The Powerlist

Former Jacksonville-Area Swim Coach Arrested, Admits To Lewd Contact, Luring

Mitchell Bentz, a former swim coach in Orange Park, Florida, turned himself in and admitted to sending an underage girl lewd pictures and messages.

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2021 Bonnies Choice and Senior Award Winners Honored

The 2021 Bonnies Choice Awards were held Monday, May 17 in a virtual setting for the second consecutive year.

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USA Swimming Announces Split-Site 2021 Speedo Summer Championships

Madisyn Cox won the 200 IM at the post-Olympics 2016 U.S. Open Championships and went on to earn a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships.

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Great Britain, Switzerland Jump to Top Wildcard Spots in 400 Free Relay

Great Britain used a new national record in the women’s 400 free relay to now lead the Wildcard spots for the Tokyo Olympics

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Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club Hires Olympian Doug Lennox As Head Coach

2008 Puerto Rican Olympian Doug Lennox is the new head coach for the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club after several college coaching stints.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Arthur Albiero’s Birthday Party

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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Michigan State AD to Meet with Swim & Dive Members Attempting to Save Programs

Bill Beekman, the AD of the university, is set to meet with 12 members of the group battling to save Michigan State’s swim & dive programs

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Kolesnikov On 50 Back WR: “I Wasn’t Really Expecting That”

The 20-year-old Russian says the 23.93 50 back world record came as a bit of surprise, though he was confident that he could make it happen.

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Sarah Sjostrom To Focus On Freestyle, May Not Swim Butterfly In Tokyo Olympics

Recovering from a broken elbow, Sjostrom says she’s only returned to butterfly in the past week, and may only contest the 50 free & 100 free at the Olympics.

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Elizaveta Chmykhova Captures Russian Junior Champs Title by Over 2 Seconds

Elizaveta Chmykhova took the women’s 100 back title on Sunday night by over two seconds after placing second in the 50 back on Saturday night.

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Euro Relay Splits: Heemskerk Blasts 51.99, Three Men Hit 47.1 On 4×100 Free

Femke Heemskerk anchored the Netherlands home in 51.99 on the women’s 400 free relay, marking the second sub-52 split of her career.

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Nuovo DL: Riapertura Piscine al Chiuso A Partire Dal 1° Luglio 2021

Il nuovo DL Draghi ha stabilito che le piscine al chiuso possono riaprire il 1° Luglio 2021, anticipata invece al 24 Maggio palestre

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Kolesnikov rompe el récord del mundo en 50 espalda con 23.93

En el Europeo 2021, Kolesnikov ha hecho récord mundial en 50 espalda con 23.93, mientras el español Hugo González se ha acercado al récord nacional con 24.60.

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Miressi Breaks ITA Record with 47.74 Relay Lead-off; Swiss Relay Downs Record

Similarly, Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov broke the Swiss Record in the men’s 100 free with his lead-off split today.

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British Men Wipe Out Supersuited 400 Free Relay National Record

James Guy was a key difference-maker for the British men’s 400m free relay squad which took silver in a new national record time.

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