Articles by Braden Keith

CAS Rules in Favor of USOC on Rule 45 – No Olympic Bans

The CAS has ruled that Rule 45 of the Olympic charter (also referred to as the “Osaka Rule”) i sinvalid…

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Maclin Davis, Top 2012 American Butterflier, Chooses USC

If you look at the collegeswimming.com rankings for the class of 2012, Maclin Davis’ #49 ranking might not jump off the…

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Auburn's Gardocki Impresses in Season-Opening Win Over Arkansas

The Auburn Women were chomping at the bit to hit the water for their first intercollegiate meet of the 2011-2012…

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2011-2012 NCAA Preview: Defending Champion Cal Men Counting Heavily on Freshmen to Fill Free Relays

The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…

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Georgia Continues Hot Recruting With #16 Matt Ellis

The Georgia Men’s program is in a bit of rebuilding mode, after graduating two individual National Champions after last season,…

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Open Water Star Alex Meyer Out of Pan Am Games

Alex Meyer, who became the first American in any sport to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, has been removed…

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Pan American Games Allows 14 Swimmers over Cap, Rights a Wrong

The UANA, the overseeing organization of the Pan American Games, has taken a slight backtrack from their previous decision to…

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France's Hugues Duboscq Changing Coaches

French breaststroke champion Hugues Duboscq has parted ways with his long-time coach Christos Paparrodopoulos after a disastrous 2011 World Championship meet…

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Decision on "Rule 45" Olympic Ban to be Decided Thursday; New HGH Test Could be Ready for 2012 Olympics

There are two upcoming stories to watch over the next few months for those interested in keeping the sport clean….

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Janet Evans Signs Sponsorship Deal with Umii Products

When Dara Torres made her comeback prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she was flooded with sponsorship opportunities. It’s no…

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Germany Announces Entries for 2011 FINA World Cup Series

Germany has announced which swimmers they will be sending to each of the stops of the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup…

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#1 Recruit Bonnie Brandon Makes College Decision

The #2 recruit in the country Bonnie Brandon out of Colorado has chosen her college, and for a change, a top-5…

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Hali Flickinger Decommits from Texas, Now Headed to Georgia

And this, my friends, is why we call them “verbal commitments” until the swimmer signs their name on that dotted…

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Michigan Men Add Breaststroker to 2012 Class to Help Fill Out Stroke Group

After Michigan brought in the monster recruiting class for 2010, they brought in another decently-sized class of 9 last year….

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Di Carli, Deibler Brothers Light Up Hamburg Sprint Cup in Germany

The elite, sprint trio of the German National Team, Marco Di Carli, Steffen Deibler, and Markus Deibler, kicked off the…

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