The Powerlist

NC State Continues 2022 Recruiting Push with IHSAA A-Finalist Kyle Ponsler

At the 2020 Indiana HS Championships, Ponsler finsihed fourth in the 500 free (4:28.07) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:50.43/1:49.58 in prelims).

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After 4 Second Drop in 100 Back as a Junior, Christopher Lee Commits to Indiana

The Indiana Hoosiers have added a few late bloomers to their recruiting class of 2021, including Christopher Lee, above, who had a breakout junior season.

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49.0 Flyer Russell Exum Commits To SMU For Fall 2021

After dropping from 52.1 to 49.0 in the 100 fly as a junior, Russell Exum of North Carolina will join SMU’s recruiting class for the fall of 2021.

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Three-Sport Athlete Joe Rusnock (2021) Commits To SMU

Joe Rusnock, a three-sport athlete out of Connecticut, has verbally committed to SMU’s incoming freshman class in 2021 as a full-time swimmer.

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57.9-to-49.8 Flyer Max Zuanich Commits To SMU For 2021

High school senior Max Zuanich has verbally committed to Southern Methodist University for the fall of 2021, bringing rapidly-dropping back and fly times.

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NCAA To Furlough Nearly 600 National Office Employees For Up To 8 Weeks

All NCAA national office staff will go into a mandatory furlough, which can range up to 8 weeks, in light of the association’s revenue loss from the pandemic.

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College Football Begins Tonight As FBS Still Split on Postponement

With potential ripple effects to swimming, college football’s FBS will hold its first games tonight, while remaining split over a postponement of the season.

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Escocia Ve Una Suave Reapertura De Las Piscinas: Inglaterra, En Crisis

Sportscotland anunció ayer el lanzamiento de un fondo de apoyo COVID de £ 1,5 millones ($ 1,995 millones de dólares) para apoyar el sistema deportivo escocés.

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Bill Yorzyk, the First Olympic Gold Medalist in Butterfly, Dies at 87

Bill Yorzyk won the Olympic gold medal in the 200 fly in Melbourne in 1956, which was the first Olympic gold medal ever offered in the stroke.

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Westmont Women’s Swimming Adds Kassy Gregory

Gregory, who recently moved to Rancho Mission Viejo, is a sophomore transfer from Soka University.

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Andreas Vazaios Selected As Chi Alpha Sigma Scholar Athlete of the Year

The award recognizes student-athletes who demonstrated academic and athletic achievement, along with service and leadership on campus and in the community.

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Kaloyan Levterov Looks To Continue Momentum At Black Sea Cup

Bulgarian backstroker Kaloyan Levterov is heading to the Black Sea Cup where the 17-year-old may do even more damage to the 200m back.

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Legends’ Home Pool, The Aquarena Says They Will Not Reopen In The Short Term

The Works athletic facility in St. John’s, Newfoundland has announced that they do not have any current plans to re-open their ‘Aquarena’ pool.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #204

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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Georgia Tech Snags Slovak Record-Holder Zora Ripkova for 2021

Ripkova was a member of Slovakia’s World Junior Championships roster last summer, where she finished top 20 in all three butterfly races.

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