Articles by Braden Keith

Oklahoma High School Swimming Revamps State Qualifying Procedure

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) has altered their qualifying criteria for the 2015-2016 season. There will still be…

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UCONN Escapes Northeastern Winter in Puerto Rico (TRAINING TRIP VIDEO)

The UConn Huskies swimming & diving teams have just returned from a two week training trip to Puerto Rico, and…

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WATCH Katie Ledecky Break WR, Go 8:06 in 800 Free (RACE VIDEO)

Katie Ledecky, coming down from altitude training for the 2016 Pro Swim Series at Austin, broke the World Record in…

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WATCH: Sarah Sjostrom Gets U.S. Open Record #2 in 100 Fly (RACE VIDEO)

Sarah Sjostrom’s historic double on Friday at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin started and ended with U.S….

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WATCH: Sarah Sjostrom Break U.S. Open Record in 100 Free

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom swam the fastest 100 free ever done on American soil on Friday.

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Indiana Swim Coach Handed Probation in Child Seduction Case

Former North Central High School (Indiana) swim coach Matthew Carrington has pleaded guilty to child seduction and received a suspended sentence….

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“Dreams of Rio”: Minnesota In-Focus (VIDEO)

2015 NCAA Champion Kierra Smith is one of three Golden Gophers featured in the latest episode of Minnesota in Focus

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After Huge Texas/Texas A&M Sweep, Georgia W. Lead Latest CSCAA D1 Poll

The Georgia women started off the spring semester of 2016 with a roaring road-trip through Texas where in back-to-back meets…

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CSCAA Opens New Year with New NCAA D2/D3 Polls

Below, the CSCAA has announced the latest NCAA Division II and Division III rankings. SwimSwam is not a voting member…

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IPC Names 31 Swimmers to “Ones to Watch” for 2016 Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee has added 12 swimmers to its existing list of 19 Swimmers to Watch for the 2016…

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Iowa Boys Move to 16-Place Scoring for 2016 State Championship Meet

The 2015 IHSAA (Iowa) High School State Swimming & Diving Championship will for the first time score points down to 16…

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World Record Holder Sun Yang to Be Featured in Chinese Reality TV Show

Despite several negative PR incidents since the 2012 Olympic Games, Sun is still a big enough draw to be included among China’s best sports stars on a new reality television show.

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New Jersey Swimmer Collapses, Dies After Practice

Ethan Hatke was a sophomore at Virginia Tech and was back home practicing with his former club team when he collapsed after practice.

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SwimSwam’s Top 50 Articles of 2015

Ryan Lochte dolphin-kicked his way to 3 of SwimSwam’s 12 most popular news articles in 2015.

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2015 Heart of a Champion Swammy Award: Emily Brunemann & Kally Fayhee

Check out all of our 2015 Swammy Awards here. Heart of a Champion Award: Emily Brunemann, Kally Fayhee, and Athletes…

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