
Powerlist
A Decade Delayed, St. Lucia Breaks Ground on New National Aquatic Center Again
A decade delayed, construction has begun on the St. Lucia National Aquatics Center that will host the 2027 CARIFTA Championships.
Palo Alto Becomes First Program To Win Girls & Boys CIF Central Coast Team Titles In Same Year
Multiple meet records fell as Palo Alto became the first Central Coast program to win both the girls’ and boys’ CIF CCS team titles in the same year.
Freshman Gabi Brito Leads Santa Monica To CIF-SS D2 Girls’ Title; Ayala Boys Make History
The Santa Monica girls and Ayala boys claimed the CIF-SS D2 titles, with Ayala securing their first-ever section crown after placing 2nd last year.
Skyler Smith on Surprise PSS 50 Breast Win & Season Best: “I was not expecting any of it”
In a race where the top 3 were separated by .14 and 3 of the top 4 swimmers were Olympics, in was UNC All-American Skyler Smith who came out with the win
Luka Mijatovic and Tim Wu Break Meet Records At CIF North Coast Section Championships
Luka Mijatovic and Tim Wu (pictured) each broke a championship record from 2018 at the 2025 CIF North Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships.
Multiple NZ Records Bite the Dust At Apollo Projects Age Group Championships
Grayson Coulter and Ariel Muchirahondo led a rewrite of the record books in Hawke’s bay back in April, with over a dozen records going down.

Ariel Muchirahondo Makes Waves At NZ Age Group Championships
Ariel Muchirahondo, a 16-year-old from Rotorua, was the outstanding swimmer at the Apollo Projects Age Group Championships with a trio of National Records
Monarch Boys Claim First State Title In School History As Three Colorado 4A Records Fall
Monarch High School claimed its first-ever state swimming title, edging out Mullen by 7.5 points, with one relay win and several individual golds.
Jada Duncan Resets Her CIF-Sac Joaquin Section Championship Records In 50 Free and 100 Fly
Jada Duncan reset two of her meet records while the Granite Bay girls edged St. Francis for the team title by one point and Jesuit reclaimed the boys’ crown.

Former USC Swimmer Presley Bard Anderson Passes Away At 34 After Battle With Cancer
Presley Bard Anderson, a 14-time All-American swimmer at USC, has passed away at 34 after a tough fight with stage IV lung cancer.
2025 Giant Open Day Two: Harvey Becomes Canada’s #3 400 Free Performer
Canadian Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey has been unstoppable at the 2025 Giant Open, registering a new meet record in the women’s 400m freestyle.
The Magic of Swim Moms: A Mother’s Day Tribute
Swim moms are like magical fairies. You can’t always see them, but you know they’re there.