Articles by Braden Keith

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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Stanford Futures Meet Spotted with College Swimmers (PSYCH SHEETS)

Cole Cogswell, the #7 recruit in the high school class of 2015, will swim at the 2016 Futures Championships.

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Dawson Sets Second Scottish Record at British Summer Championships

After breaking the Scottish national record in the 200 backstroke on Friday Kathleen Dawson returned to the pool to set another national record in the 50 backstroke…

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Rockville-Montgomery 10 & Unders Break NAG Relay Record

Late last year, the Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club’s (RMSC) female 9-10s took their shot at the National Age Group Record book,…

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Entire Russian Weightlifting Team Banned from Olympics

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced that it will ban the entire Russian Weightlifting Federation from participating in the…

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Forbes and McHugh Break National Records on Day 3 of YMCA Nationals

2016 YMCA LONG COURSE NATIONALS June 27th-July 31st, 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana (IUPUI Natatorium) Live and on-demand video Photos Results (Note:…

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Watch: Olympian Elizabeth Beisel and Bob Bowman Play Duet

Talented people do talented things, and the United States Olympic Swim Team is full of talented people. Some of those…

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LSU Hires Bryon Tansel as New Assistant Coach

BATON ROUGE — LSU swimming and diving has added Bryon Tansel as the program’s third assistant coach, co-head coaches Dave…

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Russian Nikita Lobintsev Accepts ‘No Fault’ Finding for Meldonium

Russian swimmer Nikita Lobintsev has been cleared on Meldonium charges, but is still ineligible for the Olympics pending any appeals.

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