The Powerlist

Ryan Lochte Says Yes To 400 IM, Adds Backstrokes & 100 Fly To Trials Lineup

Lochte’s six-event lineup in Omaha will include the 400 IM, where he’ll be the oldest swimmer in the event by nine years.

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Rio Silver Medalist Maddie Groves Withdraws From Aussie Trials

26-year-old Olympic silver medalist from Rio, Maddie Groves, says she is ‘relieved’ about her decision to not compete at the Australian Olympic Trials.

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No 200 Free For Regan Smith at U.S. Olympic Trials; Enters 100/200s of Fly/Back

19-year-old world record-holder Regan Smith will focus in on backstroke and butterfly at U.S. Olympic Trials. She will not go after a 4×200 free relay spot.

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Simone Manuel Enters 50/100/200 Free At Trials for Potential 7 Olympic Events

Simone Manuel will target the same three events (50 free, 100 free, 200 free) she did at 2016 Trials, with the potential for 7 Olympic events between them.

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ISL Protection Lists: Iron’s Core Protected; Small Tokyo Group Adds Watanabe

Iron will have the option to retain almost all 2020 scorers. Tokyo has lots of stars not registered for the league, but added breaststroker Kanako Watanabe.

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Rumor Mill: LSU Pursuing Top Power 5 Assistants to Fill Head Coaching Position

LSU AD Scott Woodward has reportedly focused on top assistants at some of the best programs in the country to find his next swimming head coach…

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Carnegie Mellon Unveils Second Athletics Hall of Fame Class

Swimmers Molly Evans, Brian McCarthy and Chris Pearson were among those named to the Hall of Fame.

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Chelsea Piers Backstroker Alexa Pappas Commits to Princeton

Back/fly specialist Alexa Pappas from Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club in Connecticut will swim for Princeton beginning in the fall of 2021.

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14 Pepperdine Athletes Win PCSC Academic All-Conference Awards

Highlighted by nine first team selections, 14 Pepperdine swim and dive athletes won Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Academic All-Conference awards Wednesday.

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16-Year Old Nate Germonprez Goes 2:02 in 200 IM Time Trial in Omaha

In between prelims and finals at Wave I of the 2021 US Olympic Swimming Trials, a number of swimmers tried their hand at time trial races.

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Miami (OH) Picks Up Verbal From Winter Juniors Qualifier Evan Kindseth

2021 Minnesota Class AA State runner-up Evan Kindseth has verbally committed to swim for Miami University’s class of 2026.

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Canadian Breaststroker Elle Couture Sends Verbal to University of Akron

2-time Candian Juniors finalist Elle Couture has verbally committed to swim for the University of Akron’s class of 2026.

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Summer League and the Olympics

Summer League and the Olympics go hand in hand in the development of a young swimmer.

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PEAK Swimming Head Coach & Owner Abi Liu on Reaching Swimmers Through the Soles

You may have noticed Abi and her styling kicks on deck. In this podcast, Abi talks about her shoe collection and how it’s become a coaching tool. 

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Palmer, Loschiavo Lead After First Day of Individual Events At US Diving Trials

Krysta Palmer (pictured) sits in first with a cumulative score of 655.15 for the first two rounds of the Women’s 3-meter. The final will be on Saturday.

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