Articles by Braden Keith

Pan Ams Day 4: Mid Day Update

After the morning session of the 4th day of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Americans are…

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Auburn's Dakota Hodgson Transferring to USC

In this year’s recruiting, Dave Salo and USC have already earned a verbal committment from one of the country’s best…

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Yiwen Shao Goes 4:04 in 400 Free at Chinese Inter-City Champs

On day two at the 2011 Chinese Inter-City Championships in Nanchang, China – a meet designed to identify the country’s…

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Off the Deep End: Pan Ams Cheerleaders Take a Tumble

Check out the following video from the 2011 Pan Am Games. During a delay in the meet, where the timing…

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#15 Henriette Stenkvist Headed to USC

When we did our preview the USC women’s program a month ago, I remarked on how small the class was…

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In Briefs: USA Swimming National Champion Gillian Ryan Joins NBAC

When Gillian Ryan won a USA Swimming National Title this summer at only 15, she had to know her life would…

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Chris Ritter: Expand Capacity to Increase 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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American Women, Brazilian Men, Sweep Day 3; de Deus Reclaims Gold Medal on Appeal

Women’s 400 Free Young Gillian Ryan, even at only 16 years old, is already showing the nerves of a polished…

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Pan Am Games Embarrass Themselves Again Amid "CapGate" Drama

So first, the Pan Am Games tried to cut swimmers who had earned automatic qualifying times. If that wasn’t bad…

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Canadian Ashley McGregor, Pan Ams Bronze Medalist, Commits to Texas A&M

During Monday’s third finals session of the 2011 Pan American Games, There were two Texas A&M Aggies in the final. One…

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Chinese Inter-City Championships Kick Off with 2nd-Ranked 400 IM from Ye Shiwen

The Chinese Inter-City Swimming Championships kicked off today in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. In the never-ending quest to decipher the inner-workings…

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Moscow World Cup Preview: Phelps, Franklin, Schmitt Join the Fun (LIVE VIDEO LINK)

Thus far at the 2011 edition of the FINA/Arena World Cup, the Americans have been buoyed by participants few-and-far betwen….

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2011 Pan Ams Games Day 3 Preview: Women's 100 Breast Most Intriguing Final

We’re midway through day 3 at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara Mexico, and the medals look like they…

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5 Thoughts, Standings From Stockholm World Cup

The level of competition stepped up significantly at the Stockholm stop of the World Cup over the weekend, and that…

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Junior National Teamer Sarah Haase Chooses Stanford

Throughout this recruiting season, we’ve maligned (and heard several college coaches do the same) about the lack of breaststroke depth…

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