Articles by Braden Keith

Hosszu Moves to 10 Wins in 2 Days at Indian Ocean Championships

Katinka Hosszu had another 5-for-6 day at the 2013 Indiana Ocean Championships on the French island of Reunion.

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2015 FINA World Championships Going Indoor/Outdoor

The newly constructed Kazan Arena will sport both temporary pools and a temporary roof for the 2015 World Championships.

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Rio de Janeiro Opens Bidding for 2016 Aquatics Center Construction; Facility Details Finalized

The new Olympic Aquatics Center, which will be in the shadow of the Maracana soccer stadium, will cost $218 million and be a temporary venue.

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Dagny Knutson to Get Her College Scholarship, After all

2011 World Champion Dagny Knutson had her NCAA appeal denied earlier this year, but she’ll still wind up with a scholarship anyway.

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7 Seconds With Stanford’s Women’s Swimmers

You can learn a lot about someone in 7 seconds. Yep.

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Hosszu Takes 5 Out of 6 Women’s Races on Day 1 at Indian Ocean Championships

Katinka Hosszu won 5 out of 6 races on day 1 in Reunion, while her coach, and her training partner, cleaned up on the men’s side.

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Four Swimmers, Including Hosszu and Franklin, Nominated for AIPS Award

Missy Franklin was one of four swimmers nominated for the AIPS Athlete of the Year award.

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Nathan Adrian, WJU Swimmer Peter Scharf to Feature on “The Real Winning Edge” TV Show

Peter Scharf will be introduced on the show by Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian tonight. See the full press release…

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California High Schooler Matthew Klotz Named USA Deaf Sports Male Athlete of the Year

Matthew Klotz (center) seen with Marcus Titus and Terence Parkin, the two greatest deaf swimmers in history, in Bulgaria at the 2013 Deaflympic

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Longhorn Aquatics Hires Scott Gainey to Co-Lead New Pflugerville Site

Longhorn Aquatics expanded beyond the Texas Swim Center in early 2013, and on December 9th they welcomed a new co-coach and program director for their Pflugerville site.

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Penn State All-American Sean Grier Walks Away From Swimming

Sean Grier will end his career with 5 All-American honors, all from medley relays.

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2013 Swammy Awards: SwimSwam Buzz Award

With the figurative, and sometimes quite literal, support of his coaches like Jason Calanog (left); along with his family like younger sister Sheridan Dressel (right), Caeleb Dressel (center) put up the most eye-catching swim of 2013 at the Winter Junior National Championships.

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2014 Open Water Nationals Moved From Wrightsville Beach Over Safety Concerns

The 2014 Open Water National Championships are not going to be at Wrightsville Beach, but they won’t travel far either.

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The Best of the Festivus Poles

Above, Wave Aquatics in Kirkland, Washington shows off their Festivus pole, complete with the airing of their Grievances.

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Watch the 2013 European Short Course Championships Pool Being Disassembled in 30 Second Timelapse

The 2013 Jyske Bank Boxen was torn down in a hurry. Maybe not as fast as this video makes it seem, but it was definitely fast.

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