The Powerlist

Indiana Jumps on 2022 Recruiting with Verbal from Mya Dewitt

Indiana is in need of backstroke speed, and Dewitt is already fast enough to have scored in the 100 back B-final at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.

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Auburn Commit Grant Davis Posts Two Best Times at Chattahoochee Gold Intrasquad

Auburn commit Grant Davis along with several other members of the Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club swam best times during the teams intrasquad meet.

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Better Core Training is Just a Breath Away

Core training is vital to a swimmer’s success, but if an athlete isn’t able to properly breathe there’s no amount of core training they can do to make it up.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #188

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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JMU Athletics Mourns Passing of Coach Charles Arnold

Arnold joined JMU Athletics in the fall of 1973, becoming the first head coach for the men’s swimming and diving program.

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Nebraska High School State Finalist Sean McElmeel Commits to Long Island

Free and back specialist Sean McElmeel has announced his decision to swim for Long Island University beginning in the fall of 2020.

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D-II Bluefield State Adds 12 New Sports For 2021, Including Swimming & Football

Bluefield State College in West Virginia has added a dozen new sports teams for the 2021-2022 school year, including women’s and men’s swimming & diving.

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Paltrinieri Takes Italian 10k National Title Days After 1500 Euro Record

After knocking down a European Record in Sette Colli, Gregorio Paltrinieri wrapped up an Italian national title in the men’s 10k open water.

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Gallaudet To Join Atlantic East As Associate Member In Swimming & Diving

Gallaudet joins the Atlantic East after competing in the NEAC for the last 10 years. The NEAC is no longer sponsoring men’s and women’s swimming and diving.

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Piombino: Paltrinieri Vince La 10km In Acque Libere

Piombino: Gregorio Platrinieri vince la 10 km maschile del Campionato italiano assoluto open 2020, Acerenza terzo ma secondo tra gli italiani.

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Maximizing Performance Through Dryland Part II: Stroke-by-Stroke Principles

The following comes to us from swimmer and coach Josh Hurley, who put together a research paper on dryland training and its specific application to swimming.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jay Friend Talks Developing National Talent in Montana

Friend walked us through his swimming background, from swimming at an NAIA school and having a great experience to falling into coaching

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ECAC Butterfly Finalist Orry Zayit Transfers from UConn to Marist College

Butterfly and backstroke specialist Orry Zayit will transfer from UConn to Marist College beginning in the 2020-2021 season.

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Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #148 – Core Pyramid

Today’s workout will be focused on the core.

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MAAC Announces 40th Anniversary Water Polo Team

MAAC Water Polo traces back to 2003, where Wagner College captured the first MAAC Championship with a 9-8 win over Iona College.

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