The Powerlist

Liberty Clark Wins Two Events on Night One of Mel Zajac Jr. International

On night one of the Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet, Liberty Clark won the 200 freestyle (1:57.64) and 50 butterfly (26.52).

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Nevada Hires NCAA Champion Maddy Banic as New Associate Head Swim Coach

Nevada has hired Maddy Banic, a former Tennessee Volunteer standout who has spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Missouri.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Isaac Yeung Announces Verbal Commitment To Army For Fall 2027

Yeung dropped three and a half seconds in the 500 free, a second and a half in the 200 fly, and about a second in both the 200 free and 1650 free this season.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Cole Nelson Verbals To Navy For Fall 2027

Over the course of the 2025-26 season, Nelson dropped over two seconds in both the 500 and 1650 free and a full second in the 200 free.

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Hwang Sunwoo, Kim Woomin Among Koreans Headed To Aussie Trials As Asian Games Preparation

Hwang Sunwoo, one of the fastest 200m freestylers of all time, leads a Korean contingent ready to race at next week’s Australian Trials.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Steenbergen Edges Moesch As Favorite To Break 100 Free World Record First

Marrit Steenbergen became the first woman in history to go sub-52 multiple times in the 100 free last week, clocking 51.86 and 51.97 on the Mare Nostrum Tour.

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Georgia High School State Champion Kohlston Katz Verbals To Army For Fall 2027

This past season, Katz dropped over seven seconds in the 200 back, six seconds in the 200 and 400 IM, four seconds in 500 free, and a second in the 200 free.

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Carson Foster and Jillian Cox Win 800 Free on Night One of Longhorn Elite Invite

Carson Foster won the men’s 800 freestyle on night one of the 2026 Longhorn Elite Invite, swimming a personal best time of 7:52.00.

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Okadome Scorches Another PB, 26.75 50 Breast To Become Japan’s #2 All-Time Performer

Two-time NCAA champion Yamato Okadome ripped a new lifetime best in the men’s 50m breaststroke to become Japan’s #2 performer in history.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Beau Joens Sends Verbal To Army For Fall 2027

This season saw Joens drop over 11 seconds in the 500 free, three seconds in the 100 fly, two seconds in the 200 free, and half a second in the 100 free. 

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Anna Moesch Stuns With 51.94 100 Free American Record In London

The 20-year-old fired off a time of 51.94 in the 100 free, breaking Simone Manuel’s American Record of 52.04 and joining the exclusive sub-52 club.

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Narushima Shakes Up 200 Fly World Rankings On Day Two Of Japanese Championships

21-year-old Yoshitoku Narushima rocked a huge lifetime best to win the men’s 200m fly in Japan and insert himself into the season’s world rankings.

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Budapest 2027 Adds 4 V. 4 Water Polo As New World Championships Sport

A smaller, open water, more fast-paced version of traditional water polo is debuting in the professional swimming sphere this year

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arena Swim of the Week: 18-Year-Old Speedster Jan Foltyn Takes Next Step In 100 Breast

Foltyn set new Czech Records in the 50 free and 50 breast earlier this year, and though his 100 breast isn’t quite on the same level, it’s coming along.

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Rutgers Swimming & Diving Names 2026-27 Team Captains

Katerina Hoffman, Ellie Schinsky, Chiara Alberti and Ana Hazlehurst will be the squad’s captains heading into next season.

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