Articles by Braden Keith

Aaron Sequeira Breaks 3 Meet Records at Southwest Ohio HS Classic

The Southwest Ohio Classic, which held its 35th edition in 2020, is one of the fastest pre-state level high school meets in the country.

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LEN Swimming Cup 2020 Kicks Off in Luxembourg with 100,000 Euros in Prize Money

Swedish Star Sarah Sjostrom is among the swimmers who will contend for 100,000 Euros in prizes at the 2020 LEN Swimming Cup.

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Townley Haas Spent 2 Weeks Training with Caeleb Dressel in Gainesville

Olympic gold medalist Townley Haas spent 2 weeks training with Cali Condors teammates Caeleb Dressel and Jan Switkowski in Gainesville.

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Sprint Guru Brett Hawke Shares Opinions on How to Break World Records

Brett Hawke, who has coached multiple American, U.S. Open, and World Record breakers in the sprints, has an opinion that matters in the sprint freestyles.

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Former NC State Champ Jane Donahue Announces Medical Retirement at Penn State

Donahue, who scored in both the 100 & 200 breast at last year’s Big Ten Championships, says she made the decision after 5 years of battling with an injury.

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North Carolina State Champion Emily Knorr Commits to West Virginia

Emily Knorr, whose twin sister Katie has not yet announced a commitment, will join the Mountaineers in the fall of 2021.

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Sprinter Mairin O’Brien Commits to Ohio State

Mairin O’Brien, who lives in suburban Cleveland, is a lifelong Ohio State fan and was the 2019 Ohio Division II state runner-up in the 50 yard free.

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Alicia Henry Breaks 31-Year Old Georgia Record at Speedo Eastern Classic

Swimming at the Speedo Eastern Classic in suburban Atlanta this weekend, Alicia Henry broke the Georgia LSC Record that had stood for 31 years.

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Giles Smith, Now Training with Bob Bowman, Has Breakthrough Pro Swim Series Win

Giles Smith posted his first Pro Swim Series win since 2015 and a lifetime unshaved best time on Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Simone Manuel Goes 53.4, Erika Brown Goes Personal #2 Time in Knoxville Prelims

Simone Manuel (above) and Erika Brown both swam marks in Sunday morning’s 100 free prelims that are worth paying attention to.

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Hungarian Olympic Medalist Laszlo Cseh Races in Yards in South Florida

This is the 2nd-ever yards meet for the 6-time Olympic medalist, who is part of a group of Hungarian men who are in Florida this week.

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Canadian Sydney Pickrem Hands Katinka Hosszu Rare Loss in 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu’s last lost in a 200 IM in any short course or long course meters meet came in April of 2017 – a span running 56 meets. Above: Sydney Pickrem.

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Seliskar Scratches Remaining Events at PSS-Knoxville (Heat Sheets)

Seliskar (above) scratched his Sunday races, while Hali Flickinger and Alex Walsh both made noteworthy, but opposing, event choices.

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Notre Dame Grew as a “Family” in Naples (TRAINING TRIP VIDEO)

The Notre Dame men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams are a combined 4-1 in dual meets since their New Year’s training trip to Naples, Florida.

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Watch the Last 20 Meters of Daiya Seto’s Monster 200 Fly/200 IM Double

Because the full race videos of a 1:52 200 fly and 1:55 200 IM in January might overwhelm you…

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