Articles by Braden Keith

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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#19 James Murphy Gives Stanford 3rd Top-20 Commit in Class of 2016

James Murphy from Machine Aquatics and the Robinson Secondary School in northern Virginia has verbally committed to the Stanford Cardinal…

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Ohio HS Coach, Awaiting Trial, Banned By USA Swimming

Former Jackson Township, Ohio high school swim coach Eric Spaulding has been banned for life by USA Swimming after a July…

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New Jersey LSC Record Holder Helen Grossman Commits to LSU

New Jerseyan Hellen Grossman has verbally committed to the LSU Tigers.

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Trinity Prep Break National High School Records at Florida Invite

The girls of Trinity Prep High School in Winter Park, Florida have broken a pair of National High School Records…

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Breaststroke Latecomer Chris Quarin Verbally Commits to Indiana

Sprint breaststroke/butterfly hybrid Chris Quarin from the Dayton Raiders has verbally committed to the Indiana Hoosiers. During his freshman, sophomore, and junior…

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Russian-Born Bolles Senior Olga Lapteva Commits to NC State

Russian-born Olga Lapteva, currently a senior at the Bolles School in Florida, has verbally committed to the North Carolina State Wolfpack….

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#13 Recruit Taylor Abbott Commits to Join Tennessee Distance Group

Taylor Abbott, the #13 overall recruit in the class of 2016, has verbally committed to the Tennessee Volunteers. Abbott was…

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Mississippi State Champ Stetson Lamb Commits to Auburn

Stetson Lamb of the Memphis Tiger Swim Club has verbally committed to the Auburn Tigers, who are banking on him…

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Duke Women Add Another Facet to Class With Distance Recruit Kampfer

The Duke women have continued their recruiting rampage with another verbal commitment from a U.S. Nationals qualifier: Brittany Kampfer from Irvine…

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Emily Conners Commits to Xavier Already Within Reach of School Records

Emily Conners from Blackline Aquatics in Apple Valley, Minnesota has verbally committed to the Xavier Mustketeers. She’ll join the program…

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53.8 Butterflier, 1:01.6 Breaststroker, Amy Okada Commits to UCLA

Amy Okada is incredibly versatile, though in long course her best events have been the 100 and 200 meter butterflies.

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Nomadic Aidan Pastel Verbally Commits to Georgia Tech

Aidan Pastel, who is a training partner of the #2 sprinter in the class of 2016, has verbally committed to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ashley Whitney to Lead Nashville Masters Team

1996 Olympic gold medalist Ashley Whitney has been appointed to a new leadership position at the Nashville Aquatic Club.

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