Articles by Braden Keith

13-Year old Timothy Jenks, Member of Ames Cyclones Aquatic Club, Killed in Bicycling Collision

Timothy Jenks, a member of the Ames Cyclones Aquatic Club (ACAC) in Ames, Iowa was killed Thursday when he fell…

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Brophy Prep’s Patrick O’Neill Named NHSACA National Swimming Coach of the Year.

After leading the Brophy Prep boys’ swimming & diving team to their 26th-straight Arizona High School State Championship in the…

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Tribuntsov Impresses at Estonian National Championships

The 2014 Estonian National Championships wrapped up on Friday in the capital of Tallinn, and even with some of the…

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USC Men’s Program Adds Three Late Signees to Shore Up 2014 Class

USC coach Dave Salo has swooped in at the last minute with the three best signings of his 2014 men’s recruiting class.

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Aaron Peirsol to Begin Work as Newport Beach “Rookie” Lifeguard on Saturday

According to local paper the Daily Pilot, World Record holder and 5-time Olympic gold medalist Aaron Peirsol will begin a new…

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Full Men’s, Women’s 10KM U.S. Open Water National Championship Videos

Two weeks ago, USA Swimming crowned their 2014 National Champions in the men’s and women’s 10km open water races. Among…

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Watch Agnes Kovacs’ International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Speech

The run-up to the 2014 International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremony was distracting, with calls for Chuck Wielgus to…

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Glenbard School District in Chicago Votes to Fund Girls’ Swim Program; Boys Have to Wait

The Glenbard School, which serves the Chicago suburbs of Glen Ellyn and Lombard, has voted to provide funding for two…

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Top-Two Breaststroker in C/O 2015 Carsten Vissering Makes Early Verbal to USC

Carsten Vissering will be a USC Trojan in the fall of 2015.

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George Mason Hires Emma Phillips as New Assistant

George Mason University out of the Division I A10 Conference, has hired Emma Phillips as the new assistant with the men’s and…

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Bahamas Swimming Federation Nominates 5 For 2014 Commonwealth Games

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, making her Commonwealth Games debut, could be her country’s first-ever swimming medalist at the event.

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Vlad Morozov and Santo Condorelli Training in Russia For the Summer

Vlad Morozov will head home to his native Russia for the summer to train, and this time he’s taking a fellow Trojan with him.

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No Swimmers Nominated for 2014 ESPY Awards

Missy Franklin won more golds in 2013 (6) than in 2012 (4), but still didn’t even earn a nomination for Female U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Year.

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USAS Commitee Proposes Additional Layer of LC Championship Meets; Splitting Winter Juniors

The proposals by USA Swimming would bring drastic changes to the format of championship season, especially for junior athletes.

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Big Ten Presidents, Chancellors Propose Plan to Guarantee Scholarships

As the trial of Ed O’Bannon versus the NCAA winds into its final week, the chancellors and presidents of the Big…

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