Articles by Braden Keith

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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Swimming Canada Will Host Their First-Ever Open Water Trials in 2019

While the meet will be the first Canada-hosted trials for an open water national team, it will actually be hosted in the Cayman Islands.

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First Rankings of 2018-2019 Colorado High School Girls Season Released

The first Colorado High School Girls’ Swimming rankings of the 2018-2019 season are out. With the state scoring to 20…

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Vermont Reduces Scholarships for Women’s Swimming & Diving Program

The women’s swimming & diving program is one of 3 that will see a scholarship reduction next season. The school says all sports saw reductions in their operating budgets.

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LSU Swimmer Matthew Klotz Named ICSD Sportsman of the Year

LSU Swimmer Matthew Klotz has been named the 2018 International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) Sportsman of the Year….

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After 95 Years, Swimming Times Magazine Will Shutter in 2019

The magazine stood as one of the oldest institutions in the sport.

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USA Swimming Updates Public Reporting Policies for Banned Coaches

The new policies, which USA Swimming says are designed to put their reporting more in line with the US Center for Safe Sport, will see coaches added to the public banned lists earlier in the process.

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