Articles by Braden Keith

5 Virginia Swimmers Suspended For Fall 2014 Semester

5 members of the University of Virginia men’s swimming team have been suspended from competition for the fall, 2014 semester…

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Team Scotland Lead Graham Wardell Named Head Coach for City of Cardiff

Graham Wardell has taken a new role at his home swimming club in Cardiff, Wales.

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Chloe McCardel Completes 128-Kilometer Unaided Swim Across Bahamas

Australian open water marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has broken the World Record for the longest non-current-assisted, continuous, open-water solo swim in…

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City Council Approves $103.7 Million Belmont Pool Project, Including Upgraded Seating

Belmont Plaza’s swimming footprint is currently occupied by a temporary outdoor 50-meter pool in the parking lot. Soon, that will be replaced by a massive $103-million permanent facility.

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12th-Ranked Recruit Tabahn Afrik Further Boosts Stature of Notre Dame Recruiting Class

Tabahn Afrik has verbally committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are putting together a fantastic, top-10 caliber recruiting class of 2015.

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First Ever Races Swum In 2015 Pan Am Games Pool at Junior Racing Camp

A milestone has been passed in the history of the beautiful new pool on the campus of the University of…

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Shouts From the Stands: Tim Welsh Puts Perfect Pen to Peter Daland Passing

Tim Welsh (pictured above) addresses his thoughts about the passing of Peter Daland and what the legend meant to the sport.

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Minnesota to Rename Famed Aquatics Center After Jean Freeman

The newly renovated Minnesota Aquatics Center, which hosted last year’s women’s NCAA Championship meet, will have a new name beginning on December 6th, 2014.

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Cal Gets Verbal From David Puczkowski

Sprint freestyler and backstroker David Puczkowski from CLASS Aquatics in Camarillo, California has verbally committed to the Cal Golden Bears. Puczkowski has…

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Take a Selfie With SwimSwam, Get On SwimSwam

The brick supported by SwimSwam for the new Texas Ford Aquatics pool!

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4-1 Hokies Want You To Follow Them…Into the Jungle

The Virginia Tech Hokies begin their ACC in-conference schedule this weekend against UNC and Duke, also known as a little thing they like to call “into the jungle.”

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Campbell Sisters, Magnussen, Schipper Among Swimmers Added to to Path of Champions

Cate and Bronte Campbell are among a large group of Australian swimming greats who will be inducted into the “Path of Champions” at Sydney Olympic Park.

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6’6″ Matthew Dunphy, Late-Comer to Swimming, Verbally Commits to Tennessee

Breaststroker Matthew Dunphy from the Winchester Swim Team has verbally committed to the Tennessee Volunteers. Dunphy admits that he was a…

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Middle Distance Freestyler Grace Tierney Verbally Commits to Wisconsin

Grace Tierney from suburban Chicago has verbally committed to the Wisconsin Badgers.

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Phelps Surges Back Into Lead in Fan-Voting For Golden Goggles Awards

Controversy hasn’t kept Phelps from leading the fan-vote in all three categories for which he’s a named nominee for the 2014 Golden Goggles Awards.

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