Articles by Braden Keith

Manhattan Will Take First Ever Trip to Monmouth in 2016-2017 Season

RIVERDALE, NY – The 2016-17 Manhattan College men’s and women’s swimming & diving schedules have been released.  The Jaspers will…

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Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Lilly King

Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Lilly King. King, who will swim at the meet by virtue of winning both the 100 and…

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LaSalle University Announces 2016-2017 Schedule

2016-17 Men’s Swimming and Diving Schedule 2016-17 Women’s Swimming and Diving Schedule PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The La Salle University men’s…

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FINA Denies Reports Lobintsev and Morozov Have Been Confirmed for Rio

Will they or won’t they? FINA’s latest statement adds to the confusion over who is swimming in Rio and who isn’t.

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Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Katie Ledecky

Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky from Bethesda, Maryland, who already has one Olympic gold medal from 2012, but is in…

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3+ Meter Waves Slam Copacabana Beach, Site of Open Water Swimming

The Copacabana Beach that will play home to marathon swimming, among other sports, at the 2016 Olympic Games, has been lashed with huge waves.

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U.S. Olympic Swim Team Flying on Mark Cuban’s Plane to Rio

The 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team is flying on Mark Cuban’s plane to Rio. Cuban is a billionaire investor and…

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WADA Cancels Rio Press Conference After McLaren Report

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has cancelled its press conference at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which had been set…

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What Time are Prelims and Finals for the 2016 Rio Olympics?

2016 Rio Olympic Games August 6th-13th, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil “What time does swimming start at the Olympics where…

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Santos, Brazil to Host Jose Finkel Trophy in September

The Jose Finkel Trophy in September will select Brazil’s team for the 2016 World Short Course Championships. Brazil led the 2014 version of the meet with 7 gold medals, including 50 and 100 breaststrokes by Felipe Franca (above).

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Florent Manaudou Opens New Restaurant With Predictable Name

Defending 50 free Olympic and World Champion Florent Manaudou has opened his first restaurant.

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IOC Creates 3-Member Panel to Finalize Decisions on Russian Athletes

The IOC has set up a three-member panel that it says will have final review authority over which Russian athletes are and are not accepted into the Olympic Games, including swimmer Vlad Morozov (above).

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Ethan Dang Breaks’ Reece Whitley’s 13-14 200 Breast Record

Over the past few years, there’s been a line of backstrokers who were chasing down, in succession, and breaking all of the…

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ACC Announces 2019 Launch of “ACC Network”

American Record holder Kelsi Worrell is one of 22 ACC swimmers and divers competing at the Olympics.

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Russian State-Run Media Says FINA to Decide on Morozov, Lobintsev

Both the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and FINA have taken up the need for decisions on two Russian…

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