The Powerlist

Ellen Walshe, Daniel Wiffen Headline 2025 Swim Ireland Award Winners

A record-setting Ellen Walshe, resilient Daniel Wiffen, and para standout Róisín Ní Ríain headlined Swim Ireland’s 2025 awards ceremony.

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Dolor: cerró una de las históricas piscinas de Rosario

Rosario Central despidió una era: la pileta olímpica del Gigante de Arroyito quedó clausurada, en medio de un plan de expansión del estadio.

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State Law/USOPC Policy Clash Leads To Difficulty Sanctioning Meets In Washington

The conflict highlights the state-by-state nature of U.S. policy and the fact that national governing bodies like USA Swimming are not government entities.

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Scott A Woodburn, Influential Coach Who ‘Ignited a Fire’ in Bob Bowman for Swimming, Dies, 82

Coach Scott Woodburn became St. Lawrence University’s first head swim coach in 1970. By 1976, the team won a national title (above, left, with Hammerhead Aquatics).

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Rylee Erisman to Cal (2026), Derivaux to Texas, & Mid-Season Roundup | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We discuss Rylee Erisman reclassifying to 2026 and going to Cal, Audrey Derivaux to Texas, and recap the first week of Mid-Season Meet pandamonium.

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World Junior Champion Rylee Erisman Sends Verbal To Cal, Reclassifies To Class of 2026

Erisman, ranked #2 in the girls’ high school class of 2027, will graduate high school earlier than expected and join the Bears this coming fall.

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Reef McMeeking Moves To #7 All-Time In Boys’ 13-14 100 Breast (55.48) At FAST High School Open

McMeeking produced the swim one day after being disqualified in the 100 breast prelims at the FHSAA 3A State Championships.

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Josh Liendo, Jillian Cox Named SEC Swimmers of the Week

Florida’s Liendo, a senior from Scarborough, Canada, amassed a meet-high 60 points to help the Gators sweep the Georgia Fall Invitational.

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Torri Huske, Anna Moesch & Shane Eckler Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

Notre Dame’s Eckler was named the ACC Men’s Swimmer of the week, while Stanford’s Huske and Virginia’s Moesch shared ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week honors.

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Chaminade College Prep Wins First State Title in 41 Years At Missouri Class 2 Championships

Chaminade finished 7.5 points ahead of Rockhurst to claim its first ever Missouri Class 2 state championship on Nov. 15.

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Harvard Stays Undefeated With Sweep of Columbia

The Harvard women defeated Columbia at Percy Uris Natatorium, 194-96, while the men rolled the past Lions, 180.5-119.5 as both teams remain unbeaten.

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WSU’s Darcy Revitt Named Mountain West Swimmer of the Week

Revitt was named the MW Swimmer of the Week, while Nevada’s Bailey Heydra and Nevada’s Moji Pholjamjumrus earned Diving and Freshman honors, respectively.

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Rice’s Ava Portello Earns Second Straight American Conference Swimmer of the Week Honor

Portello earned a trio of top-three individual finishes at the Phil Hansel Invitational in Houston this past weekend, including winning the 500 free.

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Futures Qualifier Lauren Konarske Announces Commitment To Missouri State For 2026-27

Lauren Konarske, a breaststroke specialist, has committed to swim at Missouri State University as the first publicized member of the school’s class of 2030.

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Repubblica Ceca: Ufficializzati I 14 Convocati Per Gli Europei Di Lublino-Forfait Di Seemanova

La Federazione Ceca ha reso nota la squadra che prenderà parte ai Campionati Europei in vasca corta di Lublino 2025, in programma dal 2 al 7 dicembre

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