Articles by Braden Keith

Florida Gulf Coast Adds 3 More Transfers from Florida St, Pitt, Brazil

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles have added 3 more transfers in addition to sophomore Gracie Redding, who announced her intent…

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FINA Lifts Suspension on Yulia Efimova, Will Still Pursue to CAS

According to Russian state-owned news agency TASS, FINA has lifted the temporary suspension against Yulia Efimova. This does not mean, however,…

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UPDATE 3: Steven Munatones Awake, Walking After Heart Attack

The news continues to improve from California, where open water swimming legend Steven Munatones continues to improve a week after having…

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Sophomore-to-Be Gracie Redding Transfers from Florida State to FGCU

Sophomore-to-be Gracie Redding will transfer from Florida State to Florida Gulf Coast, she told SwimSwam on Thursday. The move will take…

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National Age Group Record Holder Isabella Rongione Commits to USC

Isabella Rongione, owner of two National Age Group Records, has verbally committed to USC.

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Mie Nielsen Re-Breaks 100 Back Danish Record at European Champs Final

2016 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3 Monday, May 16th – Sunday, May 22nd Prelims: 10:00 AM (London Time) / 5:00 AM (Eastern…

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Jr Worlds Medalist William Brothers Suspended For Refusing Doping Test

Former Canadian Senior National Team member William Brothers has been suspended for refusing to submit to a FINA doping control test.

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Florida State Jr Jason Coombs Retires After 3 NCAA Appearances

Jason Coombs will end his swimming career with 1 year of college eligibility remaining.

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Brazilian Authorities Deny Scott Volkers’ Accreditation to Olympics

Scott Volkers (above) has been denied accreditation to the 2016 Olympics.

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Italy Grabs the Lead in Euros Medals Table After Paltrinieri Record

Italy’s 2 gold medals, 4 silvers, and 1 bronze leaves it atop the table after day 3, but Britain has them beat by another sort with 8 in all.

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UNLV Names Ben Loorz as 5th Head Coach in Program History

The UNLV Rebels have named Ben Loorz as the 5th head coach in program history on Wednesday. He takes over the…

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims 2nd-Fastest 1500 Free of All-Time in London

Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri has swum the 2nd-fastest 1500 free in history and broken the European Record in the process.

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IOC President: More Russian Federations Could Be Banned from Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach said in a conference call on Wednesday that more Russian Federations could be banned from the Olympics…

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Early June Expected for Announcement of 31 Caught in Beijing Re-Test

In a mid-day conference call on Wednesday from Switzerland, IOC president Thomas Bach gave a timetable for the release of more…

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Jonty Skinner Reflects on South Africa’s Olympic Trials, Gender Gap

Jonty Skinner (left) coaches one of the fastest sprinters in the NCAA Kristian Gkolomeev, among others, at the University of Alabama, and is a South African native.

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