Articles by Braden Keith

Noelle Harvey Chooses Washington State after Iowa Hawkeyes Dump Swimming

Noelle Harvey was an early commit in the class of 2021 to the University of Iowa. After the Hawkeyes dropped their program, she’s now chosen Washington State.

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Euro Jr. Champion Tatiana Belonogoff Gets Approval to Represent Russia

Belonogoff (center) represented Great Britain, where she’s lived her whole life, when she won gold at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships.

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William & Mary Swimmer Missy Cundiff Drops “Save Tribe Swimming” Track

The alumni are already approaching $1 million in pledged donations, and they’re hoping that a rap produced by a swimmer will bring even more attention to their efforts.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Steffi Beisel Verbally Commits to Arizona

Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many,…

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Drexel Hires TCU Assistant Nathan Lavery as New Head Swim Coach

Lavery, who has also served as an assistant at Georgia Tech and Villanova, has been named the new head swimming & diving coach at Drexel.

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University of Michigan Swimmer Ian Miskelley Dies

Ian Miskelley, who was beginning his junior season at the University of Michigan, died on Monday. He was 19 years old…

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Swimming Spared, But COVID, Title IX Lead Minnesota to Cut 4 Men’s Sports

The swimming & diving program at Minnesota survived, but men’s tennis, gymnastics, and track & field programs will all be eliminated after the 20-21 season.

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World Championship Silver Medalist Benedetta Pilato Joins Energy Standard (ISL)

Pilato was the World Championship silver medalist in the 50 breaststroke in 2019 at just 14-years old. She is a late addition for the defending ISL champions Energy Standard.

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Boston College Swimming & Diving Suspends Workouts after Coronavirus Outbreak

The Boston College Eagles are out of the water for now after a reported 13 members of the swimming & diving team tested positive for coronavirus.

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Sydney Scalise, Olivia Tomson, Lily Barker Commit to Fairfield University

The group will help rebuild the freestyle group for Fairfield, which has won the last 3 MAAC conference championship meets.

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6-Time Louisiana State Champion Collin Klingman Commits to Auburn (2022)

Collin Klingman, who won his first Louisiana Division III title when he was in just 8th grade, is Auburn’s first commit in the class of 2022.

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Indiana Club Swimmer Dies in Triple Homicide-Suicide

Jakob Mumper (left), with his Bloomington North teammates at the 2020 Indiana High School State Championship meet, was killed on Sunday by his father.

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USA Swimming’s Virtual 2020 Golden Goggles Will Honor 1980 Olympic Team

With no championship season from which to award traditional superlatives, USA Swimming is reimagining the 2020 Golden Goggles Awards.

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Crimson Tide Continue Loading Up on Mid-D with Blue Tide’s Connor Little (2022)

Connor Little is the 2nd 1:38-or-better 200 freestyler to commit to Alabama this week, joining the 16th-ranked recruit in the class John Hayes.

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Division I Northeast Conference Will Begin Sponsoring Men’s Swimming

The Northeast Conference will begin sponsoring men’s swimming & diving in the 2020-2021 season with 5 participating NCAA Division I institutions, including Bryant (above).

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