Powerlist
Tulane NCAA Qualifier Victoria Raymond Enters Transfer Portal After Freshman Season
Raymond won the AAC title in the 200 fly with a 1:56.78 and was 2nd in the 100 fly and 200 back. She was the 2nd swimmer in program history to swim at NCAAs.
Kevin Woodhull-Smith Becomes First Head Swim Coach at Northern Kentucky University
Kevin Woodhull-Smith is the first men’s and women’s swimming head coach in school history at Northern Kentucky University; the program kicks off in Fall 2024.
NCAA Qualifier of Tennessee Landon Driggers Enters Transfer Portal
Driggers was a 2x NCAA D2 runner-up as a freshman at UIndy before transferring to Tennessee for his sophomore and junior seasons.
NCAA Relay All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Transferring From Florida To Northwestern
Nikonova would have earned an individual NCAA invite this past season in the 200 freestyle and would have had the fastest 50, 100, and 200 frees on the team.
2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Paige Hetrick Returning to Louisville For COVID-19 Fifth Year
Hetrick made an A final and a B final in 2023 and two B finals in 2024 at NCAAs. She also swam on three relays this past season at NCAAs.
Behind the Scenes of the Chinese Doping Scandal
SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith and Mel Stewart discuss how the story of 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive and walking away unscathed unfolded
Lukas Maertens Posts World Leading 3:40.33 400 Freestyle To Open German Championships
Maertens’ previous best time of a 3:41.60 was also done in April. The men’s 400 freestyle is shaping up to be a battle in Paris.
11-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Clocks 4:40.97 400 IM, 4:10.73 400 Free At Chinese Nationals
11-year-old Yu Zidi wowed the Shenzhen crowd with impressive performances in the 400m free and 400m IM at the 2024 Chinese National Championships.
Olympic Champion Wang Shun Rips 1:55.35 200 IM On Day 6 Of Chinese Nationals (Video)
30-year-old Wang Shun put up the 3rd-fastest 200m IM time of his career en route to qualifying for this summer’s Olympic Games.
European Championships Medalist Cassie Wild (GBR) Announces Retirement
23-year-old backstroke specialist Cassie Wild of Great Britain recently announced her retirement from competitive swimming.
Isabel Gose, Angelina Kohler Log Victories On Day 1 Of 2024 German Championships
On opening night of German Trials, Isabel Gose hit a 400m free time just outside what it took her to earn bronze at this year’s World Championships.
WADA Invites Independent Prosecutor Eric Cottier For Thorough Review Of Chinese Scandal
Cottier has two primary questions to address in relation to 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021.
