Articles by Braden Keith

Golden Goggles Red Carpet [Part 2]: The Juggernauts Come Out to Play

After two years of decorative lapel-adornments, Ryan Lochte has opted for a much cleaner look at this year’s event.

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Golden Goggles Red Carpet Gallery! (Pt. 1)

Anthony Ervin, a nominee for the perseverance award, in a sharp maroon-colored tux for tonight’s event. He is accompanied tonight by his mustache.

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Golden Goggles Final Preparations [Photos]

Golden Goggles in an Olympic year always carries a special air of significance: just like everything else.

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Chinese 13-Year Old Xu Danlu Posts Stunning Times at Asian Swimming Championships

The 2012 edition of the 9th Asian Swimming Championships (perhaps a bit of a misnomer as they are actually a…

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Maryland Pres. Pledges to Explore Reinstatement of Cut Programs

A ray of hope, even if a skeptical one, has emerged from Maryland’s move to the Big Ten (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Maryland Pays Hefty Price Tag to Join Big Ten; Rutgers May Be in Tow

Just a year after budget constraints forced Maryland to cut it’s swim teams, they’re now going to spend $50 million to leave the ACC. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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WADA Proposes Upping Doping Bans to 4 Years; Rejects “Rule 45”

WADA has revealed some of the details of their 2nd draft for the revised 2015 Anti-Doping Code.

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Illinois HS Girls State Championships See Records Fly; New Trier Threepeat

The 2012 Illinois Girls High School State Championship meet wrote another page into the history of the long-running Evans Township…

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Administrative Error Costs Minnetonka State Title; Freshman Crushes State Record

The Minnesota HS State Championship Meet was full of highs and lows as a new name made a national statement. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Henry Breaks Another School Records; LSU Men Top Team Scoring at Phill Hansel Conclusion

A&M’s Sarah Henry completed a distance double with a second school record on the final night of the Phill Hansel Invitational in Houston. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Smoliga Gets a 2nd: 100 Backstroke High School National Record Goes Down

Olivia Smoliga brought the crowd in Evanston to their feet for a 2nd time on the day as she wrapped her individual high school career. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Australia, China, South Africa Schedule Innovative Tri-Meet for January

Swim News: Australian James Magnussen is among the stars committed to the SuperSport Series in Australia in January. (Swim Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Olivia Smoliga Becomes First HS Girl Under 22 Seconds in 50 Free

Illinois High School swimmer Olivia Smoliga broke a magical barrier in a “slow pool” today in Illinois. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Breeja Larson Breaks 200 Breaststroke American Record in Prelims

Texas A&M’s Breeja Larson is now the holder of both the American Records in both the 100 and 200 yard breaststrokes (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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