Articles by Braden Keith

Indiana Men Hit Home Turf Hard, Pick Up Two In-State Verbal Commitments

The Indiana men have added two more verbal commitments to their class of 2014.

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Notre Dame Men; Women Each Pick Up Verbal Commitment From Long Island

Notre Dame has taken two class of 2014 swimmers from two different swim clubs on Long Island.

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Rachel Grooms; Mara Pugh Commit to Louisville as Great Sprint/Distance Complements

Rachel Grooms (above) has only been swimming year round for three years, and is already a primary target for the Louisville Cardinals.

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UNLV Gets Verbal Commitment From the Future of German Breaststroking

UNLV has gotten a verbal commitment from one of the top breaststrokers in the class of 2014.

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Leaders for Bonus Points After Day 1 of Doha World Cup

Katinka Hosszu’s 200 IM ranks as the best swim in Doha so far.

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France Breaks 200 Medley Relay World Record in Doha

The French have now lowered the 200 medley relay World Record down into serious territory under the 1:40 barrier.

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Day 1 in Doha: Real Time Recaps From 2013 FINA World Cup #5

Chad le Clos leads the men’s second-cluster, and overall, standings for cash

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Sexual Abuse in Swimming To Be Covered in Next Week’s Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated will release a highlight reel of sexual abuse in swimming in the United States over the last three decades on Monday.

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Breaststroker Branin Verbally Commits to Hokies

Virginia Tech, on the strength of some big dual meet wins, have started to put together a solid recruiting class.

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Kylliainen Dominates a Brutal Double, But USC Takes the Weekend at 2013 SMU Classic

The 2013 edition of the annual SMU Classic meet was an absolute classic, thanks in part to Tanja Kylliainen.

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Nearly Half-A-Million Dollars on the Line in Doha, Qatar World Cup Stop

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu should walk away from Doha, Qatar with checks somewhere in the neighborhood of $60,000. That’s only the tip of the iceberg, though, with half-a-million dollars at stake.

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Utah Men Pull Big Upset Against Arizona; Wildcat Women Win in a Rout

Utah’s Nick Soedel was the swimmer-of-the meet as Joe Dykstra’s first win with the Utah men was a big one.

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Breaststroker Shea Hoyt Verbally Commits to Iowa Women

The Iowa Hawkeyes, for the second straight year, have picked up a solid breaststroke recruit.

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Germantown Distance Swimmer Emily Erwin Verbally Commits to Rutgers

Emily Erwin from the famed distance program at the Germantown Academy has verbally committed to Rutgers.

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Tom Shields: His Confidence Grows With Every Stroke; In Durden He Trusts

Tom Shields has already earned $9,000 at this year’s FINA World Cup, but the confidence he’s earned could be worth so much more.

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