The Powerlist

SwimSwam’s Official 2023 Swammy Awards Index

Leon Marchand’s world record in the men’s 400 IM was one of the top moments of the year as we look back on an incredible 2023 in our annual Swammy Awards.

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2023 World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Follow along here as the SwimSwam staff previews the 42 pool swimming events that will be contested at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.

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Russia’s Evgeniia Chikunova Smashes Women’s 200 Breast World Record In 2:17.55

The 18-year-old Russian annihilated the previous world record by 1.40 seconds.

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After Lawsuit Alleging “Cover-Up,” USOPC Places 2 Staff Members on Administrative Leave

The USOPC said Friday that it placed two staff members on administrative leave and stopped the work of several contractors with U.S. Paralympics Swimming.

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Lawsuit Filed Against Robert Griswold, Accused of Raping Paralympic Teammate

A lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Paralympic swimmer Robert Griswold sexually and physically assaulted a teammate with an intellectual disability.

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Paralympic Champion Robert Griswold Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teammate with Intellectual Disability

Paralympian Robert Griswold has been accused of sexually assaulting at least one member of the U.S. National Team, a swimmer with intellectual impairment.

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SwimSwam Contributor, Renowned Technical Analyst Stefano Nurra Dies at 52

Stefano Nurra in June 2022 working on deck with swimmers in Turkey. Nurra died after a brief battle with Leukemia.

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Olympic Medalist Emma Weyant Announces Transfer To Florida

Weyant’s arrival to Gainesville will make a huge impact on her team, which is already one of the fastest-rising women’s programs in the country.

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Source: Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State, Clemson in Talks to Join SEC

A source told SwimSwam that Virginia, UNC, FSU, and Clemson are negotiating to join the SEC as ESPN attempts to void their 20-year TV deal with the ACC. 

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Canadian Swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey Says She Was Drugged At World Championships

Harvey said she was completely unconscious at the time of the drugging, and posted photos of bruises that she said she received when the incident occurred.

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2022 World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Follow along here as SwimSwam’s staff previews all 42 events that will be contested at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep up with all of SwimSwam’s previews and picks with our official preview index for the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Bookmark this page to keep track of all of our event-by-event previews and winner selections as we count down the days until NCAAs.

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2022 NCAA Swimming Conference Championships Primer – Division I

Conference championship season has arrived. See all the links you need here for the Division I meet in February and March.

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Deep Women’s 400 IM Field Highlights Day Three Heats of Japanese Olympic Trials

2022 World Junior Champion Mio Narita & Asian Games medalist Ageha Tanigawa will highlight the women’s 400 IM final, along with Olympic Champion Yui Ohashi.

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Shawnee Mission Northwest Boys Dedicate Successful Season to Late Swimmer Will Ensley

The Shawnee Mission Northwest boys lost Will Ensley in a tragic car crash last summer, but his impact on the Cougars never faded away this year. 

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2024 NSW STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS: Photo Vault

Check out photo highlights from competition in Sydney, Australia this week at the 2024 New South Wales State Open Championships.

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2024 W NCAA Previews: Alex Walsh Carries On the Virginia 200 Breaststroke Dynasty

The women’s 200 breaststroke has a huge gulf this year between the contenders and the rest of the field, with many swimmers narrowing in on the 100 yard race.

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Missouri’s Karolina Bank Earns Trials Cut During Time Trial Alone In 1:10.22 100 Breast

Bank just missed the cut on Saturday in the 100 breast and time trialed the event ALONE on Sunday, the final night in Columbia to earn the cut.

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Leah Shackley Crushes PIAA Record in 100 Fly (50.29) at 2A Champs, 5th in 17-18 NAG Rankings

Bedford senior Leah Shackley broke two PIAA meet records en route to three-peats in the 100 butterfly (50.29) and 100 backstroke (50.76) last weekend.

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4x Olympic Gold Medalist Allison Schmitt To Give Georgia’s Undergrad Commencement Address

Schmitt graduated from Georgia in 2013. She helped the Georgia Bulldog women to an NCAA team title in 2013 as well.

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Manaudou Gets The 50 Free Win Over Grousset On Day 2 Of Giant Series

33-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou topped the men’s 50m freestyle podium on night 2 of the Meeting Nice – Camille Muffat, Giant Series.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Gretchen Walsh In A League Of Her Own In The 50 Freestyle

Gretchen Walsh is well on her way to securing the 50 freestyle NCAA Championship, as she broke the NCAA record twice in the month of February.

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Penn State’s Victor Baganha Scratches NCAAs, Arizona State’s Jack Wadsworth In

Jack Wadsworth brings Arizona State’s roster to 18 swimmers, the maximum allowed for the NCAA. Wadsworth began his collegiate career at D3 Ithaca.

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Justice Department Finds UMBC Failed To Address Sexual Abuse Allegations of Former Swim Coach

The Department found the university to be in violation of Title IX after failing to respond to sexual abuse allegations of former head coach Chad Cradock.

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Congratulations to Tampa for Winning its 1st NCAA Division II Men’s Championship

The Tampa Spartans scored 473 points en route to their first NCAA Division II national swimming and diving title.

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2024 NCAA Women’s Championships: Fast Facts, First Invites, And More

Florida International currently holds the longest mid-major streak with an individual invite to NCAAs the last 13 years. See other facts here.

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After Big Yards Drop, Akron’s Aislinn Holder Hits Olympic Trials Cut in 100 Fly (59.83)

Aislinn Holder did not take a direct path to her first Olympic Trials cut for 2024, but she is now qualified to swim the 100 fly in Indianapolis.

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2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Josephine Fuller and the Tennessee Volunteers vaulted up the power rankings after SECs as they aim to hit their taper and take 4th at NCAAs.

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