Articles by Braden Keith

It's Official: Texas A&M to Join SEC in 2012

The official website of Texas A&M athletics announced today that Texas A&M will join the South Eastern Conference (SEC) after…

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In Briefs: 2012 NCSA Junior Nationals Tweaks Format for Olympic Year

Meet Format The National Club Swimming Association, or NCSA has announced a slight tweak to the 2012 version of their…

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Sun Yang Completes Historic Season in 1500 on Day 5 in China

Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 from Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, and he was back to spectacular…

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2011-2012 Men's NCAA Previews: Last Year's No. 2 Texas Early Favorites for NCAA Title

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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Off the Deep End: Ohio State Women are "TNT," Dynamite

The challenge has been thrown down. After the Princeton men released their “Teenage Dream” music video last year that went…

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Cal Men, Women Impress as "Kings and Queens of the Pool"

While many squads around the country are kicking off their seasons with intrasquad meets, Cal begins its year a bit…

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Wang Shun Continues to Impress with 100 Free Swim on Day 4 at Chinese Nationals

Day 4 at the 2011 Chinese National Championships in Rizhao, China didn’t quite live up to the excitement of the…

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Age Group/High School Roundup 9/15-9/23: Waukesha South, Arrowhead Show Down Twice in Wisconsin

This past week offered a great mix of high school and club swimming for us to look at, including the…

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Sun Yang Misses Another World Record by Tenths on Day 3 in China

On day 3 at Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, the swimmers continued to tear up the water with extremely fast September…

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2011-2012 NCAA Previews: No. 2 Georgia Women Leaning Heavily on Romano

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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USA Swimming Releases 2012 US Open Qualifying Standards

As we reported last week, USA Swimming decided last week at the USA Swimming Convention in Jacksonville, Florida that it…

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49-Year Old Model Walks on to Division 1 Team

The Pepperdine Waves women’s swim team made big headlines last year when a $1.6 million check showed up on the…

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In Briefs: Trojan Adds Another Olympian in World Record Holder Zhang Lin

Chinese newspapers are reporting that Zhang Lin, current World Record holder in the men’s 800 free (long course), has arrived…

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Wang Shun Breaks Asian Record in 400 IM on Day 2 at Chinese Nationals

Day 1 on Wednesday at Chinese Nationals were pretty quick. Day 2, however, really lit things on fire, beginning with…

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WADA Approves Official 2012 Prohibited Substance List; Recommends Increase in Blood Testing

WADA has approved their updated list of prohibited substances to take effect January 1st, 2012 as well as put forth…

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