The Powerlist

2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle

Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.

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Two Aussie Backstroke Age Records Fall In Queensland

Two men’s backstroke age records bit the dust at these 2021 Queensland Championships, with Isaac Cooper and Joshua Edwards-Smith getting it done.

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Puerto Rico Record-holder Emma Guglielmello Verbals to Texas A&M

Magnolia Aquatic Club’s Emma Guglielmello has made a verbal commitment to Texas A&M for the 2023-24 school year.

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USA Swimming Launches Million-Dollar Grant To Grow Aquatics Programs at HBCUs

The initiative’s goal is to develop learn-to-swim and competitive opportunities in communities served by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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2021 Short Course World’s Picks & Previews: Men’s 400 & 1500 Freestyle

Months after his iconic Olympic gold medal performance, Ahmed Hafnaoui will take to the short course meters pool and vie for another win.

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My Mesh Bag

Every swimmer’s mesh bag has an understated level of significance to them as their career in the pool unfolds, from club to college and beyond.

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Cornell Women’s Swimming & Diving Welcomes Eileen Bringman as Assistant Coach

Bringman joins the Big Red women’s swimming and diving staff after spending the last 10 years coaching on both the high school and club scenes.

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Recco, Marseille & Jug Sailing Away In LEN Champions League, Group ‘B’

Unlike the other group which didn’t stop producing thrillers round by round, Recco, Marseille and Jug already proved they were a class apart from the others.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Daiya Seto Joins The Swim-Vlog Scene

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse and beyond.

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Jack Bauerle to Give Fall Commencement Address At UGA

Currently in his 43rd season as Georgia’s head coach, Bauerle is the dean of SEC coaches and the winningest active swimming and diving coach in the NCAA.

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Nebraska’s Haebig, Troyer & Opacic Sweep Weekly Big Ten Awards

Nebraska senior Autumn Haebig won both the women’s 50 back (26.50) and 100 back (56.66) in a victory over Omaha.

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Cal Women Host UCSD To Close Out 2021

The Bears finish out the calendar year with a dual meet that will be held at Legend Aquatic Center against UC San Diego.

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USA Water Polo National Team Athletes Cap Up With Clubs Abroad For 21-22 Season

A variety of countries have welcomed Team USA athletes for the 2021-22 season, with seven male and three female U.S. Olympians set to compete abroad.

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Hernandez, Schnell, Cooper & Flory Qualify For Worlds At USA Diving Winter Nats

Delaney Schnell and Hailey Hernandez paired up to win the women’s 3-meter synchro event, while Zachary Cooper and Max Flory came out on top in men’s platform.

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Jillian Best: Endurance Swimmer and Transplant Recipient on Champion’s Mojo

Liver transplant recipient and endurance swimmer Jillian Best’s last stroke of her 32.3 mile, 18 hour and 36 minute swim across Lake Ontario.

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