Articles by Braden Keith

Ohio Hires Virginia Tech’s Ben Rayner as New Women’s Assistant

Virginia Tech assistant Ben Rayner has been named the newest member of the Ohio women’s staff.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Katie Hoff Decided This Weekend That She’ll Swim at U.S. Nationals

It sounds like the swim fans and swim media weren’t the only ones energized by Katie Hoff’s 2:12 in the 200 IM on Saturday.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Ledecky Happy With 800 Free in Mesa, Changed Her Stroke to Deal With Weather

Katie Ledecky talks about how she adapted to weather conditions at the Mesa Grand Prix on Saturday.

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Four Swimmers, Including Two Georgia Bulldogs, Nominated for SEC’s McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarship

Four swimmers, including Olympian Andrew Gemmell, have been nominated for the prestigious McWhorter Scholarship.

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INTERVIEW: Marsh Discusses Why Lochte Pulled Out of Finals; Thoughts on Performance

SwimMAC Carolina head coach David Marsh talks on Saturday at the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix about why he pulled Ryan Lochte…

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2008 Olympic Finalist Tao Li Settling In at Bolles Until At Least Asian Games

Singaporean swimmer Tao Li has found a new training home in Jacksonville, Florida, where she will train under the watch of Sergio…

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RACE VIDEO: Cesar Cielo Wins 100 Free, Santana Sets Junior WR in Finals of Maria Lenk

The above video is from the men’s 100 freestyle final at the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy in Sao Paulo, Brazil….

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Video Interview: Vyatchanin Swimming Rest of Grand Prix, French Open

Arkady Vyatchanin took both backstroke titles in Mesa this weekend.

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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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