Articles by Braden Keith

CAN I GET A STREAMLINE? Ande Rasmussen Streamlines 25 Yards With No Kick

Masters World Record holder Ande Rasmussen has an impressive streamline.

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2014 Women’s NCAA Division I Championships Pick ‘Em Contest

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Spanish Swimming Re-Ups With Speedo; Spanish Athletes Required to Compete in Speedo

The Spanish National Aquatics Teams will continue to wear Speedo through at least December of 2017.

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PROJECTIONS: Top 29 Lines All Qualify for Men’s NCAA’s; Texas’ Ganiel is Last Qualifier In

Based on the math that has been triple-vindicated by Krista Kezbers, Tait Pinnow, and myself (thanks to both for their…

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2014-2015 High School Rules Changes Proposals Include Eliminating “No Jewelry” Rule

There have been a number of rules changes proposed to the NFHS. Unlike last year, most of the swimming proposals change very little about actual swimming technique.

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UCSD’s Calkins; Queens’ Diemer Win 2014 NCAA Division II Elite 89 Awards

UCSD’s Luke Calkins won the NCAA Division II Elite 89 Award

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Iowa Central Community College to Reinstate JuCo Swim Program

According to Tim Teeter, the head coach of the Ames Cyclones, Iowa Central Community College has approved the reinstatement of…

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Scoring Out the Men’s 2014 Pre-Selection Entry Sheets: Florida and Michigan on Top Again

Dan Wallace and the Florida Gators are seeded to win NCAA Championships, but it’s close enough with Michigan that this should be a fantastically-finished meet.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championship Pre-Selection Entry Lists Released; Murphy Skips 100 Fly

Cal’s Ryan Murphy (right) has swapped his 100 fly from Pac 12’s for the more expected 200 IM at NCAA’s.

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Stopkotte Indicted by Grand Jury in Tennessee on Charges Including Larceny, Money Laundering

Former Fishers, Indiana swim coach Ken Stopkotte has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank larceny,…

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2014 European Championship Organizers Launch Website, Post Meet Schedule

Germany’s Dorothea Brandt could be one of the big beneficiaries of some schedule reshuffling in Berlin.

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Two Indonesian Swimmers Suspended for Methylhexaneamine Tests at Same Meet

A pair of Indonesian swimmers have been suspended for two years, and have results and prize money forfeited since their…

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Cesar Cielo Leaves Arizona, Scott Goodrich to Return to Brazil for Training

Brazilian Cesar Cielo is returning, once again, to Brazil to continue his training toward the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Ohio State’s Trebilcock Capitalizes on Last-Minute Georgia Tech Last-Chance Meet

Bill Wadley’s Ohio State men had a successful weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, with two new individual invitees to the NCAA Championships.

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Michael Andrew Goes 1:45.1, Breaks 200 Back National Age Group Record

Michael Andrew has broken his 3rd National Age Group Record of the Jenks Sectional Championship meet.

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