Articles by Braden Keith

Iron Are Latest ISL Team Hit With Positive Test for COVID-19

Team Iron is the latest club that has faced a lockdown to await the results of contract-tracing tests after a member of the team tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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Only 10 Countries, No European Women, Won Olympic Gold Medals in Tokyo

Sarah Sjostrom was the only European to win an Olympic silver medal, let alone gold, in a women’s pool swimming event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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FINA Offers 140 Scholarships for Swimmers, Divers; 40 More than Last Year

FINA has offered 140 scholarship for swimmers, divers, and open water swimmers to receive world-class training that otherwise might not be available to them. (Above: Marcelo Costa of El Salvador, an alumnus of the FINA Scholarship program)

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Early ISL Draft Reactions: New Titans Soaring, New Breakers Struggling in 2021

Marius Kusch, the #26 pick overall in the ISL draft, is the 4th-best scoring rookie so far this season for the Toronto Titans.

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DC Trident Show Signs of Life in Another 4th Place Finish in Match 4

The DC Trident finished last again in their second match of the ISL season, but a better performance still puts them in position to make the playoff.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Breaks 2 More Israeli Records in ISL Match #4

Israeli teenager Anastasia Gorbenko broke two more National Records on Saturday at ISL Match #4 after breaking one last week in Match #2.

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10 National High School Records Fall in One Day in South Florida

(L-R) Martinez, Zielinski, Pelaez, Gersper, Agular, Stoneburg, Miller, and Zuchowski contributed to the National Record rush on Saturday.

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Siobhan Haughey Leads All Swimmers With Almost $25k in Match 3 Earnings

Even without winning the skins race, Siobhan Haughey nearly doubled her output from Energy Standard’s first match to their second match.

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Olympian Natalie Hinds Will Join Cali Condors

Natalie Hinds (above) and Olivia Smoliga will help shore up a Cali Condors women’s sprint group that was one of their few weaknesses in a dominang opening week.

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Nick Rice Takes Over as Head Coach and Owner of Bluefish Swim Club

Nick Rice (middle) founded the Western Mass site of the Bluefish Swim Club in 2016. He will now take over as owner and head coach of the whole club.

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Big 12 Plans to Move Forward as a Conference, Seeks to Add 4 Schools

Could the 5-time defending AAC Champion University of Houston women join the Big 12 Conference? The Big 12 hopes so…..

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Arizona State Hires Marc Briggs to Revive Collegiate Diving Program

Arizona State has promoted volunteer assistant Marc Briggs to lead its diving program for the 2021-2022 season. When the school parted…

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Dean, Prigoda Out for ISL Regular Season; Chalmers and McKeon Late Arrivals

Emma McKeon, one of the stars of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will be a late regular season arrival to Season 3 of the ISL.

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ASCA Announces 6 Nominees for Board of Directors

Ohio State head coach Bill Dorenkott is one of 6 candidates up for nomination to fill 5 seats on the ASCA Board of Directors.

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SMU Classic Will Return in 2021 With Men’s Meet Too

The University of Michigan, home of Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil, will be among the teams opening ‘fast season’ at the 2021 SMU Classic.

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