Articles by Braden Keith

Athlete Approved to Help AE Get Past $10,000 with Dollar-for-Dollar Match

Athlete Approved is matching donations up to $1,000 for Anthony Ervin’s World Cup trip.

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SwimSwam’s Favorites for 2012 Golden Goggles Awards

Michael Phelps is a shoe-in for the Male Athlete of the Year award, but check out our favorites for the other 6 voted honors. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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SEC Wrap: Schimmel Kicks off Ark Tenure; SMU Shows Up with Former Cal Bear

Julia Kucherich and Arkansas kicked off their season by winning their own relay meet, but SMU stole some headlines thanks to a new addition to their roster. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Florida 15-Year Old Permanently Banned from USA Swimming

The latest addition is now the youngest member of the USA Swimming Permanently ineligible list.

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New Women’s Points Leader at FINA/Arena World Cup Series

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu no longer leads the FINA World Cup points standings, at least not by herself. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Michigan Water Carnival Highlight Reel

Kyle Whitaker swam a 50-yard underwater dolphin kicks in under 18 seconds as Michigan dominated their own Water Carnival. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Georgia Women Continue Onslaught of Fall Recruiting Season with Third Elite Recruit

Rachel Zilinskas gives the Georgia women their third blue-chip verbal already this fall. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Bolles Boys Off to Hot Start With Two National Age Group Records Already

Santo Condorelli stood out on a start-studded pair of relays that broke National High School records un-shaved in Orlando this weekend. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Virginia Goes for Round 2, Pick Up Kaitlyn Jones Verbal

Kaitlyn Jones, and IM’er and backstroker out of Delaware, will head down the coast to UVA next fall. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Georgia Grabs 2nd Major Verbal of Fall Season Already

Olivia Smoliga gives Georgia a pair of big verbal commitments that gives them a great chance to juice-up their medley relays. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Bruce Gemmell To Take Over Yuri Suguiyama’s NCAP Site

Bruce Gemmell, father of Olympian Andrew Gemmell (above), will be taking over the head coaching job at Katie Ledecky’s training site. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Texas Women Get Verbal From #1 Recruit Out of State of Florida

New Longhorns coach Carol Capitani has begun to rebuild Texas’ depth early in the fall recruiting season. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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South Carolina Adds Kevin Swander to Staff; Boosts in Breaststroke and Sprints Possible

South Carolina joins many of their SEC foes by adding a big-name pro swimmer to their coaching staff. (Photo Courtesy; ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Michael Phelps Sinks The Most Epic Putt You’ve Ever Seen for Eagle

Michael Phelps dropped a bomb on the 6th hole in Scotland. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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54-Second Breaststroker Jason Coombs Verbals to Florida State

Jason Coombs will bring a new facet to Florida State next season as he is their biggest recruit in years. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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