The Powerlist

Detroit Student Drowns In School Class; Teacher Charged

A learning disabled student at Mumford High School drowned in a swimming class and the instructor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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Missouri School Guidelines Suggest ‘Revising’ Sports, Alternating Class Days

The Missouri School Boards’ Association has published guidelines for reopening schools, including limiting or canceling school sports.

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How to Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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Remembering Janet Evans’ 400 Freestyle World Record 32-Years Later

22 years ago, Janet Evans swam a 4:03.85 in the 400 freestyle, negative splitting the race on her way to a new world record that wouldn’t fall until 2006.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 84% Prefer NCAA Title To U.S. Open Record

A huge majority of voters would rather win an NCAA event title than set a U.S. Open record, according to our latest poll.

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Kacper Stokowski, Giovanni Izzo Both On Track To Swim For NC State Next Fall

Olympic gap year swimmers Kacper Stokowski and Giovanni Izzo are both on track to compete for the NC State Wolfpack next fall, the program says.

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Canadian Swimmers Join In and Nominate The Dutch For ‘Don’t Rush’ Challenge

The Canadians have become the most recent national team to complete the ‘Don’t Rush’ video challenge and have nominated the Netherlands to do the same.

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MacNeil & Dorenkott Earn Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Awards

Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil was named Big Ten swimmer of the year and Ohio State’s Bill Dorenkott the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 2019-2020 season.

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Many of Austria’s Top Swimmers Returned to Training Several Weeks Ago

Austria has recently allowed top swimmers back to training in pools in the midst of the near-worldwide shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Canadian Coaching Carousel: Another Prominent Ontario Club Gets a New Coach

The Hamilton Aquatic Club has hired Darren Ward as its new head coach. They’re one of 4 major clubs in Ontario to have been on the market in the last month.

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New Jersey Sprinter Allie Fenska Verbally Commits to OSU Class of 2025

At the 2020 New Jersey Meet of Champions, competing for Moorestown Friends School, Fenska took the 100 fly title and was runner-up in the 50 free.

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Three Home Exercises For Building A Strong Freestyle

The Race Club provides three great exercises you can do in your home that will help improve your freestyle.

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Filippo Magnini Non Esclude Un Possibile Ritorno Alle Competizioni

Filippo Magnini, a 38 anni, potrebbe non aver appeso gli occhialini al chiodo in maniera definitiva. In un’intervista alla radio apre uno spiraglio

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Michigan’s Auboeck, Todd, Bottom Earn Big Ten Men’s Postseason Honors

Michigan swept three of four postseason awards in the Big Ten for men’s swimming & diving: swimmer Felix Auboeck, diver Ross Todd and coach Mike Bottom.

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National Merit Scholar Anthony Fitzgerald Commits to Wheaton College (IL)

Crean Lutheran High School’s Anthony Fitzgerald has decided to continue his athletic and academic careers at Wheaton College in the fall of 2020.

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