Articles by Braden Keith

NCAA Championship Front-Runners Manuel, Cook to Redshirt for Stanford

Stanford’s Simone Manuel (above) and Kassidy Cook, both of whom were favored as NCAA Champions this season, will both redshirt.

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Oregon State Champ Sara Metszch Verbally Commits to Texas A&M Aggies

Sara Metzsch of the Tualatin Hills Swim Club in Oregon has verbally committed to the Texas A&M Aggies.

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Andi Johnston Verbally Commits to Arizona State Women

Andi Johnston (yellow) with Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman (L-R), assistant coach Dan Kessler, and Arizona State law student Derek Schmitt (brother of Olympic champion Allison Schmitt).

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Long Course Specialist Erica Wirth Verbally Commits to UNC

Erica Wirth from New Providence, New Jersey has verbally committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels. While Wirth hasn’t qualified…

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200 Butterflier Clay Hering Verbally Commits to Georgia Tech

Butterflier and middle-distance freestyler Clay Hering has verbally committed to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Besides being one of the fastest 200…

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Hershey IM’er Jack Kushner Verbally Commits to Ohio State Buckeyes

Jack Kushner of the Hershey Aquatic Club and Hershey High School has verbally committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Kushner…

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Three-Time Arizona State Champion Taylor Nations Commits to Wildcats

For more commitment articles, be sure to check out SwimSwam’s College Recruiting channel. Taylor Nations will follow in her father’s…

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Longfellow and Blewett Commit as Houston Continues to Build Depth

Emily Longfellow’s versatility will give the Houston Cougars much-needed depth and options.

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Liz Zeiger Commits to FGCU: Best IM Recruit in Program History

Liz Zeiger has verbally committed to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, giving the program it’s biggest IM threat in history.

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Spence Atkins, Daughter of Former Record Holder, Commits to Tennessee

Spence Atkins will follow in the footsteps of her mother, a former collegiate All-American swimmer, and join the women’s swim…

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National HS Record Holder Tianna Jorgenson Commits to Air For

Tianna Jorgenson, a member of Crean Lutheran’s National High SChool Record setting 400 free relay, has verbally committed to the United States Air Force Academy.

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Distance Freestyler Din Selmanovic Verbally Commits to Cincinnati

For more commitment articles, be sure to check out SwimSwam’s College Recruiting channel. Din Selmanovic of the Etobicoke Swim Club near Toronto, Canada…

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Simon Shi Will Continue Hokies’ Breaststroke Depth

Versatile NCAP swimmer Simon Shi has verbally committed to the Virginia Tech Hokies

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Kentucky HS State Champion Brooke Bauer Verbally Commits to UNC

Sprint freestyler and Kentucky High School State Champion Brooke Bauer has verbally committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels. Bauer was…

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UK Olympic Standards Are Beastly, Leave Lots of Room for ‘Discretion’

Fran Halsall is one of only 10 swimmers who would have hit British Swimming’s automatic Olympic qualifying standards in 2015.

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