Articles by Braden Keith

How One NCAA Swimming Program Has Already Saved $150,000 to Preempt Cuts

This is not hypothetical – here’s how one NCAA swimming & diving program has already reduced its budget by $150,000 for next season.

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Charlotte Bonnet Is Working on Her Mental Game During Quarantine

Charlotte Bonnet and her boyfriend and fellow European Champion Jeremy Desplanches are quarantined together in Nice along with their 2 cats.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #33 – General Core Workouts

This general quads and core workout main set finishes with a little bit of specialty work.

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Sonoma State Cuts Women’s Water Polo Program

Sonoma State had a 9-8 record in the 2020 season, led by top scorer and redshirt senior Cassidy Mundt. The program has been discontinued.

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Open Water Star Marc-Antoine Olivier Is Still Training for 5 Hours Per Day

Olivier is doing about 5 hours of training per day at his family home in the northern French countryside along with his girlfriend Océane Cassignol.

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How Many Swimmers Would Have Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials?

If we rewrote 2020, without the coronavirus pandemic, how many late qualifiers would there have been for the Olympic Trials? History has a clue.

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Highland Park Swimmer Emily Morrow Named School’s Prom Queen in Joyful Ceremony

Emily Morrow, a senior at Highland Park High School in Dallas, was named her school’s prom queen in a joy-filled ceremony.

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At the Cold War Peak, a 1982 Dual Meet for Peace (FULL RESULTS)

At the mid-point of competing Olympic boycotts, the national swimming teams of the U.S. and the USSR got together in 1982 for a dual meet. We’ve unearthed full results.

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Colorado Cancels All Spring High School Sports; Nevada Likely to Follow

Colorado officially cancelled its spring sports on Tuesday, and with Nevada pulling the plug on in-person education for the remainder of the year, they are likely to follow.

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Nitro Swimming Recognizes Seniors With Special Quarantine Roadshow (VIDEO)

Nitro Swimming in Austin, Texas is one of the largest USA Swimming member clubs in the United States with almost…

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Swimmer Anton Chupkov Nominated for Forbes Russia’s 30 Under 30 List for 2020

Russian swimmer Anton Chupkov is one of 100 people who have been nominated for Forbes Russia’s annual 30 Under 30 list. Annually, financial…

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SwimSwam Round Table: Alexis Keto, Dave Rollins, and Tony Carroll

Join us on Wednesday, April 21st as we talk to coaches from some of the biggest and best programs in the country about the state of swimming.

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Netherlands Will Allow Sports Training to Resume this Month

While all sporting events are cancelled until September 1st, training for both youth and elite athletes will be allowed to resume over the next week.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #31 – 5 Minutes Work, 2 Minutes Rest

This workout focuses on working for 5 minute blocks without breaks, followed by 2 minutes of rest.

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