Articles by Braden Keith

Waukesha South/Catholic Memorial Co-Op Vaults to #2 in Latest WI Rankings

The boys’ swimming & diving team from Waukesha South/Catholic Memorial vaulted not only into the top 10 of the latest Wisconsin Interscholastic…

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Brazil Announces Youth Paralympic Team, With Special Invite

The CBDA (Brazilian swimming federation) has announced a 12-member Youth Paralympic Team, who will be a part of a special…

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Russian Federation Names 2016 Swimmers of the Year

200 breaststroke Olympic bronze medalist Anton Chupkov was one of three Russians named by the federation as Swimmers of t he Year.

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Mike Stephens Named Interim Head Coach of Boston College Swimming

A day after the Boston College swimming & diving teams were informed of the resignation of their head coach, Tom…

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Princeton Cancels Remainder of Men’s 2016-2017 Swim Season

The Princeton men’s swimming and diving teams, back-to-back Ivy League Champions, will not defend their title in 2017.

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Boston College Head Coach Tom Groden Resigns Mid-Season After 45 Years

Tom Groden resigned in his 45th season as the head coach of the Boston College swimming & diving team.

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Connor Jaeger Having Trouble Adjusting to the Dry Life (VIDEO)

2016 Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 free Connor Jaeger has turned his ‘effectively retired’ into ‘officially retired’ from elite…

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Emma Carlton and Daniel Roy High Scorers at PNS Senior Champs

Emma Carlton (purple suit) won 4 individual events and was part of 3 winning Bellingham Bay relays.

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Federica Pellegrini Swims 53.9 in LC 100 Free at Italian Winter Champs

Pellegrini swam the 4th-best time of her career in the 100 free on Saturday at the Italian Winter Open Championships in Riccione.

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2017 USA Diving Synchronized National Championships Headed to Atlanta

The 2017 USA Diving Synchronized National Championships will be held April 12-16 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Tech’s…

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WATCH: Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson’s Official Wedding Video

The official wedding video for Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson‘s low-key wedding is anything but low-key. The 31-year old, recently-retired,…

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¥19.3 Billion Discount Puts Tokyo 2020 Aquatics Venue Back on Track

The originally proposed venue for the Tokyo 2020 Aquatics Competition would seat 20,000 spectators.

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Russian Chief Salnikov Believes Doping Drama Hurt Olympic Performance

Vladimir Salnikov pointed specifically to Vlad Morozov’s (above) being unable to final in either the 50 or 100 free in Rio as evidence that the turmoil impacted Russia’s Olympic performance.

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NCAP Reigns Supreme in Club Excellence Program for 3rd-Straight Year

Swimmers like National Teamers Cassidy Bayer (above) and Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky gave NCAP almost twice as many Club Excellence Points as any other team in the country.

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USOC Increases ‘Operation Gold’ Payouts By 25% Beginning in 2017

Katie Ledecky’s 4 golds and 1 silver medal were worth $115,000 in prize money from the USOC in 2016. In 2020, the same haul will be worth $143,750.

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