The Powerlist

Full ISL Rosters Heading Into 30-Day Free Agency

The Aqua Centurions kicked off their rebuild by making Dutch breaststroker Arno Kamminga the International Swimming League’s first-ever #1 overall pick.

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Benedetta Pilato To Race At European Junior Champs Weeks Before Tokyo

Newly minted world record holder Benedetta Pilato will race at home in Rome for one final tune-up meet before the Tokyo Games.

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Ivy League Champion Izzi Henig of Yale Featured in Times Opinion Section

Yale junior Izzi Henig’s story of coming out to his family, coaches, and teammates during the pandemic was featured in Times Opinion.

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Polish Olympian Bartosz Piszczorowicz Will Transfer from Louisville to NC State

Bartosz Piszczorowicz, the 2019 ACC Champion in the 200 free, will use his last 2 years of college eligibility at NC State.

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Guinea-Bissau’s Siphiwe Baleka Blocked From Olympics Over FINA Deadline Rule

FINA has denied an application that would make Siphiwe Baleka the first-ever Olympic swimmer from Guinea-Bissau in a dispute over the qualifying deadline.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Is Brent Hayden Canada’s Next 2-Sport Olympian?

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

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‘WaveMakers’ Docu-Series about Swim Across America Premieres July 8

The six-episode series that shares the stories of various people in the swimming community who are all striving to make waves in the fight against cancer.  

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Ireland’s On-The-Bubble Ellen Walshe Nominated For Tokyo Olympics

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe nabbed a FINA ‘A’ cut in the 200m IM but her 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games nomination status was in limbo.

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Campionati Mondiali In Vasca Corta Ad Abu Dhabi Fervono I Preparativi

Il presidente della Fina ha tenuto una conferenza stampa ad Abu Dhabi dove fervono i preparativi per i Campionati Mondiali in vasca corta

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Townsville Crew Of Chalmers, Horton & Company Cleared Of COVID-19

Reigning 100m free Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers was among a small group of Aussiesvisiting Magnetic Island when it was declared a coronavirus hotspot.

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LEN European Championship Organizers Thank Frontline Workers In 30+ Languages

Medical personnel, law enforcement officers, members of the armed forces and teachers were all thanked for their efforts.

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Montenegro Claims Third Water Polo World League Title In Tbilisi

After winning the Olympic Qualifier in Rotterdam at the start of the year, the Balkan team reigned again by upsetting Team USA 9-8 in the gold match.

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Johns Hopkins Announces Men’s & Women’s 2021-22 Recruiting Classes

Johns Hopkins men’s and women’s swim coach Scott Armstrong announced that 12 freshmen will join the Blue Jays for the 2020-21 season.

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Verso Tokyo: Account Social Degli Atleti Giapponesi Saranno Controllati

Contro gli hater sui social media arriva una proposta del Comitato Organizzatore per controllare gli account dei partecipanti giapponesi

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Head Coach Dave Durden Assesses Trials, 2021 Olympic Team Moving Forward

I enjoyed getting his perspective on how he moves through a process like Olympic Trials, going home for 1 week, then leaving again for the Olympic Games.

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