Articles by Braden Keith

Catie DeLoof Will Start With a $50,000 Salary at the University of Alabama

Catie DeLoof will match starting salaries with Sydney Pickrem at West Virginia, who has a similar coaching and competitive resume.

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Details for Casey Converse of Celebration of Life Unveiled

Casey Converse, the first man to break 15 minutes in the 1650 yard free, will be celebrated in Colorado Springs on September 20.

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Arizona State Opens the Bag for New Head Swim Coach Herbie Behm

Herbie Behm’s base salary in his first head coaching gig will be roughly 25% higher than that of the coach he replaced, Bob Bowman.

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Carson Foster Throws Out First Pitch at Cincinnati Reds Game

The day after marrying his longtime girlfriend Meredith Wolf, Olympic swimmer Carson Foster threw out the first pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game.

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Alabama Swimming Hires Olympic Bronze Medalist Catie DeLoof as a New Assistant Coach

Catie DeLoof will join the coaching staff at the University of Alabama next season, where she’ll work under a former competitor Margo Geer.

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Australian Olympian Jaclyn Barclay Replaced on Junior Pan Pacs Roster by Jessica Wilson

Jaclyn Barclay, the defending World Junior Champion in the 100 back, has pulled out of Junior Pan Pacs after racing at the Olympic Games.

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5-Time Hungarian Olympian Boglarka Kapas Will Retire in December

Boglarka Kapas, 31, was the 2019 World Champion in the 200 fly and the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the 800 free. She says she will retire in December.

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Germantown Academy Head Swim Coach Jeff Thompson Will Leave in June 2025

Thompson will depart to take over the Southeastern Swim Club in suburban Indianapolis in June 2025. Germantown Academy has not lost a dual meet in three seasons.

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Tickets for Battle at the Burr III Sell Out in Just a Few Days

Only $200 VIP tickets remain for the third edition of the Battle at the Burr meet between Howard and Georgetown Universities.

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15-Year-Old Davis Jackson Breaks Through at TAC Summer Sizzler

Davis Jackson will head into his sophomore year of high school with a bunch of new lifetime bests in yards from the TAC Titans Summer Sizzler.

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Poland Anti-Doping Agency Says Doping Leaks are ‘Fake,’ Blames Hack on ‘Enemy State’

POLADA, the anti-doping agency of Poland, has confirmed that it has been hacked but says that leaks alleging failed tests by star athletes are ‘fake news.’

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NAIA Announces 2024-2025 Swimming Qualifying Standards

The Keiser Seahawks won last year’s NAIA women’s title in swimming & diving, while St. Thomas (Florida) won their first-ever title in the men’s meet.

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New West Virginia Assistant Sydney Pickrem Has a Base $50,000 Per Year Salary

Sydney Pickrem officially began as an assistant coach at West Virginia on August 5th with a one-year contract as part of the Mountaineers’ new-look staff.

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Eastern Illinois Hires Scott Teeters As Its 4th Head Swim Coach in 4 Seasons

Scott Teeters, the architect of the NAIA power program at Olivet Nazarene, is the new head swimming coach at Eastern Illinois University.

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Torri Huske Sees Her Instagram Following More-Than-Triple Amid Olympic Success

After leading Team USA with 5 Olympic medals in Paris, Torri Huske saw her Instagram following more-than-triple from pre-Games numbers.

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