Articles by Braden Keith

Liberty Begins Construction on Massive New Pool, Olympic Sports Complex

Liberty University’s swim team has been very good in its first four years of existence. In about 18 months, they could get even better.

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Sjostrom Confirms Schedule for the World Championships

Sarah Sjostrom is swimming four individual events, but the event order means not much risk for her medal chances. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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WR Holder Britta Steffen Declines Opportunity to Swim 50 Free at Worlds

50 free World Record holder is out of that event for the second-straight World Championships. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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What Are The Odds? European Sports Books Release World Championship Wagering Odds

James Magnussen is the oddsmakers’ favorite in the 100 free, but not by much. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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95* of Top 100 in Forbes’ Top Colleges List Sponsor Swimming

5 of the top 100 don’t sponsor swimming: one of those doesn’t sponsor any varsity athletics, and another one has both men’s and women’s water polo teams. Both NCAA Champions, including Michigan checking in at #30, made the top 100. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 5 (Wednesday) Highlights

The Americans put up a rout of the South Africans in their second match, taking a 16-3 margin. Tony Azevedo came alive a bit in this match as well, scoring a pair of goals of his own. He also took three steals in the defensive effort for the Americans. (Credit: Mike Lewis, Olavistaphotographer.com)

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USA Swimming Sends Out U.S. Open Psych Sheets

Tons of big name swimmers, including Gillian Ryan who just missed the Worlds team in multiple events, will be at the US Open. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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Conger Scratches Out of NCSA’s

The National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) is trying to build upon the popularity of their spring championship meet with their…

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Clif Robbins Newest Addition to Virginia Staff

The University of Virginia has added Clif Robbins as their newest assistant coach. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Faith Johnson (and SwimMAC Carolina)

SwimMAC Carolina earns this week’s honor as their NAG Record stood out among a slew of them. (Photo Courtesy: John Fedena)

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2013 FINA World Championships, Day 4 Highlights (Big Water Polo Action)

Their 2013 World Championship tournament started Sunday with a narrow loss to the hot-handed Spanish team, but their second match on Tuesday resulted in several record-breaking honors as they topped Uzbekistan, the runners-up from Asia, 30-3. (Stock Photo: Mike Lewis, Olavistaphotography.com)

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Sycerika McMahon Out of World Championship Breaststroke Races

Ireland’s Sycerika McMahon was dealt a bit of a blow this week when it was realized that she hadn’t hit the FINA A standards in the relevant qualifying period. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Indiana HS Swim Coach Killed in Car/Bike Accident

Indiana High School swim coach Duane Swisher died on Saturday after being struck by a car while training for a triathlon. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Brazilian Women On Fire: Take 1-2 in Women’s 10KM; Becca Mann 8th

The Brazilians did it again in Barcelona, grabbing two medals in the second women’s open water event. This time, though, it included gold. (Stock Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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Team USA Preparing for Barcelona Departure

With the official swimming competition at the 2013 FINA World Championships beginning on Sunday, Team USA is preparing to depart…

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