Articles by Braden Keith

Diver Marian Tiemeier Commits to West Virginia University

Diver Marian Tiemeier from Alexandria, Kentucky, just outside of Cincinnati, has verbally committed to West Virginia University. The Campbell County…

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2018 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Athlete of the Year Markus Thormeyer

Markus Thormeyer won the Canadian men’s only medal in swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Jenna Joerger Commits to Northern Michigan

Joerger’s best time in the 200 IM is just a few tenths from what it took to qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championships

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2018 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Athlete of the Year Dylan Carter

Dylan Carter had a breakthrough year in 2018, with his first major international medals at the senior level.

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2018 Heart of a Champion Award: Maarten van der Weijden

Van der Weijden’s story has all of the makings of a perfect Heart of a Champion candidate: overcoming a huge challenge to become the best in the world, an incredible feat of endurance, and finally an enormous financial impact upon cancer research.

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Swimmer Pat Gallant-Charette Named to Maine Sports Hall of Fame

Among many other record-breaking distance achievements, earlier this year Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest person in history to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming when she circumnavigated the island of Manhattan.

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Former Yale Swimmer Colin O’Brady Completes ‘Impossible First’

Colin O’Brady was a breaststroker at Yale, and after a series of life turns, has become one of the world’s greatest endurance adventurers.

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Cal Commit Ayla Spitz Wins a Pair at Yucaipa Sectionals

2018 Yucaipa Sectionals December 14th-17th, 2018 Yucaipa, California SCY (25y) pool Results After Junior Nationals, but before the holiday break,…

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55-Second Butterflier Anna Wenman Commits to UConn

Wenman, a senior, will join a UConn butterfly group that is much-improved this season.

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Holiday Traditions: SouthWest Stars Peppermint Relays

The SouthWest Stars Swim Team in Winter Garden, Florida held the 5th annual edition of the Peppermint Relays on Saturday,…

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Futures Qualifier Nicole Sowell Commits to Miami Hurricanes

Sowell’s best event is the 200 free, where she’s qualified for the A-final at the Florida Class 3A High School State Championship meet in each of the last 3 seasons.

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Lauren Gaharan Commits to Ouachita Baptist University

Lauren Gaharan from Frisco, Texas has verbally committed to Ouachita Baptist University. Gaharan is primarily a backstroker and freestyler, and…

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Apsara Sakbun Commits to Ball State Cardinals

Sakbun’s best time in the 100 yard free is faster than any Ball State women have been this year.

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2018 Swammy Awards: S. American Athlete of the Year Julia Sebastian

Julia Sebastian was the only South American woman to break a long course continental record in 2018.

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