Articles by Braden Keith

Robert Griswold Breaks American Record in SM8 100 IM by 9 Seconds

Robert Griswold broke the record, which was only 2 weeks old, by 9 seconds to become the first SM8 under the 1-minute barrier in the race.

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LIU Brooklyn Pulls Out of Tri-Meet with Rutgers, Brown

Rutgers says that LIU Brooklyn pulled out after being informed that the meet start time might move as a result of a change in the start time of the team’s football team.

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Lili Ibañez Breaks Mexican National Record in 50 SCM Freestyle

Ibañez has held the record continuously for over a decade.

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Butte County “Camp Fire” Causes Cancellation of Texas-Stanford Dual Meet

Update: the meet has been cancelled due to air quality issues caused by local fires.

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Olympic Swim Coach Scott Volkers will Stand Trial on Sex Abuse Charges

Volkers, who has coached both Australian and Brazilian Olympic medalists, previously had similar charges dropped in 2002.

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Mitch Larkin Talks about 200 IM Shift Helping Him Feel “Fresh”

As swimmers arrive in Tokyo, Japan for this weekend’s stop of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series, the penultimate stop…

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Rowdy Gaines Receives USA Swimming Foundation ‘Hero Award’

The USA Swimming Foundation has given Rowdy Gaines the Make a Splash Hero Award to recognize his ‘efforts as a…

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Morozov & 5 Other Russians Will Use World Cup for SC Worlds Qualifying

Morozov is the current leader of the overall points standings for the 2018 FINA World Cup Series.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Jack Conger Joins UVA Post-Grad Training Group

Conger grew up about 2-and-a-half hours from Charlottesville. He’s been named a member of the 2018 and 2019 US World Championship teams.

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Ball State Hires Miami All-American Kelsi Hall as New Assistant

Kelsi Hall swam for new Ball State head coach J. Agnew in high school.

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Conner Snare Joins Michigan State as New Mid-Season Assistant Coach

Anderson University head men’s and women’s swimming coach Conner Snare has resigned to take a job as the assistant coach at…

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Former St. Xavier, Arizona Coach Bill Behrens Dies

American swim coach Bill Behrens died on November 2nd at the age of 80. Per Behrens’ wishes, no service has…

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Colorado Swimmer Surprised by Military Mom at Swim Meet

A Regis Jesuit High School swimmer received quite a surprise at a swim meet on Sunday afternoon. Camille Shifrin, a…

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Clovis, Not Santa Clara, Will Host Final Stop of 2019 Pro Swim Series

Clovis will be the lone meet on the stop in the western half of the United States.

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FINA Nearly-Doubles Prize Money for 2018 Short Course World Champs

The minimum prize money on offer at the 2018 Short Course World Championships has nearly doubled, FINA announced on Tuesday.

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