Articles by Braden Keith

Katie Ledecky Clears Junior World Record in 800 Free, 3rd Record at Mesa Grand Prix

Katie Ledecky took her 3rd Junior World Record of the Mesa Grand Prix on Saturday night.

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Ryan Lochte Feels Tightness in Hamstring during Warmup, Scratches Finals in Mesa

Ryan Lochte sat out of finals on Saturday night, but stuck around to take pictures and sign autographs with fans.

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Cielo Wins Men’s 100 Free to Finish Maria Lenk; Will Only Race it in Relay at Pan Pacs

Thanks, once again, to D’Artagnan Dias for his support of our coverage throughout the weekend. The 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy,…

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New Junior World Record Holder Santana to Bypass Pan Pacs for Youth Olympics

Brazilian 18-year old Matheus Santana is bypassing a shot at Pan Pacs medals to swim at the Youth Olympic Games.

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Katie Ledecky Scratches 200 IM; Hardy Scratches 100 Breast on Last Day of Mesa Grand Prix

Katie Ledecky will focus on her best event, the 800 free, in finals on Saturday at the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix.

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Matheus Santana Re-Breaks Junior World Record With 48.61 in Finals of 100 Free at Maria Lenk

The young gun Matheus Santana (left) might be just what Cesar Cielo (right) needs to finally get this Brazil sprint group over the hump and to relay gold in Rio.

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Interview: Adrian Talks After Swimmimg #5-Ranked 50 Free in the World

On Friday night at the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix, Nathan Adrian swam a 21.73 in the 50 free, which bumped…

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Matheus Santana Breaks Caeleb Dressel’s Junior World Record at Maria Lenk

Matheus Santana swam a 48.85 in the men’s 100 free on Saturday at the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy.

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Katie Ledecky Crushes Junior World Record in 200 Free at Mesa

Katie Ledecky has set her 2nd Junior World Record, pending ratification, of the Mesa Grand Prix so far.

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Mesa Grand Prix Saturday Morning Heat Sheets: No Major Scratches, Lots of Interesting Entries

Laura Sogar remains entered in the 200 IM and the 100 breast for Saturday morning after having to scratch the 200 breast final on Thursday with health issues.

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Lochte Scratches 200 Back A-Final at Mesa Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte will swim just a single event on Friday night, but rest assured that he’ll probably spend his newly-found free time signing autographs.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Michael Phelps Swim Butterfly During the 50 Free Prelims at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix Mesa

Michael Phelps entered the 50 free, but swam it butterfly on Friday morning at the Mesa Grand Prix.

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Former Aussie National Teamer Houghton Breaks Irish 50 Fly National Record on Day 2 of Nationals

Day 2 of the 2014 Irish National Championships saw the second butterfly National Record of the meet go down. Following…

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Arrested Swim Coach Joey Diaz ‘Immediately Terminated’ By Club After Arrest

Joey Diaz, a former swim coach of the Makos Aquatics Club of Gainesville, Florida has been terminated by his club. In…

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Canada Sets Rosters for Jr. Pan Pacs, Youth Olympics, Other Junior Meets

Canada has four major junior squads for the summer of 2014.

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