Articles by Braden Keith

Caeleb Dressel Races at Florida Senior Championships in Ocala

Two-and-a-half months after his last meet in May, Caeleb Dressel made a quiet return to racing this weekend in Ocala, Florida at an LSC Championship meet.

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2025 World Champs Preview: Qin Will Rebound in 100 Breast After Disappointing Olympic Results

2025 World Championships July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming) Singapore, Singapore World Aquatics Championships Arena LCM (50m) Meet…

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ITA, Aquatics Integrity Unit, Confirm Penny Oleksiak’s Missed Whereabouts Filings

Madeline Folsom contributed to this report. The International Testing Agency (ITA) and Aquatics Integrity Unit have confirmed the provisional suspension…

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Georgia Tech Swimming & Diving Dramatically Reduces Rosters to Just 16 Men, 22 Women for 25-26

Georgia Tech has released its 2025-2026 roster, confirming rumors of a dramatic reduction in roster spots beyond those mandated by the House v. NCAA settlement.

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14-Year-Old Cullen Cashman Swims 2:19 in the 200 Breast at New England Senior Champs

Cullen Cashman of the South Shore YMCA Strypers is now the 7th-best 13-14 boy in US history in the 200 meter breaststroke.

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Russian, Belarusian Athletes Will Be Allowed to Speak to Media at World Championships

Neutral athletes like Russian Kliment Kolesnikov (above) are being allowed to speak to the media this month in Singapore – but only within certain guidelines.

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New Teammates Gabi Brito (14) and Gabby Rose (47) Both Win at CA/NV Sectionals in Chula Vista

Gabby Rose (above) was the oldest swimmer at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, while her new teammate Gabi Brito was the youngest.

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Santo Condorelli Posts Last-Minute 50 Free at LAI Before Departing for U.S. Staging Camp

Santo Condorelli posted a tune-up 22.19 in the 50 meter free last weekend at the Los Angeles Invite, three weeks before he is scheduled to race at Worlds.

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2025 World Championship Preview: Canadians Clash In Attempt to Push Past Ponti in Men’s 50 Fly

Switzerland’s Noe Ponti was on fire at the 2024 World Short Course Championships in December. How will that translate into the long course pool?

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King, Manuel, Finke, Andrew, Foster, and Bacon Named US Captains for 2025 World Championships

Team USA has returned to a six captain system for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships after naming smaller leadership groups in recent years.

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WATCH: Olympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmer Wins Pat Tillman Award for Service at the ESPYS

NCAA Champion, World Record setter, and Olympic gold medalist Dave Walters was one of two recipients of the Pat Tillman Award at the 2025 ESPY Awards.

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Lisa Pou Becomes Monaco’s First-Ever World Championships Medalist in Any Aquatic Sport

Lisa Pou has won the first-ever World Aquatics Championships for Monaco, a tiny country on the Mediterranean coast with a population under 40,000.

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Ayden Tan Becomes Youngest American to Go Sub-55 in the 100 Meter Free; Breaks NAG Record

Ayden Tan broke his third National Age Group Record in the last month over the weekend, clearing a decade-old mark in the 100 meter free.

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USA Swimming Sees Record Revenue in 2024 (Audited Financial Statements Released)

USA Swimming recorded $50.1 million in revenue in the Olympic year in 2024, which is the organization’s highest-ever total.

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Olympic Medalists Caspar Corbeau, Tes Schouten Will Rejoin Mark Faber in Belgium

Caspar Corbeau (above) and Tes Schouten both won Olympic bronze medals in the 200 breaststroke while training with Faber. They will now follow him to Belgium.

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