Articles by Braden Keith

Florida HS Swimming Splits Into 4 State Championship Meets for 2013-2014 Season

East Lake’s Sydney Pickrem will be defending her 3A State Championship in the 200 IM in Class 4 during the 2013-2014 season.

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Caeleb Dressel Showing Off With Dazzling 100 Fly to Start High School Season

Caeleb Dressel began his high school season with an impressive 47.3 in the 100 yard fly.

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Todd Schmitz Inducted Into Century High School Hall of Fame

Todd Schmitz, the head coach of the Colorado Stars, has been inducted into the Century High School Hall of Fame in his native Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Colorado State Hires Lindstrom as New Assistant

Colorado State has promoted volunteer assistant MacKenzie Lundstrom to full-time work.

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Whitney Hedgepeth of Longhorn Aquatics Named Masters Swimming Coach of the Year

Longhorn Aquatics’ Whitney Hedgepeth was named the 2013 United States Masters’ Swimming Coach of the Year.

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Loeffler, McClendon, Silverman Other Convention Award Winners

Awards galore at the USAS Convention. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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USA Swimming House of Delegates Approves Membership Dues Increase

The House of Delegates has passed the dues increase beginning in 2015.

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Wielgus: “Cancer Has Made Me a Better Leader”

USA Swimming CEO Chuck Wielgus gave his “State of the Sport” address on Saturday. In addition to his health, Wielgus also addressed USA Swimming’s opposition to SB 131.

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Stratton: Dues Increase Most Important Item at HOD Vote

Based on conversation both here on SwimSwam and elsewhere, the USA Swimming-proposed dues increase is certainly the most heated topic…

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Stephanie Rice Eyeing 2014 Commonwealth Games for Swimming Swan Song

Stephanie Rice is considering one more go at swimming before retiring. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Katie Ledecky Wins ‘Performance Award’ at USAS Convention

Katie Ledecky (center) beat Lotte Friis (left) and Lauren Boyle (right) to win the women’s 1500 free in Barcelona in one of the best racesever. (Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Emily Kopas Gets Second Entry on the USA Swimming Junior National Team

Floridia Emily Kopas has been added as a 7th member of the 2013-2014 Junior National Team in the 200 breaststroke. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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TCU Completely Refreshes Coaching Staff For 2013-2014 Season

TCU, after a bit of a facelift to their natatorium, have given a bit of a facelift to their coaching staff as well. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Swimming Australia Seeking IPC Clarification Over Freney Snub

Swimming Australia is up-in-arms in early September after Jacqueline Freney has been overlooked by the International Paralympic Committee in their nominees for…

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Bowling Green State Adding Diving to 3rd-Placed MAC Team

Bowling Green State will get a big boost for their conference-level efforts in the 2014-2015 season.

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