Articles by Braden Keith

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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Jon Burkett Verbally Commits to North Carolina State

Jon Burkett from Shawnee High School and the Jersey Wahoos in New Jersey has verbally committed to the North Carolina…

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Durden Talks Veterans, Youngsters, and Team’s Success at Home After Hawaii Win

Cal men’s coach talks performances after the Golden Bears moved to 2-0 in dual meets this season.

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Duke Gets Program-Changing Commitment From Freestyler Riley Hickman

Riley Hickman has verbally committed to the Duke Blue Devils and should have an immediate impact on the team’s free relays.

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At Least $3.2 Million in Prize Money to Be Awarded at 2015 World Championships

If all goes according to plan for U.S. superstar Missy Franklin, the 2015 World Championships will be her first major prize-money meet after turning pro. There will be plenty of cash available for the top 6 finishers in each race, too.

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New Hampshire State Record Holder Kyra Sarazen Commits to Notre Dame

Kyra Sarazen of the Seacoast Swimming Association in New Hampshire has verbally committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Sarazen…

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9th-Ranked Recruit in Class of 2015 Ryan Harty Verbally Commits to Texas Longhorns

Ryan Harty was almost hooking his horns already in this photo from the 2013 World Championship Trials. Below, he completed the motion with a commitment to the University of Texas.

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Marietta Marlins’ David Dingess Verbally Commits to Kentucky

David Dingess of Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia has verbally committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, giving the team a…

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