Articles by Braden Keith

Full Television & Live-Stream Schedule for 2019 US National Championships

Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center will host the 2019 US National Swimming Championships. See how to watch the whole meet, live, from home, here.

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Shayna Jack Faces 4 Year Doping Ban – But Has Not Been Banned Yet

Rumors circulated in Australian media on Tuesday that Jack has been given her sentence, but evidence indicates that this is not actually the case.

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2019 Speedo/World Championships Pick ‘Em Contest: Day 8 Results

South Africa’s Zane Waddell wasn’t picked by a single entry to finish either 1st, or 2nd, in the 50 back, and yet there he was, atop the podium.

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2019 YMCA Long Course Nationals Kick Off on Tuesday (PREVIEW)

Paige Hetrick (above) is the top seed at the 2019 YMCA Long Course National Championships that kick off on Tuesday in Maryland.

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Small Tweaks in Latest Version of US Nationals Psych Sheets

Jr. Pan Pacs 400 IM champion Emma Weyant has added an entry in the 400 free to her schedule for Nationals, one of a handful of changes.

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Caeleb Dressel & Sarah Sjostrom Named FINA Swimmers of the World Championships

American Caeleb Dressel (above) won gold in all 4 of his individual events and set an individual World Records this week in Gwangju.

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Move Over Lezak: Duncan’s Was Bigger (RACE VIDEO)

The Americans got Dunc’d on in the men’s 400 medley relay final in Gwangju. Jason Lezak’s was faster, but Duncan Scott’s was bigger.

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Australia Swim CEO: Jack Failed Test “Bitterly Disappointing and Embarrassing”

Swimming Australia CEO Leigh Russell spoke to media on Sunday, and declined to name the substance that World Record holder Shayna Jack has tested positive for.

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Maksym Shemberev Becomes Azerbaijan’s First Ever World Champs Swimming Finalist

Maksym Shemberev was a World Junior Champion for Ukraine, but now representing Azerbaijan, he has earned the country’s first-ever World Championship final.

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2019 Speedo/World Championships Pick ‘Em Contest: Day 7 Results

American Caeleb Dressel was the pick ’em favorite in all 3 of his finals on Saturday to some degree, and he delivered in each.

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Bluefish Breaks 13-14 Mixed 400 Medley Relay National Age Group Record

The Bluefish Swim Club has broken their 3rd National Age Group Record in a mixed-gender relay in the last 2 weeks.

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19-Year Old Alexander Norgaard Breaks Danish Record in 1500 Free by 8 Seconds

The 19-year old Norgaard is the youngest swimmer in the final of the men’s 1500 by more than two-and-a-half years.

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2019 Speedo/World Championships Pick ‘Em Contest: Day 6 Results

We suspect that a whole lot more than 8% of readers will pick Simone Manuel to win the 100 free in Tokyo after yet another gold medal performance on Friday.

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Ryan Lochte Receives ‘Exemption’ to Race 200 Free at US Nationals

Lochte’s suspension began before the qualifying for US Nationals, but USA Swimming says the sanction didn’t involve forfeiture of results.

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2019 Speedo/World Championships Pick ‘Em Contest: Day 5 Results

When Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas (above) won the women’s 200 fly on Wednesday, she upset a whole lot of pick’em entries. Only 4 entries had that pick right.

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