Articles by Braden Keith

Spring Signing Opens Tuesday for Uncommitted Seniors

Wednesday, April 11th, begins open season on the official signing week for high school seniors (or their international counterparts) to…

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Chalmers Cracks 2nd Age Group Record Down Under

Kyle Chalmers may be built like a man, but he’s crushing 13-year old age group records.

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Sprint News for 4/9/2012: Thorpe’s Record Falls; Hanser Quick in Cuba; Cal Cleans Up

…On the first day of the 2012 Swimming Australia Age Group Championships, 14-year old Nicholas Groenwald took down Ian Thorpe’s National…

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Pursley Returning Stateside Post-London, Alabama in View?

Late last week, British Swimming announced that National Performance Director Michael Scott would be staying on with the organization through the 2016…

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Backlash Rides over MIAA Decision to Cut Fall Swimming

Update: The MIAA reversed its decision, after hearing concerns, and plans to hold both a boys’ and a girls’ tournament…

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Aquajets 13-14’s Crush 4 NAG Relay Records

Rachel Bootsma is the face of the Aquajets, but when she moves on to Cal next year, there will be plenty left. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Japan Names 27 to Olympic Roster

Even with tough standards, all but 6 event champions are headed to London (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Japanese Men’s Medley Becomes Clearer After Final Day of Trials

No new Olympic spots were handed out, but Haruka Ueda did look very good in the women’s 50 free. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Sun Yang’s 14:42 Shows More World Records Coming

After some average swims earlier in this meet in the 200-800 freestyles, China’s Sun Yang really puffed out his chest on…

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USA Swimming Chops 2013 WUG Games Rosters in Half

The competition for a spot on the 2013 World University Games Roster just got hotter.

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Irie Nearly Repeats World Leading 200 Back Time

Japanese backstroker Ryosuke Irie finished his meet with another spectacular swim in the 200 back. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Sun Wins, Shun Sits on Day 5 at Chinese Trials

Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 of the Chinese Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials in Shaoxing,…

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Kitajima Swims Textile-Best on Day 5 of Japanese Trials

Kosuke Kitajima continued to look as strong as ever, this time with a win in the 200 breast. (Thanks to YouTube user 真之介 山田 for uploading the video).

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Wilkinson Drops 200 IM From Olympic Lineup

Canada’s Julia Wilkinson has dropped the 200 IM from her 2012 London Olympic event schedule, according to her personal website. The…

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France Pegs 41 for European Championships, Bousquet; Ress Included

The lofty French standards for the Olympics resulted in a team of only 29 headed to London, but a more-lenient…

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