The Powerlist

CHI Health Buys Naming Rights to Omaha’s Former CenturyLink Center

The CenturyLink Center in Omaha is no more; as of September 1st, the arena that will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials has a new name.

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Distance Freestyler Drew Munson Verbally Commits to In-state Towson

Drew Munson of Our Lady Of Good Counsel High School and Rockville Montgomery Swim Club has elected to attend Towson University in 2019-20.

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GA Tech, Federal Way To Host 2019 U.S. Winter Jr. Nationals Dec. 11-14

The dates and locations for the U.S. Winter Jr. Nationals East and West meets have been decided by USA Swimming, with the East meet taking place December 11-14th at Georgia Tech, and the West meet taking place the same dates in Federal Way, Washington.

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Tennessee Women to Battle Five SEC Opponents This Season

Two-time NCAA runner-up Erika Brown will lead Tennessee through a tough 2018-19 dual meet season.

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Brazil’s Technical Director Resigns, Cites Lack of Transparency

The technical director of Brazil’s swimming federation has resigned, citing the federation’s lack of transparency as reason for his departure.

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USA Swimming BOD Approves 4 Sites for 2019 Futures Championships

Irvine, host of summer Nationals and Junior Nationals in 2018, will host 1 of 4 Futures meets in 2019.

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Prep For College With The 2018 College Preview SwimSwam Magazine

You can get the 2018 COLLEGE PREVIEW through Oct 17th. OUR THEME: How to be a Student Athlete. We also rank the TOP 50 2018-19 NCAA SWIMMERS, and we deliver our first POWER RANKINGS, projecting who will be the 2019 NCAA Championship team.

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Marist Men, Women Picked to Finish Second in MAAC

Courtesy: Marist Athletics POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads were both picked to finish second…

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2019 US Open Water Championships to be Held at Miami Marine Stadium

The Miami Marine Stadium was a true spectacle when it first open in the 1960s; after decades of disrepair, it’s being revitalized as a concert venue.

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A True Swimmer: Duncan Scott Suffers Ankle Injury Tripping On Pavement

Just two days after accepting the inaugural British National Lottery’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ award, 21-year-old Duncan Scott revealed he is recovering from two ruptured ankle ligaments.

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Georgia Tech to Host 2019 U.S. Winter Nationals Dec. 4-7

Georgia Tech’s state-of-the-art facility is a regular host for prime-time national and international meets, and it was originally built in the 1990’s for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. 

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3x MSHSL Section 5AA Champ Sam Kennedy Sends Verbal to Minnesota

Sam Kennedy from Wayzata High School and LifeTime Fitness in Plymouth, Minnesota has verbally committed to in-state University of Minnesota for 2019-20.

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Clean, Affordable Pool Air Is For Everyone

The circles above highlight the non-invasive placement of BioOx units at Valley Central High School in Montgomery, New York, which hosted the NDAC Winter Festival Meet earlier this year.

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Shout From The Stands: My Second Home

The pool is what my team bonds over, the love for swimming holding us together as a swim family, which I affectionately refer to as my “second family.” It might be a pool to anyone else, but to me, it is my second home.

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USA Swimming Hires CSCAA’s Joel Shinofeld

USA Swimming has hired former College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Executive Director Joel Shinofeld as its new Managing Director of Sport Development, the organization announced today.

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