The Powerlist

Pro Swim Des Moines: In Gara Dressel, Lochte, Smith, Ledecky

Pro Swim Series: Si Riparte Dall’Iowa, dove da domani troveremo in gara Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Lochte, Regan Smith e Katie Ledecky

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Virginia’s Ted Schubert on Team Transformation from 2017 to Present (Video)

Virginia senior Ted Schubert discusses UVA’s rise from 6th at ACCs in 2017 with 0 points scored at NCAAs to 2nd at ACCs in 2020 (and 10th at NCAAs in 2019).

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2020 Men’s NAIA Fan Guide: Another Tight Battle Brewing Between Keiser and SCAD

Keiser brings a lot of depth to the 2020 NAIA National Championships and will look to hold off 2019 runner-up SCAD. The meet begins Wednesday in Knoxville.

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Navy Comes Out on Top, More Records Fall on Final Day on Final Day of ECACs

Navy came out ahead in the women’s and men’s meets by convincing margins this year. Another pair of ECAC records fell on the final day of the meet.

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Pac-12 Releases Psych Sheets for Men’s Pac-12 Swimming Championships

Psych sheets have dropped for the 2020 Men’s Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships, with USC holding a narrow early points lead based on diving.

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2020 Des Moines Pro Swim Series Psych Sheets: Dressel Enters 8 Events

In addition to his traditional focus races (50 free/100 free/100 fly), Dressel has placed entries in the 100 back, 100 breast, 200 free, 200 fly, and 200 IM.

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Carson Foster Hits 1:48.9 In 200 Free To Close Mako Senior Meet

On the heels of a pair of 1:58s in the 200 IM, Carson Foster finished off the Mako Senior Meet with a 1:48.98 win in the 200 free.

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USA Synchro Renamed To USA Artistic Swimming, Launches We Move As One Campaign

USA Synchro has changed its name to USA Artistic Swimming, aligning with the changes made by FINA.

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Breno Correia Hits Lifetime Best 1:46.6 200 Free at Pinheiros Time Trial

Correia’s previous best was a 1:47.26, which was done at the 2019 Worlds prelims where he was just a couple of tenths from making the semifinals. 

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Coleman Stewart’s Mom “Wasn’t Too Happy” About His WUGs-Inspired Tattoo (Video)

After the meet wrapped up Saturday, Stewart took a few minutes to speak to SwimSwam about how the experiences last summer have stayed with him to today.

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Pearson Wins Twice, Goes 1:54 in 200 Back On Final Night of Carlsbad Sectional

18-year-old Samantha Pearson won the 100 free and 200 back in back-to-back events Sunday, capping off the Carlsbad Sectional.

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Eva Szekely, Who Used Swimming to Survive Holocaust, Dies at 92

Eva Szekely competed at 3 Olympic Games, including winning gold in 1952, survived the Holocaust in part because of her status as a swimming champin.

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Japan Cancels Paralympic Swimming Trials Meet Due To Coronavirus

Due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Japanese Para Swimming Federation has just cancelled the Para Olympic Swimming Trials.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships Fan Guide: Bears Hunting Threepeat

The Cal Golden Bears are the heavy favorites to make it a threepeat at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships. Things could get interesting in the runner-up race.

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Cal Freshman Anna Kalandadze Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Anna Kalandadze’s best time in the 1650 free this season would have likely qualified her for the NCAA Championships, though she’s now off Cal’s roster.

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