Articles by Braden Keith

Date for Demolition of Old Belmont Set; Wrangling Over New Facility Specs, Capacity Continues

The Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool’s fate has been signed, sealed, and funded: it will be coming down in a month’s time.

  7 Comments

200 Free Champs from Commonwealth Games, Euros, Pan Pacs to Face Off at Dubai World Cup

Thomas Fraser-Holmes has gold from Pan Pacs and the Commonwealth Games under his belt already

  Comment First!

How Fast Were They? European Champs Vs. Pan Pacs Champs

Danish breaststroker Rikke Moeller-Pedersen had the fastest breaststroke times in the world last week.

  29 Comments

Cate Campbell to Undergo Shoulder Surgery Next Week to Prep for Olympics

Australia’s Cate Campbell, finally healthy, has put together an incredible two-year sprinting run that has established her as the world’s best…

  6 Comments

Israel’s Olympic Swimmers: Going Back to the Beginning

The above video, from Schwachter X-photography, is a mini-documentary that highlights four of Israel’s best swimmers, and traces them back…

  Comment First!

United States Wins 4th-Straight Pan Pacs Medals Table

Led by 5 gold medals and 2 World Records from Katie Ledecky, the Americans won another Pan Pacs medals table – which they’ve done every year since 1999.

  14 Comments

U.S. Team Will Return to Los Angeles Before Departing for Rescheduled Pan Pacs Open Water

The American swimmers who were scheduled to race at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships in the open water 10km race…

  2 Comments

Katie Ledecky Breaks World Record in Women’s 1500 Meter Freestyle

Katie Ledecky’s last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new World Record in the women’s 1500 meter freestyle.

  184 Comments

2015 U.S. Worlds Team Qualifiers: All Non-Olympic Swimmers Qualify After Pan Pacs

The wait is officially over. All non-Olympic even winners from U.S. Nationals, including Brendan McHugh (above), have earned a roster spot at the 2015 World Championships. Official rosters will be announced on October 1st.

  25 Comments

6 Things We Noticed at 2014 Pan Pacs: Ledecky Goes to 10-for-10 Internationally

Katie Ledecky is the Michael Jordan of swimming: when she gets to the big show, she just doesn’t lose.

  4 Comments

Pan Pacs Open Water Moved to Hawaii, Will be Swum Next Week with Jr. Pan Pacs

Rain in Southport this week has caused the cancellation of the 10k on Monday and reschedule for next week in Hawaii.

  8 Comments

Australian Women’s 400 Medley Relay Breaks All-Comers Record as Campbell Runs Away From Americans

Seven years later, Emily Seebohm was the only holdover on the new Australian All-Comers’ Record in the women’s 400 medley relay.

  1 Comment

Simone Manuel Breaks 17-18 National Age Group Record in Relay Lead-off

Though the Americans didn’t win gold in the women’s 400 free relay on Saturday at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships,…

  6 Comments

WATCH: Saturday Race Video at 2014 European Aquatics Championships

Mireia Belmonte, the day after her grandmother died, won the women’s 1500 free and broke the Meet Record in the process.

  1 Comment

Katie Ledecky Breaks World Record in Women’s 400 Free at Pan Pacs

Katie Ledecky now holds at least the two fastest times in history in the 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyles.

  25 Comments