Articles by Braden Keith

Explaining Jimmy Feigen's "Olympic Waiver"

Every four seasons, athletes in Olympic sports have to begin to make tough decisions about how to balance their training…

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USA Swimming Releases Full 2011 Pan American Games Roster

After a week of speculating and pulling names from various news reports, we finally got the full roster for USA…

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Weekly Age Group Roundup: August 21-August 27, 2011 – Big Florida and Hawaii Meets Kick Off Yards Season

In any given week in the United States, there are tens of thousands of swimmers around the country grinding out yards,…

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Jose Finkel Day 4: Gomes' Top-10 Time in Semis, Third Victory for Molina Higlight Morning Session

Day 4 at the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy in Belo Horizonte was short on finals (only two sets of individual finals and…

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Cesar Cielo Blasts 21.3 on a Relay, Fabiola Molina Posts Career-Best in 100 Fly on Day 3 at Jose Finkel

Day 3 at the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy came and went without too many surprises in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The…

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2011-2012 Men's NCAA Previews: No. 5 Florida Men Absorb Huge Losses, Bring in One of Country's Top Recruiting Classes

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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DarkDingoes for the 2012 Australian Olympic Swimming Squad

Aside from the United States, there are very few countries where, across the board, the Olympic events have an overflow…

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Three USA Aquatics Sports Athletes Nominated for Sportswoman of the Year

USA Swimming announced today that two of their athletes were nominated by the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 2011 Sportswoman of the…

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Cesar Cielo Goes Sub-22 for 6th Time in 2011 to Win Men's 50 Free at Jose Finkel; Equipment Malfunctions Continue to Mar Meet

The 2nd finals session of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy went down in the 50-meter pool in Belo Horizonte this morning, and things…

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NBAC Announces the Hiring of Four New Coaches, Including Former Head Coach of PAAC

NBAC, the club that is most famous for it’s training of Michael Phelps for most of his swimming career, is expanding…

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Plenty of Controversy, Joao Gomes' Top-20 Breaststroke Time Highlight First Two Days of Competition

Days 1 and 2 of the 2011 Jose Finkel Trophy, Brazil’s Winter National Championship meet, took place today in Belo Horizonte…

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Brazil Announces Full 2011 Pan American Games Roster

As their Winter National Championship, the Jose Finkel Trophy, gets underway, Brazil has announced their squad for the 2011 Pan…

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2011-2012 NCAA Women's Previews: No. 5 Arizona Women Building Around Incredible Sophomore Class

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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17 NCAA Qualifying Standards Get Faster, 2 Get Slower in 2012

With the NCAA’s release of the 2011-2012 Division I NCAA Championship qualifying standards, we can now make some comparisons between…

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NCAA Releases 2011-2012 Division I Time Standards

The NCAA has released the Division I NCAA Swimming and Zone Diving qualifying standards. For Division I, all swimmers who…

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