Articles by Braden Keith

McCrory Withdraws; Texas’ Hixon Top Seed in Men’s 3-Meter Prelims

In the prelims of the men’s 3-meter event, there were a lot of wild events that should both shake up…

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Kevin Cordes Breaks American Record in Prelims of 100 Breast at 2014 M. NCAA’s

Arizona’s Kevin Cordes has taking a solid bite out of his lifetime best and the NCAA Record in the 100 breaststroke.

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Walsh, Mack Battle Their Way Under Old National Age Group Record

A pair of swimmers went under the old National Age Group Record in the 200 yard backstroke for 11-12 girls…

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 1 Scoring Analysis

The Cal men with a big medley relay win moved up, but they sit 1 point behind Texas’ divers. All four of the team title contenders did exactly what they need to do on day 1.

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Texas Gets Two Into 1-Meter A-Final on Thursday; Utah/Auburn Score Big in Consols

Nick McCrory of Duke is the top seed in the men’s 1-meter from Thursday morning.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships Pick ‘Em Contest: Here’s Your Selections

Cal’s Seth Stubblefield broke 19 seconds for the first time in the prelims of the men’s 50 free, which gives hopes to the 155 users who picked an “other” to finish in the top 4.

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Marietta Marlins Lead Inaugural NASA Jr. National Cup; Michael Andrew Re-sets 200 IM NAG record

Clearwater, FL – Through 18 events, the Marietta Marlins are sitting in first place after night 1 of the inaugural…

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Michael Andrew Smashes His Own National Age Group Record in 200 IM

Michael Andrew has gone a 1:45.2 in his 200 yard IM in Clearwater, Florida on Wednesday evening. Let that time sink in for a minute.

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Katie Ledecky to Participate in Dedication Ceremony For ND Pool Named After Grandfather

Olympic champion and World Record holder Katie Ledecky is taking a little break this weekend to honor her grandfather in North Dakota.

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A Paradigm-Shifting Ruling in College Sports: NLRB Says Northwestern Football Players Can Unionize

It’s really happening, and the day of reckoning is upon us. An issue that should really be the number-one issue…

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships: Final Pre-Meet Top-26* Power Rankings

In absence of a clear favorite, we’re sticking with our guns and going Tyler Messerschmidt and the Cal Golden Bears for the win, but we’re much more confident in our lack of confidence than we were during the women’s meet.

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Missy Franklin Wins Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year

Missy Franklin has been named the Laureus World Sport Sportswoman of the Year.

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DiRado Named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year; Franklin Freshman of the Year

Stanford’s Maya DiRado won a pair of NCAA individual titles, and for her whole season was named the conference’s Female Swimmer of the Year.

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Virginia’s Parker Camp Scratches Individual Events for NCAA’s; Louisville’s Coutinho Called Up

Update: Camp has been suspended for the meet for a violation of team rules. He will not be swimming individual…

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SMU’s Legendary Perkins Natatorium to Be Replaced

The legendary Perkins Natatorium at SMU, which was once a basketball arena converted into a pool in 1959, will no…

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