Articles by Braden Keith

WADA Lifts Suspension of Anti-Doping Lab Involved in Testing Cover-Ups

The laboratory was previously suspended after its top officials were found to have covered-up positive tests.

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Russia Announces 31-Swimmer Roster for 2019 World University Games

Russia is sending a powerful roster that includes, among others, Grigory Tarasevich (above)

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Russian Teenage Swimmer Given 4-Year Doping Ban

The All-Russian Swimming Federation (WWF) has disqualified swimmer Olesya Moiseeva from competition for 4 years after a positive doping test. The…

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organizers Set Official Open Water Test Event Date

The official test event will be held in August of 2019.

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Sweden Announces 10 for 2019 Euro Juniors, 2 for 2019 World Juniors

Robin Hanson, who won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Junior Championships in the boys’ 200 free (1:48.65), returns to Euro Juniors this year, and will also be one of 2 representatives at the World Junior Championships.

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Richard Burns Finishes USMS Nationals With 5th & 6th National Records

Richard Burns finished his meet with 6 individual wins and 5 national records at the 2019 USMS National Championships.

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World #1s and Another 2:07 for Chupkov – Top 5 Performances, Day 2

Nobody in history has been under 2:08 more times than Russia’s Anton Chupkov.

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Commings & Burns Break 2 National Records on Day 3 of USMS Nationals

Jeff Commings (above) joined a list of 4 swimmers who have multiple National Records this week in Arizona.

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Jon McKay, Kate Sanderson Pull Off Upsets at Canadian Open Water Trials

Canada will have some new faces representing the country in the premier 10km event at the 2019 World Championships in open water, including Kate Sanderson (above).

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Top 5 Performances from Day 1 of the FINA Champions Series – Guangzhou

Xu Jiayu pulled off a huge backstroke double to open the FINA Champions Series.

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Macarena Ceballos Wins 4th & 5th Races of Argentina Nationals

Macarena Ceballos hasn’t pushed her best times in her primary breaststroke events, but she has won 5 national titles this week in Buenos Aires.

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Matt Grevers One of 8 National Record Breakers on Day 2 of USMS Nationals

4-time Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers was responsible for 1 of 8 National Records broken on Friday at the USMS National Championships.

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Swimming Canada Supports Margo Mountjoy for FINA Vice President Bid

Dr. Margo Mountjoy lost a bid for the post to Dale Neuburger in 2015.

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Wisconsin Gives Yuri Suguiyama Contract Extension Through 2022

Suguiyama’s 3-year contract was extended to run through June of 2022.

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Start Lists Posted for 2019 US Open Water National Championships

2019 US Open Water National Champioships May 3rd-5th, 2019 Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida Race course/logistics Start Lists Starts lists…

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