The Powerlist

Brent Hayden: How Being Assaulted by Police at 2004 Olympics Jumpstarted Career

at the 2004 Olympics after already performing poorly by his standards, Hayden was mistaken for a rioter in Athens and assaulted by numerous policemen

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #127

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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Returning Conference Points: Texas Rolls, But Battle Looms In Rest of W. Big 12

There’s not a lot of drama at the top of the women’s Big 12, but the battle for bronze could be fierce between TCU, Iowa State and West Virginia.

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Coach David Lush Lands At Moreton Bay College

We now know where the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association’s 2018 Coach of the Year, David Lush, is headed.

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Loughborough University Allows 19 Elite Swimmers To Return To Training

It’s still unclear who the 19 swimmers are, but Loughborough has confirmed that they encouraged their swimmers “not post on social media” about their return

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Denison’s Kustritz, Wang Earn CoSIDA D3 All-America Team Member of the Year

Two recent Denison graduates, Kustritz and Wang, headline 24 swimmers selected as members of the three D3 CoSIDA All-America teams.

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Tiendas, Zukowski, Gavino Named UNM Captains

“I am very excited for these three ladies to lead our program for the 2020-2021 season,” said head coach Keegan Ingelido.

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21-Time All-American Asia Seidt Announces Retirement a Year Away from Trials

Asia Seidt, who was the silver medalist in the 200 back at the 2019 World University Games, has announced her retirement from elite competitive swimming.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Ela Freiman (2021) Verbally Commits to San José State

PEAK’s Ela Freiman has verbally committed to swim for San Jose State University beginning with the 2021-22 school year.

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Decorated Former Naperville North High School Coach George Klumb Dies

Klumb coached at Naperville North High School From 1976-1995 and had a storied masters swimming career of his own.

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Ranking the Most Highly Anticipated 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Races: #20-11

We know what she can do in backstroke, but what could happen if Regan Smith swims the butterfly events at Trials? It’s something worth getting hyped over.

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Schroeder YMCA To Run Multiple Meets This Summer, Beginning July 3

Schroeder YMCA in Brown Deer, Wisconsin will host an intrasquad meet July 3, a dual meet July 11, and then a larger competition in late July/early August.

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Quiz Time: Which Famous Swimmer Are You?

You’ve done our crossword puzzles and word scrambles, but sometimes a brain needs a break! Enter our inaugural SwimSwam quiz.

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Returning Conference Points: Elite Stanford Frosh Chasing Cal in Men’s Pac-12

Cal’s class of rising seniors – led by sprinter Ryan Hoffer – is an elite group. But so are Stanford’s incoming freshmen, including flyer Andrei Minakov.

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