Articles by Braden Keith

Bjorn Seeliger Becomes 4th Freshman to Go Sub-19 in 50 Free in 2 Weeks

The Swedish Seliger, the oldest of the 4 freshmen to hit sub-19 so far this championship season, qualified 1st to the A final of the 50 free at Pac-12s.

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Hugo Gonzalez Swims 1:53.53 in 200 Breaststroke Time Trial

Gonzalez, who has been moving more-and-more toward the backstrokes internationally, put up a likely NCAA qualifier in the 200 breast on Sunday.

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Destin Lasco Won’t Swim Individuals on Monday, Setting Up Day 3 Double

Destin Lasco is looking at a likely 200 free/100 back double on Tuesday after scratching the 50 free on Monday morning in Houston.

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Jakub Majerski Hits FINA “A” Cut in 100 Fly at Polish Grand Prix

Jakub Majerski has become Poand’s first qualifier in the selection period to hit a FINA “A” cut for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Big Ten Sends Michigan State Women Off With Big Cheers (VIDEO)

The Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center erupted with chants of “GO GREEN,” “GO WHITE” and “MSU” this weekend in what could be the Spartans’ last meet.

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Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil Wins BigTen Swimmer of the Meet for 2nd Straight Year

Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer to sweep her individual events at this week’s Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Saturday Night Highlights: 7 NCAA D1 Conference Team Trophies Awarded

The Louisville Cardinals pulled off a 2-point upset, breaking NC State’s 6-year conference championship string on Saturday night.

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Sans Conference Meets, Akron and Buffalo Earn NCAA Qualifiers at Last Chance

Akron and Buffalo will have to wait until April for their conference championship meets, but both teams had swimmers swim likely NCAA qualifying times on Saturday.

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Florida State’s Jenny Halden Locks Up NCAA Invite at Georgia Last Chance

Jenny Halden of Florida State likely secured an NCAA Championship invite, making her the second woman on the team to do so this season.

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Matthew Brownstead Becomes 2nd-Fastest 17-18 Ever in 100 Yard Free

Virginia freshman Matthew Brownstead swept the 50 and 100 freestyles at this week’s ACC Men’s Swimming Championships in Greensboro.

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DQs Rage in Prelims at ACC Men’s Swimming Championships

Three swimmers were disqualified in lane 2, and another in lane 3, in the 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly on Saturday morning.

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Minnesota Frosh Indy Jongman Chooses 200 Back Over 100 Free to Close Big Tens

The final day of the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Swimming Championships in Minneapolis will see Indiana and Northwestern battle for 3rd-place.

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Friday Night Digest: Just the Highlights of the 8 D1 Conference Championships

The University of Florida 9th-straight SEC Championship in men’s swimming & diving highlighted a wild night around the country in college swimming.

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FINA Delays 2021 World Championships by 3 Days

Abu Dhabi’s sparkling new 18,000 seat Etihad Arena on Yas Island will host the 2021 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.

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Sophomore Will Modglin Swims 46.8 Back/1:45.7 IM at Indiana State Prelims

In a preliminary round dominated by seniors, the sophomore Will Modglin stood out among very fast opening rounds on Friday.

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