The Powerlist

Italian National Champion Giorgia Tononi Signs with Washington State for ’22-23

Most recently, Tononi won Gold in the women’s LCM 1500 free at the Italian National Championships in August.

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Downs Becomes First to Sweep Men’s Springboard Events at Winter Nationals

2020 Olympian Tyler Downs earned his third National Title of the event after winning the 1-Meter Springboard Final.

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32-Year-Old Brandon Fischer Hits Lifetime Best 52.09 SCY 100 BR at CA Sectional

Fischer’s previous top mark was a 52.34, which he established in a time trial at Winter Nationals back in 2019. 

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Spectators Few and Far Between at Short Course World Championships

While many of the world’s top swimmers are in Abu Dhabi for Short Course Worlds, they are performing in a largely empty Etihad Stadium.

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Santiago Grassi rompe dos récords argentinos en el mundial de Abu Dhabi

El santafesino Santiago Grassi ha batido en el mundial de Abu Dhabi los récords argentinos de 50 y 100 mariposa, con tiempos de 23.26 y 51.32.

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Kromowidjojo, 2ª mejor marca histórica en 50 mariposa; Curzan WJR

Mundial Abu-Dhabi: el duelo en el 50 mariposa entre Kromowidjojo y Sjostrom acabó con victoria de la holandesa, con récord del campeonato y #2 all-time.

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Gracie Munk Commits to Northern Arizona University, Brings Scoring Potential

Arizona State Champion Gracie Munk recently committed to Northern Arizona University and will bring immediate scoring potential for the Lumberjacks.

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Finals Race Videos

Race videos from Day 4 of the 2021 FINA SC World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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Peaty & Daley Highlight Aquatics’ Presence At BBC SPOTY Awards

Although he didn’t ultimately win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Olympic champion Adam Peaty finished third in the voting for the prestigious award.

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FINA Extraordinary Congress Approves Reforms to Modernize the Federation

The FINA Extraordinary Congress approved a series of key reforms to improve the Federation’s operations and bring it into the 21st Century.

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Kieran Smith Uses Unique Two-Foot-Stepover-Start at Short Course Worlds

A daredevil two-footed stepover start by Kieran Smith on Sunday caught the attention of Arizona State assistant coach Herbie Behm.

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$1.9 Million in Prizes Awarded Through 4 Days of SC World Championships

With 3 gold and 1 silver medal so far, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov has the most money earned so far at the World Championships excluding World Record bonuses.

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U.S. Men Break American Record in 4×200 Free Relay, Narrowly Miss World Record

Kieran Smith set the tone nicely for the Americans, swimming a huge personal best of 1:41.79 on the lead-off leg to give his team a 0.72-second lead.

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Hansson, McSharry, and Renshaw Crack Own National Records in 100 Breast Semis

In addition to 17-year-old Qianting Tang’s Asian Record in semifinals of the women’s 100 breast in Abu Dhabi, there was a flurry of national records.

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2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the Championship Record in the women’s 800 free, Chinese 19-year-old Li Bingjie will be back in action tonight.

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