Articles by Braden Keith

2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Leon Marchand led the Arizona State Sun Devils to the program’s first-ever NCAA title and earned the Swammy for NCAA Swimmer of the Year.

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What a Time to Be a Swim Fan.

I’ll keep this brief, because we all understand it, and I’m running out of words to describe it.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

SwimSwam’s staff picks its top 8 in each event for the 2024 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Derek Maas Was The Best Swimmer in NCAA Division III Swimming This Season

Derek Maas was the best swimmer in D3 this season – even if D3 coaches didn’t vote him as such at the NCAA Championships.

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Birmingham-Southern College, Home to Some of the Best D3 Divers in the Country, Will Close

Justin Toth of Birmingham Southern College is the two-time defending SAA Diver of the Year. The school will close its doors for good in May.

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Upper Arlington High School Swim Coach Gary Grant Dies, 38

Gary Grant, pictured with his family above, died on March 15th. He was an assistant coach for the State Champion Upper Arlington High School and…

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Rumor Mill: Texas Is Considering “Director of Swimming” Role in Search for New Men’s Coach

Who will take over for one of the most-accomplished coaches in the history of the NCAA? It might be a ‘Director of Swimming.’

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2024 Men’s NCAA Previews: Leon Is Leon, But a Big 2nd Place Battle Looms in the 400 IM

We all know who’s going to win the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships. But the battle for 2nd is really interesting, including Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson (above)

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NC State All-American Miriam Sheehan Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

Freshman All-American Miriam Sheehan of NC State has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after concluding competition at the 2024 NCAA Championships.

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Aiden Stivers Breaks US Record in S9 200 Breast at Indy Sectionals

A group of Para swimmers raced at the Indianapolis Sectionals last weekend, including Aiden Stivers, who broke an American Record in the 200 Breast.

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Gretchen Walsh Named CSCAA Swimmer of the Year for Women’s Division I Swimming

University of Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh was named the 2024 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year after winning three races, breaking NCAA Records in each.

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Kate Douglas, Simon Bermudez Star at Virginia Private School State Championship Meet

US Junior National Team member Simon Bermudez finished his high school career six-for-six in individual events at the VISAA State Championships.

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Liberty Swimmer Grace Shaw Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Grace Shaw, a sophomore on the swim team at Liberty University, has begun treatment for Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.

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2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Where Gretchen Walsh’s season sits throughout history is up for debate, but Gretchen Walsh was clearly the best collegiate swimmer in the 2023-2024 season.

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Kevin Cargill’s NCAA D1 Swimming & Diving Championships All-Taper Team

LSU sophomore Megan Barnes moved up 32 places from seed in the women’s 500 free this weekend at the NCAA Championship meet.

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