Articles by Braden Keith

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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Seminoles Top Florida Gulf Coast on Backs of ACC’s Top Two Sprinters

Florida State’s Tiffany Oliver went two season-bests to sweep the sprint events at the annual Paint it Pink meet in Tallahassee.

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Kalisz Swims Lifetime Best; Margalis Shines in Versatility in UGA Wins Over LSU

The front half of Chase Kalisz’ 400 IM should continue to improve this year, especially after he won the 200 fly on Friday in a lifetime best.

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Louisville’s Kylliainen Marks 4:07 400 IM at SMU Classic: One of Several Nation-Leaders on Day 1

Day 1 of the SMU classic is the fastest session of racing we’ve seen thus far in the 2013-2014 season.

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FLEET Swim Club Sends Second Swimmer in a Week to Arizona Wildcats

Arizona’s men have picked up a Junior Nationals B-Finalist from the Cy Fair Swim Club in suburban Houston.

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Tennessee Sweeps South Carolina; Lehane, Gendron, and Lundstrom Lead the Way

Matt Kredich has his Volunteer freshmen and sophomores swimming very well early this season.

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IN State Record Breaker Aaron Whitaker Makes College Decision

The defending NCAA Champions from Michigan have added another backstroker to their class of 2014.

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