Articles by Braden Keith

Amy Bilquist & Lauren Barber among 585 Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year

A record 585 female college athletes have been nominated by their member schools for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the…

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Brazilian Sprinter Gabriel Santos Tests Positive for Anabolic Steroid

Gabriel Santos was a member of Brazil’s 400 free relays at the 2016 Olympics, 2017 World Championships, and 2018 Pan Pacs.

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Tennessee’s Matt Kredich Receives 5 Year, $1 Million Contract Extension

Kredich has been a head swimming coach at Tennessee for 14 seasons, and his new contract will bring his average annual salary to $214,000.

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UPDATE: Ema Rajic Breaks Croatian Record in 50 Breaststroke

The 14-year old Mataja won the women’s 50 and 100 meter breaststroke races at last weekend’s Croatian Open National Championships in Zagreb.

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East Carolina Hires Christa Saunders as 2nd Female Assistant

Christa Saunders spent the last 2 seasons as an assistant coach with East Carolina’s AAC intra-conference opponents UConn.

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Northern Italy Wins Rights to Host 2026 Winter Olympics

The joint bid between Milan and Cortina d’ampezzo will host the 2026 Winter Olympics as the IOC shifts its focus to regional bids.

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After Massive Time Drops, Alex Tomlinson Recommits from ECU to NC State

When Alex Tomlinson committed to East Carolina in October, his best 200 back was a 1:51. He’s since cut 5 seconds from that time.

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CCSA 400 IM Champion Gianni Pitto Enters NCAA Transfers Database

After being named the 2019 CCSA Championship Outstanding Freshman Swimmer of the Meet, Gianni Pitto is planning to leave Liberty.

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Maxime Rooney Swims 49.7 in 100 Free at Lowkey Texas Open Meet

The meet is Maxime Rooney’s 2nd since announcing that he will transfer from Florida to Texas for the 2019-2020 NCAA season.

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Caeleb Dressel & Louise Hansson Break Meet Records in Mission Viejo Prelims

Louise Hansson (above) broke the Meet Record in the 50 fly on Sunday morning, while Caeleb Dressel took out the 100 fly mark.

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Andrew Seliskar Swims Lifetime Best in 100 Fly at Cal-Stanford Long Course Dual

College dual meet season is over, but Cal and Stanford partook in an electric battle with some big times on Saturday in Berkeley.

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Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool Rebuild Modifies Plans for New Pool

The original plan (above) called for a large indoor facility; rising construction costs has resulted in a plan to build an outdoor pool instead.

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Caeleb Dressel Qualifies 1st in 50 & 200 Frees on Saturday in Mission Viejo

After a breakthrough brace of 47.9s on Friday, World Champ Caeleb Dressel had a pair of more measured preliminary swims on Saturday morning in Mission Viejo

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Caeleb Dressel Swims 47.9 in Prelims at Mission Viejo Swim Meet of Champions

With World Championships roughly a month away, Dressel has now been under 48 twice this season, after not breaking that mark at all last summer.

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WATCH: Dean Farris Win Men’s 100 Free in 49.92

Watch select videos from day 1 of the 2019 Texas Senior Circuit Championships in College Station, Texas, including Dean Farris’ wining 100 free.

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