have heard of her father, Mike Golic, who spent 9…

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Wednesday Begins NCAA Swimming Early Signing Period

Recruits, if you have a picture of yourself signing your National Letter of Intent, email it to [email protected], and you…

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Michigan Men, Georgia Women Top First CSCAA Poll

The first CSCAA Poll of the 2011-2012 collegiate season has been released. As we reported last week, the CSCAA poll…

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BREAKING: Maryland Swimming Recommended To Be Cut in Budget Crisis

A source who has asked to remain anonymous because of their connection to the University has told us that the…

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Thorpe Fails to Final in Two Tries on Day 1 in Beijing

The next evolution of the Ian Thorpe comeback, as he swam a freestyle race for the first time since retiring…

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Today in Swimming History: November 8th

On November 8th, 1939, Brazil’s Maria Lenk cemented herself as a local legend when she becamse the first Brazilian to…

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USC Women Get Verbal from Improving Breaststroker Weinstein

According to OCVarsity.com, Dave Salo and USC have added another verbal commitment to a class that is easily one of…

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Beijing World Cup Start Lists See Thorpedo in the 100 Free

And the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the big reveal of the Thorpedo in his new digs –…

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In Briefs: Greensboro Aquatic Center Lands ACC Champs in '13, '14, and '16

There are a lot of impressive swimming facilities across this country. Colleges use them to lure in recruits, and School Districts…

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Arizona Men Land Three More Verbals

Just as we were declaring that Eric Hansen and the Arizona men had some work to do in their recruiting…

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