Articles by Braden Keith

Libby Gilbert Swims New PB in the 200 Back at Ohio State Winter Invite

Libby Gilbert (pictured at senior day two weeks ago) swam one race at the Ohio State Winter Invite, and made it count with a new personal best.

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Claire Curzan Leads All Swimmers With $78,750 in Earnings at 2024 World Championships

After missing the US team for Worlds in 2023, Claire Curzan led all money-earners at the 2024 World Championships in a huge bounceback meet.

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Netherlands In, Portugal Out to Complete Paris Olympic Relay Qualifying

Arno Kamminga (above) and the Netherlands men didn’t swim the 400 medley relay at Fukuoka in 2023, but a silver medal in Doha locked-in their entry for the Paris Olympic Games.

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Singapore, Hong Kong Secure Spots in Olympic Women’s Medley Relay

The Sim sisters and Quah sisters combined to lift Singapore to an Olympic relay qualification in the women’s 400 medley on Sunday.

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Kuwait, Qatar Allowed to Send Extra Un-Qualified Swimmers to 2024 World Championships

Kuwait and Qatar each sent four male swimmers to the World Championships without qualifying times, which is more than the two usually allotted by the rules.

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2024 Worlds Day 8 Relay Lineups: USA Swaps All Four Swimmers for Men’s Medley Final

Shaine Casas has his best swim of the meet splitting 50.99 on the fly leg of the prelims medley relay, but Team USA still subbed in Zach Harting for the final

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Top 3 Relays (Canada, Sweden, Australia) Make Big Changes in Women’s Medley Relay Final

Sarah Sjostrom doesn’t swim the 100 fly at World and Olympic Championships anymore individually – but she will on the medley relay.

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Did the American Women Cede a Medley Medal With Day 8 Scratch?

Whenever a team has Kate Douglass, they have a lot of options in the 400 medley relay – but did a small Team USA have enough options on Sunday?

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Isabelle Stadden Swims 1:49 in 200 Back as Cal, Stanford Explode on Senior Day

Isabelle Stadden is the only NCAA swimmer to swim sub-1:50 in the 200 back this season – and she’s now done it twice, including on Saturday.

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13-Year-Old Amar’e San Diego Cracks 1:00 in 100 Yard Breast

Amar’e San Diego ranks 4th among all current 13-year-olds this season in the 100 yard breaststroke nationally after breaking a minute for the first time.

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Group Draws Set Paris 2024 Olympic Water Polo Fields

The group draws are complete and the fields are set for the men’s and women’s water polo competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Mila Nikanorov Swims 16:17 in 1650 Free – At 5,300 Feet of Altitude

18-year old Mila Nikanova won the women’s 1650 free at the Colorado Senior Meet on Friday, dropping 13 seconds in spite of a mile of altitude.

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2024 Worlds Day 7 Relay Lineups: Front-Runners Make Big Changes in Mixed 400 Free Relay

China was the top relay in prelims, setting a new Asian Record in the process, but they still have a couple of weapons to integrat3e in the finals heat.

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Mary-Sophie Harvey Swims 1:57.2 in the 200 Free, 58.1 in the 100 Fly in Montreal

While most of the Canadian National Team is racing in Doha, Mary-Sophie Harvey is making her mark in Montreal this weekend.

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2024 MPSF Swimming & Diving Preview: Hawaii Divers Go Huge, Can Their Swimmers Follow?

Hawaii’s divers went at least 1-2 on each of the six scoring diving events this week, including a 1-meter win from Mackaby Pennington (above).

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