The Powerlist

Full Entry Lists for 2020 FINA Champions Series Released

71 athletes will compete across 4 days for almost $2 million in prize money at the 2020 FINA Champions Series in China, including 12 races for Katinka Hosszu.

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Former Pepperdine Coach Joe Spahn Was Put on Administrative Leave After Complaints

Former Pepperdine women’s swimming & diving coach Joe Spahn was put on paid administrative leave after athletes alleged bullying and other misconduct.

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Southern California Swimming Will Vote on Creation of New Orange County LSC

The split would take clubs like Mission Viejo (above) and Irvine Novaquatics and form a new LSC with 34 clubs and around 7,000 swimmers.

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Ippei Watanabe Calls Out Pre-Olympic 200 Breast Goal of 2:05

Former World Record holder Ippei Watanabe is gunning to get his mark back in the 200 breaststroke, giving a numerical value to the time he wants to hit.

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Winter Junior Champs A-Finalist Matthew Segal Commits to Wisconsin

Breaststroker Matthew Segal of Club Wolverine will stay in the midwest for college and join the Wisconsin Badgers in 2021.

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Japan’s National Team Relishing Having Nearby High-Altitude Training Spot

Japanese elite swimmers no longer need to travel to Arizona or Spain to get their high-altitude training volume under their belts.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 52.4% Pick Ledecky As Swimmer of the 2010s

A majority of fans picked Katie Ledecky as the #1 overall swimmer of the 2010s, compared to just 38% for Michael Phelps.

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ASU’s Camryn Curry Named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week

The Conference office announced that Camryn Curry of the Arizona State Sun Devils was named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Week.

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Daily Swim Coach Workout #33

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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Brooks Fail, Youssef Selim Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer & Diver Of The Week

The Conference office announced today that Brooks Fail of Arizona and Arizona State’s Youssef Selimwas were named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer and Diver of the Week.

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Practice + Pancakes: New Mexico Women at That Holiday Workout We’ve All Been To

For the holidays I went to visit my brother in Albuquerque. Wyatt trains with the UNM women’s team 3 days a week, and so I paid the Lobos a visit. 

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Jan 6 – Jan 12, 2020

The #5 Indiana men are on the road against #3 Michigan in a clash of top-ranked Big Ten programs this Saturday morning as NCAA meets resume.

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Oklahoma High School Record-holder Daniel Wilson Commits to Missouri

Sooner Swim Club and Norman North High School sprint free/fly specialist Daniel Wilson has committed to Mizzou for 2020-21.

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Minnesota, Northwestern & Ohio State Earn Women’s B1G Weekly Honors

Gophers’ Zhu, Wildcats’ Brunzell and Buckeyes’ Rayner claim weekly awards.

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Dakar 2022 Dates Announced As Two New Sports Join Youth Olympic Games Program

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has approved the period of Oct.2-Nov.9, 2022 for the 4th edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.

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