Articles by Braden Keith

Michigan, USC Have Shots at History in Day 3 Finals Sessions

Cristian Quintero (above) and USC could make the most diverse relay championship lineup we’ve ever seen, and Michigan could become the winningest program in NCAA history. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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FINIS Pick ‘Em Contest Getting Tight Headed Into Final Day of Men’s NCAA Championships

UMBC’s Mohamed Hussein has been one of the mid-major standouts at this men’s meet. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Up/Downs

The Arizona Wildcats give up a few finalists tonight to Florida, Stanford, and Texas, but they have a scoring margin and the advantage of being very highly seeded. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Teduits Smokes 200 Backstroke; Michigan Ends Day 3 Prelims With Encouraging Swims

The Michigan Wolverines’ 200 medley surprised with an NCAA Record on day 2 of this meet. They’ll hope to start off hot again on day 3 to lock up the NCAA Championship. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Kevin Cordes Goes Under 1:50 in PRELIMS of 200 Breaststroke!

Arizona’s Kevin Cordes now holds all of the yards breaststroke records that matter, including NCAA, U.S. Open, American, and NCAA Championship. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Day 2 Overall Performance Improvement Numbers Slightly Lower Than Day 1

Cal’s Tom Shields did his part; in total, either individually or on a relay, he improved seed in four different events. Overall numbers on Friday were lower than the day before, however. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Quick Preview

For Connor Jaeger and the Michigan men, it’s all about focus as they try to win their first NCAA Team Championship since 1995. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Michigan Beats Cal in Both Relays to Win Day; Nolan Adds Second Win of Sophomore Championship

The Michigan men started the session off with a bang in the 200 medley relay: a victory they’d badly need to maintain their 30+ point advantage over Cal on day 2. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Tennessee’s Brent Sterling, FGCU’s Emma Svensson Named Elite89 Award Winners for Highest GPA at NCAA’s

Florida Gulf Coast’s athletics department is having a whale of a month in the March NCAA Championships. (Photo Courtesy: Florida Gulf Coast Athletics)

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Kevin Cordes Breaks NCAA, American, U.S. Open Records in 100 Breast

Kevin Cordes didn’t get to the 49, but we can still get jacked up about a new U.S. Open, NCAA, and American Record. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Stanford’s Tom Kremer Breaks 26-Year Old National Age Group Record

Stanford’s Tom Kremer took down a 26-year old National Age Group Record on Friday at NCAA’s. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Michigan Breaks NCAA Record; Cal Gets American Mark in 200 Medley Relay

Zach Turk traded in his Kenyon purple for Michigan maize this year, and outsplit Vlad Morozov to bring Michigan home to their first-ever NCAA title in the 200 medley: one won with a bang. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Seed-Improvement Numbers Right Around 30% in Friday Prelims at Men’s NCAA’s

Cal’s Will Hamilton is the poster-child for dropping time at NCAA’s. He took a second off of his 200 free to sneak in 16th and become Cal’s only scorer. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Up/Downs

If Michigan ends up winning this meet, then Miguel Ortiz is their MVP. Three swims, three A-Finals. He needs to score big tonight for the Wolverines. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Rikke Moller Pedersen Breaks 200 Breast European Record at Danish Open Trials

Denmark’s Rikke Moeller Pedersen moved to 3rd on the all-time rankings in the 200 breaststroke on Friday. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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