The Powerlist

Breaststroke Records Bite The Dust At Polish Winter C’ships

Through 4 days’ worth of action at the 2020 Polish Winter Swimming Championships, numerous national records bit the dust.

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Andrei Minakov rebasa el récord mundial junior en 50 mariposa (SCM) con 22.34

Andrei Minakov también está a solo tres décimas de segundo del récord ruso de 22.07 establecido por Oleg Kostin en 2019.

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WJR Holder Eddie Wang Named Taiwan’s ‘Best Male Athlete’

18-year-old Eddie Wang has been named best male athlete of Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) at the nation’s Sports Elite Awards ceremony.

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UNC Keeps Distance Freestyler Patrick Sleater In-State for Fall 2022

Racing at the Cary, N.C., site of the virtual 2020 Winter Junior Championships, Sleater clocked lifetime bests in the 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free.

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NC State-Bound Norgaard Clocks SCM 800 Free Danish Record

Making some major noise right at Danish C’ships was 20-year-old Alexander Norgaard, who took the men’s 800m freestyle title in record-breaking style.

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Olympians Agnes Bernek-Mutina and Peter Bernek Announce Birth of Firstborn

Three-time Hungarian Olympian Agnes Bernek-Mutina and two-time Hungarian Olympian have announced the birth of their firstborn child Berne today via Instagram.

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Arkansas Adds Sprinter Claire Rumzie for Fall 2021

Rumzie is primarily a sprint freestyler, and she’s been 27.37/1:00.07 in long course in the 100 free and 200 free. 

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Winter Juniors Qualifier JJ Chapman Sends Verbal To UMBC

Winter Juniors Qualifier JJ Chapman has announced his verbal commitment to join the UMBC Retrievers for the fall of 2021.

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McMillan Slices .09 Off Newly-Minted 200 Free Irish Record

Jack McMillan rewrote the Irish record books last night in the 200m free and the Bangor swimmer was back at it to close the Irish Winter Meet.

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16-Year-Old Chikunova Swims World’s 8th Fastest 200 Breast This Season

On the last day of swimming at the 2020 Russian SC Champs, 16-year-old Evgeniia Chikunova swam to victory in the 200 breast with a 2:18.10 for gold.

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London Area Entering Strict Lockdown With Clubs Out Of The Water Entirely

Clubs like Guildford City are back to virtual training as London and surrounding areas in England are entering another strict lockdown.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #311

SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…

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Futures Qualifier Morgan Schield Sends Commitment to In-state SMU for 2021

Aqua Swift Aquatics back/fly specialist Morgan Schield will swim at SMU beginning in the fall of 2025. Her backstroke times would already score at AACs.

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Bulgaria’s 17-Yr-Old Miladinov Rips 51.08 100 Fly For #2 In The World

Bulgarian teenager Josif Miladinov just put up the #2 time in the world in the men’s 100m fly while competing at his nation’s team championsihps.

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Kate Douglass Swims 2:04 in 200 Breaststroke in Unsanctioned Intrasquad

Virginia sophomore Kate Douglass swam lifetime bests and Pool Records in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at an intrasquad meet on Saturday morning.

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