Articles by Braden Keith

2013 Men’s NCAA Picks: The Best Men’s Mile Ever?

Georgia’s Martin Grodzki comes into NCAA’s as the defending champion in both the 500 and the 1650, but with guys like Connor Jaeger and Andrew Gemmell swimming very well, it won’t be easy to repeat. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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FINIS Prize Packs, SwiMP3 Player Up For Grabs in 2013 Men’s NCAA Pick ‘Em Contest

We’ve nailed it down…. We’ve got the prizes…. I told you that it would be worth it… FINIS, the sponsors…

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2013 Men’s NCAA Top-25 Prediction: 211 Points

We still have a few more events to run through, but we wanted to run through our picks for the…

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2013 World Championships Trials Tickets Go On Sale (Indy)

Tickets went on sale this morning to see Ryan Lochte and the rest of the U.S. National Team compete for spots at the World Championships that will be this summer in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Men’s NCAA Picks: With Limited Graduations, IM Fields Look Much Deeper Than Last Year

Cal’s Marcin Tarczynski comes into this weekend as the defending NCAA Champion in the 200 IM. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Former UAE National Team Coach Banned For Life by USA Swimming

In addition to the two we reported on last night, another person was recently added to the USA Swimming List…

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Men’s NCAA Picks: Fletcher’s 19.7 Butterfly a Deal-Maker for Wolverines

Sean Fletcher, 19.75 50 fly? That’s only the start of a Michigan relay that is made for this 200 medley. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Joe Weber, L. John Trites Added to Permanently Banned/Ineligible List

Lorrie John Trites has been wanted by the FBI for 15 years, and has now been added to the USA Swimming Banned for Life list. (Photo Courtesy: FBI)

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Men’s NCAA Picks: A Perfect Storm for USC in the 400 Free Relay

Vlad is the best 100 freestyler in the country, but if he can give the Trojans his best swim, they’ve got the guns this year to support him. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Men’s NCAA Picks: Texas’ Best Relay Looks At a Repeat in 800

Texas’ Clay Youngquist (above) and Kip Darmody, now sophomores, make Texas lethal in this 800 free relay. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 Men’s NCAA Championship FINIS Pick ‘Em Contest

Arizona’s Kevin Cordes is the American/NCAA Record holder in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. Think he’ll win them both? (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Fishback: Does Psych Sheet Scoring Matter? Rehashing the Numbers from Women’s NCAA’s

The Georgia women were seeded to score the most points, and also won this year’s title. But that’s a single data point. Economics professor Price V. Fishback takes a look across the spectrum. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Brr, It’s Cold in Here: Forecasting Indy Weather Through Men’s NCAA’s

A fresh layer of snow has fallen on Indianapolis this weekend, but things should be warming up soon enough.

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2013 Men’s NCAA Picks: Auburn Sprinters Want 200 Free Relay Title Back

The Auburn Tigers haven’t won either sprint free relay title since 2009, but with a veteran team and great leadership, this might be the year they get it back. (Photo: of Chierighini: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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