Articles by Braden Keith

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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Hansen, Arizona Land Verbals From Big Male, Female Recruits

In year 1 at the helm of Arizona, new coach Eric Hansen’s first recruiting classes have been night-and-day between the women…

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USC Gets Verbal from Canadian Swanston; Transfer from Army's Redondo

Dave Salo and USC are on a roll this recruiting season. Not only have they landed a lot of top…

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#2 Distance Swimmer in Class Wolf Changes Verbal from Iowa to Michigan

In the third-such major instance we’ve seen of a changed verbal commitment this season, Wisconsin distance-freestyler Jessica Wolf has changed her…

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Iowa Men Top Minnesota For First Time in 14 Years; Women's 1000 Posts Top National Times

Last weekend, Minnesota and Iowa showed off for the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy, which is handed to the winner of…

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ESPN: Missouri Move to SEC Agreed Upon on Friday; West Virginia Move to Big 12 Still in Legal Doubt

Sources have confirmed to ESPN.com that the move of the Missouri Tigers from the Big 12 to the SEC was…

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Auburn Men Get Two Big Verbals From Top-20 Recruits

The Auburn men were another late-starter in the 2012 recruiting game, like we saw with the Texas men, for example,…

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Thorpe Fails to Final in 100 Fly; Aussie Teammates McEvoy; McKeon Impress

Round two of the great Ian Thorpe return didn’t go even as well as his first day back, where he…

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