Articles by Braden Keith

Junior Nationals Finalist Diver Kayla Wilson Commits to Louisville

Kayla Wilson, who was 5th at last year’s Texas High School 6A State Championship meet on the 1-meter, will head to Louisville in the fall of 2020.

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Santa Clara Swim Club Breaks a Pair of 10 & Under National Age Group Records

2020 Brian Malick Memorial Zone 1 SCY Meet January 31st-February 2nd, 2020 Morgan Hill, California SCY Full Meet Results A…

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Katie McClintock Breaks 2 National High School Records in Short Course Meters

High school junior Katie McClintock, a Wisconsin commit, broke a pair of National High School Records on Thursday racing for Mainland Regional High School in New Jersey.

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Kansas City Chiefs Win First Super Bowl in 50 Years: a Swimming Retrospective

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years. We use that as a measuring stick to mark the passage of time in our own sport of…

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Sam Bork, Isabelle Stadden Add 3rd Wins to Finish Schroeder A+ Meet

U.S. National Team swimmer Isabelle Stadden finished her meet with a win in the 200 back which was her 3rd individual victory of the weekend.

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Futures Champ Mason Carlton Joins Growing Indiana Distance Group (2021)

The Indiana Hoosiers have the hot hand in distance freestyles, and Mason Carlton has committed to join that group in the fall of 2021.

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Leader of Refugee Olympic Team Says “Standards Raised” for Choosing 2020 Team

4 swimmers originally from Syria, including Yusra Mardini (above), are among 49 athletes currently being supported by IOC refugee scholarships. 2 train in Germany, 1 in Turkey, and 1 in New Zealand.

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Cullen Jones Wins 100 Free in First Race Since 2018 at Schroeder A+ Meet

35TH ANNUAL SCHROEDER A+ SWIM MEET January 31st-February 2nd, 2020 Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, Brown Deer, Wisconsin SCY (25y) pool…

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Emory Swimmers Evacuated from Bus after Massive Fire Flares on I-85 (UPDATED)

The multi-vehicle crash, which did not involve the Emory bus, has caused a delay in Saturday’s meet against the University of Georgia.

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WATCH: Indiana Swim 2:52 in 400 Free Relay in a Dual Meet (RACE VIDEO)

The Indiana men graduated their top sprint freestyler, but haven’t missed a beat in the 2019-2020 season. Their relay on Friday was the country’s fastest at a dual meet this year.

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Xavier Cancels Dual Meet Against Miami over Coronavirus Fears

Miami University has sent samples of two possible coronavirus cases to the CDC in Atlanta for testing. Test results have not yet been released.

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Coronavirus Causes Cancellation of FINA Diving World Series Stop in China

The 2nd stop of the FINA Diving World Series, which was scheduled for early March, has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns.

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Will Melsha Sweeps 400 IM & 1000 Free to Kick Off Schroeder A+ Meet

The historic Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer kicked off Wisconsin’s biggest swim meet on Sunday with distance races.

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UPDATE: Men’s NCAA Championship Tickets Back on Sale

The Cal men (above) are the defending NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming & Diving Champions. (Tickets for the women’s meet have already sold out…)

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Louise Hansson, Erik Persson, Added to Sweden’s 2020 Olympic Team for Tokyo

Louise Hansson (above), the fastest 100 butterflier in history in short course yards, will join countrymate Sarah Sjostrom, the fastest 100 butterflier in long course meters, in Tokyo.

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