Articles by Braden Keith

Lochte Top Seed in Two in Session 1 of Mel Zajac International

Ryan Lochte of the Gator Swim Club in the United States took Canada by storm in Friday’s prelims session. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Kitajima Swims Season Best 100 Breast to Start Japan Open

Kosuke Kitajima (above) had a good reaction to his month spent training with Dave Salo, and Kosuke Hagino was back in the pool after a dominating Japanese Championships performance. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Saginaw Valley State Board Approves Addition of Coed Division II Swim Program

Chalk one up for the good guys. Earlier this month, the Saginaw Valley State University (Michigan) Board of Directors approved…

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Princeton Swimmer Wins Illustrious Fulbright Scholarship

Princeton swimmer Sarah Furgatch has been named the winner of a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year, which will allow…

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Three Army Swimmers Save Man’s Life in Hudson River Heroics

Kelsey Zimcosky is SwimSwam’s newest team member. Her previous experience in “the biz” is as a copyeditor for USA Swimming’s…

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Currin’s Post-Sentencing Press Conference Calls for Congressional Investigation

Ceci Christy was in attendance for the sentencing of Rick Curl, and relayed the following information from the post-sentencing press…

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Pitt to Host Notre Dame, Virginia Tech in ACC Debut on November 9th

The Pitt Panthers will make their ACC swimming debut in early November, after releasing their 2013-2014 schedule today. On November…

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Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps Nominated for Teen Choice Awards

Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin are up against stiff competition for the 2013 Teen Choice Awards for Athlete of the Year. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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South Africa Gets Funds for World Championship Roster; Hill Extended Through 2016

After funding cuts, partial funding restorations, scratches from World Championship Trials, and green pools, a ray of light for Swimming…

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Auburn Signs New Zealand’s Top Breaststroker: Best in C/O 2013

Auburn has signed its second major recruit from Oceania for the fall of 2013, as they’ve added 17-year old Natasha…

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Boise State Hires Kirk Ermels as New Assistant

Amber Boucher, above, is one of the Broncos’ most successful swimmers in program history. (Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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USA Swimming Publishes SafeSport Investigation Process Flow Chart

In an effort to add more transparency to its process regarding the banning of coaches who violate its code of…

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Cielo, Schoeman Competing at Arizona Invite This Weekend

Cesar Cielo and Roland Schoeman, who have somewhat of a history, will race head-to-head in Phoenix this weekend at the 2013 Arizona Invitational. (Photo: Satiro Sodre/SSPress)

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Simon Fraser’s Division II NCAA Record Holder Chekanovych Transferring

The step-father and personal coach of NCAA Division II record setter Mariya Chekanovych is no longer coaching at Simon Fraser, leaving her future with the program up in the air.

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2013 US Worlds Trials Previews: With No Soni, Larson and Hardy Become Consensus Favorites

Texas A&M’s Breeja Larson won the 100 breaststroke at last year’s Olympic Trials. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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