The Powerlist

Arizona State Earns Verbal Commitment from AIA State Champion Evan Nail

With year-over-year drops of nearly 7 and 9 seconds in the 200 and 400 IM, Evan Nail announced his verbal commitment to the in-state Sun Devils for 2022.

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Daiya Seto: “I’m Aiming For Phelps’ 400 IM World Record”

With one eye on the 2fly, Daiya Seto is also gunning for American Olympic icon Michael Phelps’ world record in the men’s 400m IM come July.

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2021 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Evgeny Rylov will look to make the Russian Olympic team on Monday in the men’s 100 backstroke, where he’ll battle head-to-head with Kliment Kolesnikov.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2021 NCAAs

The current junior group has a heated battle for top scorer. Kieran Smith leads scoring, but Shaine Casas leads with 3 individual NCAA titles.

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FINA Updates Calendar with Russia As Hosts Of 2021 World Jr. Championships

Following months of speculation FINA has confirmed that Kazan, Russia will act as hosts of the 2021 World Junior Swimming Championships.

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Kolesnikov Enters All-Time Top 10 With 52.24 100 Back; Rylov Goes 52.12

Kliment Kolesnikov is now tied with Ryosuke Irie for ninth all-time, while Evgeny Rylov’s swim ranks as the 10th-fastest performance ever.

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1948 Olympic Silver Medalist Susan Zimmerman Dies at the Age of 95

Susan Zimmerman, who represented the US at the 1948 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 100 backstroke, has died at the age of 95.

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17-Year-Old Yanagimoto Qualifies For Japan’s Olympic Squad

17-year-old Konosuke Yanagimoto raced in the men’s 200m freestyle tonight, snagging the silver in a time of 1:47.45 to make his first Olympic relay squad.

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Evgeny Rylov y Kliment Kolesnikov, top 1 y 2 del ránking mundial de 100 espalda

Un total de 7 nuevos nadadores se han clasificado hoy para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 en el Campeonato nacional de Rusia

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Indiana Club Swimmer Chase Smith Dies After Long Battle With Cancer

About seven years after being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, former Indiana club swimmer Chase Smith has died. 

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University of Toronto’s Aleksa Gold Breaks Estonian Record in 200 IM

Aleksa Gold, who trains in Canada at the University of Toronto, raced in Latvia over the weekend, where she broke an Estonian Record in the 200 IM.

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2021 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Carson Foster or Luca Urlando? It was an agonizing choice for #1 recruit. But after one year… it’s Destin Lasco leading individual scoring.

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7 Ways Swimmers Can Build Confidence as Pre-Race Jitters Kick In

You’ve trained long and hard to perform your best on race day. Here is how to keep those pre-race jitters from holding you back from swimming like a champ.

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Rylov, Chikunova Lead Group of Seven New Russian Olympic Qualifiers On Day 3

2016 Olympic medalists Evgeny Rylov and Yuliya Efimova, along with newcomers Evgeniia Chikunova and Kliment Kolesnikov, qualified for the Games on Monday.

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USA Swimming Foundation Awards $507K In Grant Funding for Swim Lesson Providers

These grants will support programs offering free or reduced-cost lessons, providing an estimated 13,800 children with the opportunity to learn how to swim.

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