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Articles by Braden Keith

Sun Yang Splits With Coach As All Suspensions Are Lifted

It was announced today that Olympic and World Champion Sun Yang has had all suspensions and will be no longer be training with Zhu Zhigen…

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Editorial: Seats Are Full, But Lanes Are Empty at Mesa Grand Prix

Empty Lanes at the Mesa Grand Prix are indicative of one major problem stunting swimming’s popularity: pro-level meets have the same accountability as age group meets.

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VIDEO: Watch Cesar Cielo Swim Fastest 50 Free in 2014

Watch above as Brazilians Cesar Cielo (21.39) and Bruno Fratus (21.45) swim the number one and number two fastest 50…

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Yannick Agnel Out of Day 1 at Mesa Grand Prix

With the release of this morning’s heat sheets for the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix, we see that Yannick Agnel has…

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American Jessica Long, Britain’s Oliver Hynd Among a Handful of World Record Breakers in Berlin

American Jessica Long took out her own World Record in the 100 fly on Thursday as the Americans continue a tour of Europe.

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Hoff to Face Considerably Tougher Heats on Day 1 than Phelps in Major-Meet Comebacks

Michael Phelps (above) will have long-time national-team teammate Matt Grevers beside him when he makes his official comeback today in Mesa, Arizona.

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Michael Phelps Press Conference Mesa Grand Prix

Michael Phelps brought out the media at today’s press conference in Mesa Arizona prior the start of tomorrow’s grand prix….

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Countdown to the Comeback: Top 10 Michael Phelps Feats-#1

Phelps’ fingernail finish in the 100 fly in Beijing was voted as the the 1st Phelpsian moment on our top 10 countdown.

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Cielo Leaps to World Leader in 21.39; Fratus Not Far Behind on Day 3 of Maria Lenk

Cesar Cielo (left) was wearing a nude cap in support of the cancer charity GRAAC as he and Bruno Fratus (right) swam to the top two times in the world in the 50 free this year.

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Universal Sports Network to Air LIVE Coverage of Michael Phelps’ Return to Competitive Swimming April 24-26

It’s not only swimmers who are waiting patiently for the first Phelps race since the 2012 London Games: Universal Sports Network is airing LIVE from the Mesa Grand Prix later this week. It’s like the Christmas of the swimming world, people.

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Michael Phelps to Scratch 100 Free at Mesa Grand Prix

Reporters flocked to the Michael Phelps press conference in Mesa, where he announced he’d only swim two events this weekend instead of three.

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PHOTO VAULT: 2014 Mesa Grand Prix Day 0 Sights on Deck (Part 1)

The two comeback kids, Michael Phelps and, to a lesser extent, Allison Schmitt having fun on the side of the pool at the Mesa Grand Prix.

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SBD: Phelps to No Longer Sponsored by Speedo

Michael Phelps has long been the headliner of the Speedo brand, but the two have apparently not renewed their contract that ended last year, according to a new report by SportsBusiness Daily.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/23/2014

Although there were only a few meets over Easter weekend, we nonetheless noticed some great swims. See who made the list for the weekend of April 18-20, 2014.

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European Diving Championship Qualifying Diver Makikallo Signs with Arizona State

The Arizona State men’s swimming & diving team have signed Finnish Champion and European Championship qualifying diver Heikki Makikallio to…

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