The Powerlist

Big East Swimmer of the Year Andrew Martin to Take 5th Year at Northwestern

Xavier’s Andrew Martin, a six-time Big East conference champion, will swim for the Northwestern Wildcats next season as a 5th-year grad transfer.

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Aussie Olympic Medalist James Magnussen Takes On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Retired Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen is competing on his nation’s edition of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ television program.

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Lorne Wigginton, UCSC 15-17s Break Canadian Age Group Relay Record

Lorne Wigginton, Aidan Norman, Nic Duncan, and Paul Dardis combined to break the Canadian National Age Record in the 200 medley relay by more than a second.

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Sprinting Into 200 Yards Events

Dean Farris has one of the fastest SCY 100 and 200 freestyles ever, but is being fast in the LCM 100 necessary to be fast in the LCM 200? See the data here.

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New Zealand Bypasses Traditional Pre-World Championships Staging Camp

Commonwealth Games champion Lewis Clareburt was named to the New Zealand roster for Fukuoka, but will not be attending any staging camp.

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Italy Moves To Top Of 2023 European Junior Championships Medal Table After Day Four

Day four of the 2023 European Junior Championships saw the nation of Italy overtake Hungary in the overall swimming medal table.

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Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games

22-year-old Kayla Sanchez was deemed eligible to represent the Philippines internationally on Thursday after being released from Swimming Canada last June.

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Germany’s Matzerath Nears Lifetime Best In 100 Breast Ahead Of Fukuoka

Lucas Matzerath is in top form headed into this month’s World Championships, with the German nearing his lifetime best in the 100m breast in Germany.

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USA Swimming Apologizes to Erin Gemmell for Worlds Selection Error Last Year

USA Swimming issued an apology to Erin Gemmell on Friday for making a selection error last year that robbed her of a trip to the 2022 World Championships.

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USA Swimming Updates World’s Roster, including 50s Decisions; Casas to Swim 50 Fly

The second entry spots for the 50s of stroke have been announced. Shaine Casas adds the 50 fly to his event line-up that previously only included the 200 IM

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Ross Edgley Set for Second Attempt At World’s Longest Continuous Swim

After falling short in 2022, Ross Edgley again takes aim at the world record for longest continuous swim. He’ll make his second attempt this month in Italy.

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San Salvador 2023: Paola Pérez y Paulo Strehlke se quedaron con los últimos oros

La venezolana y el mexicano festejaron en la última prueba de aguas abiertas en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023.

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Belgrado 2023: Estella Llum Tonrath le dio la primera medalla a España

Llegó un gran alegría para la delegación hispana en Serbia durante el cuarto día de competición en el Campeonato Europeo. Junior.

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East Carolina Brings In Eight Swimmers And Three Divers For 2023-2024 Season

Included in the arrivals are two transfers, one coming from NC State and one coming from Pittsburgh. 11 new athletes will arrive this fall.

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Redondo High Assistant Swim Coach Reportedly Fired After Raising SafeSport Concern

A high school swim coach was reportedly fired in May after reporting an assistant to the U.S. Center for SafeSport for inappropriate conduct with a swimmer.

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