Articles by Braden Keith

FINA Doesn’t Have Mixed Relays on 2015 World Championships Schedule Yet

FINA is still mulling over where to put the mixed 400 free and 400 medley relays on the schedule for the 2015 World Championships.

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What to Watch For: Day 4 Finals at 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

Pleasanton’s Maxime Rooney came from nowhere (but not really) to take the top seed in the men’s 200 free on Saturday with a five-second drop.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch as Sierra Schmidt Leads Eastern Domination of Women’s 400 Free

NBAC’s Sierra Schmidt is the 2014 U.S. Junior National Champion in the girls’ 400 free.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Townley Haas Repeat as Junior National Champion in Men’s 400 Free

Nova of Virginia’s Townley Haas added a 400 free title on Friday night to his earlier win in the 100 free.

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Matthew Klotz Breaks Deaf World Record in Men’s 100 Backstroke

Matthew Klotz (middle) has broken his 2nd Deaf Swimming World Record of the meet at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Swimming Championships.

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WATCH: Indiana University Swim Team Break 15-18 National Age Group Record in 800 Free Relay

Watch as the Indiana University Swim Team boys win the 800 free relay Junior National Title in 2014 in Irvine, California.

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Race Video: Watch Alex Valente Win the Boys’ 100 Fly at 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals

Alex Valente of the Buenaventura Swim Club is the 2014 U.S. Junior National Champion in the 100 long course meter butterfly.

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RACE VIDEO: Veronica Burchill Wins 100 Fly at 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals (Plus B, C Finals)

Veronica Burchill of the Carmel Swim Club took the A-Final victory in the women’s 100 fly final on Friday at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships.

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What to Watch For: Day 4 Prelims at 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals

Reece Whitley will be going after a second National Age Group Record of the meet on Saturday, entering as the top seed in the 200 breaststroke.

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PHOTO VAULT: Catch the Highlights from Day 3 at the 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals

Alex Valente’s star is rising in U.S. swimming after a Junior National title in the boys’ 100 fly.

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10 Things We Noticed on Day 3 of the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

One of these things is not like the others…one member of the Indiana University Swim Team’s National Age Group Record setting 800 free relay still has a year of high school left.

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PASA 13-14 Girls Break National Age Group Record in 200 Meter Free Relay

The Palo Alto-Stanford Aquatics 13-14 girls, better known as PASA, have broken the National Age Group Record in the 200…

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Brazilian Olympians Fabiola Molina and Diogo Yabe Expecting First Child

Brazilian legend Fabiola Molina is expecting her first child – relevant to competitive swim fans as she cited the desire to have a child as a primary reason for her retirement in 2013.

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2014 U.S. JR Nationals Day 3 Finals Preview: Valente Quietly Climbing Rungs of History

Info You Need to Follow Day 3 of the 2014 U.S. Junior National Swimming Championships Friday PM Heat Sheets. Friday…

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UPDATE: USA Swimming Releases Second Version of Nationals Psych Sheets on August 1

U.S. National Team swimmer Melanie Margalis has swapped out the 50 breaststroke for a more logical entry in the 100 meter breaststroke.

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