The Powerlist

2023 U.S. Trials: Day 1 Distance Session Live Recap

Day 1’s distance session has timed finals of women’s 800 & men’s 1500 free. In the latter, Luka Mijatovic aims to wipe the longest standing NAG off the books.

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Hwang Sunwoo On 200 Free In Fukuoka: “1:44s May Not Be Enough For The Podium”

20-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea may be the #1 200 freestyler in the world right now but he has a grounded perspective on how stiff the competition is.

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Maximus Williamson Rises To #2 Among 15-16 Year Old Boys With 49.00 100 Freestyle

Williamson took more than a second of his best time in the 100 freestyle to become the second-fastest boy in his age group.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2023

France’s Leon Marchand is ready to dive in for this year’s World Championships, the main event on the high-level international meets calendar for July 2023.

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Staying In-State, Virginian Lexi Sawwa Commits to Virginia Tech for the Fall of 2024

Lexi Sawwa, who swims year-round for NCAP, will make the move in the fall of 2024 to Blacksburg to swim for the Virgina Tech Hokies.

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Olympic Medalists Ponti, Desplanches Headline Swiss Team In Fukuoka

Noe Ponti leads a Swiss team that features eight pool swimmers heading to this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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2023 U.S. Trials Day 1 Prelims Overreaction: The Young Guns Take Over

After a wild first session at the 2023 U.S. Trials, it’s clear the young stars of USA Swimming, including Thomas Heilman (pictured), are here to take over.

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Smoliga’s 100 Free PB of 53.31 Highlights an Excellent First Prelims Session for ASU

In this post we’re going to focus on how a team performed. Arizona State, collegiate swimmers and pros alike, looked awesome this morning. 

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German Divers Claim Two Golds on Penultimate Day of European Games

Timo Barthel’s firstmajor individual gold medal in the 10m platform final also secured his nation a place in the event for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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2023 U.S. Trials: View Your Pick ‘Em Contest Responses

This will be a great post to bookmark if you would like to keep your entries handy, or if you just want to peruse all the contestants’ picks.

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Abbey Weitzeil Continues 2023 Resurgence With 52.92 100 Free PB

After missing the World Championship team last year, Weitzeil has been on fire throughout 2023, and she’s carried that momentum into Nationals.

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Alex Shackell Swims 2:07.95, Becomes 5th-Fastest 15-16-Year-Old American In History

Shackell moved up one spot in the 15-16 age group rankings by cracking 2:08 for the first time at the 2023 World Championships Trials.

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Il 15enne Thomas Heilman 1:55.11 A 4 Decimi Dal Record Di Michael Phelps

Thomas Heilman, classe 2007, è diventato il secondo più veloce tra i 15 e i 16 anni nella storia americana nei 200 metri farfalla

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CAC Games Day 3 Finals Session Partially Rained Out, Affected Events Rescheduled

Heavy rain, thunder and lightning postponed last night’s final session by over an hour, pushing several finals to be swum over the remaining morning sessions.

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Caeleb Dressel 29° Nei 100 Stile Ai Trials USA, Nuota 49.42

inizio difficile dei Campionati Nazionali USA 2023 per Caeleb Dressel, che non è riuscito a raggiungere la finale dei 100 stile libero maschili.

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