The Powerlist

Ryan Held Re-Breaks U.S. Open Record in Finals at U.S. Nationals – 47.39

Held lowered his own PR and U.S. Open record from Wednesday morning prelims by .04 seconds, the third-fastest swim in the world this year.

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Paige Hetrick Clocks a 2:14 to Win the 200 Back at Y Nats Night 2

Louisville commit Paige Hetrick of Bradford took the first individual event of the night, the women’s 200 back, in a time of 2:14.42.

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Leah Gingrich Takes Down 200 Fly Personal Best From 2008

Her previous best was set 11 years ago, at the LCM Y Nationals meet back in 2008.

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Charlotte Hook Swims 3rd-Fastest 15-16 American LCM 200 Fly in History

Hook is now the sixth-fastest American woman in the 200 fly overall this season.

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BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Keiser University

This week’s BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week is the Keiser University Seahawks of Fort Lauderdale, FL, whose men’s team has won two straight NAIA titles.

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Japan’s Kosuke Hagino Set To Make Racing Return At FINA World Cup – Tokyo

After taking several months off, Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino of Japan is back in the water to race at the 1st stop of this year’s FINA World Cup.

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14-Year-Old Atakan Malgil Hits New Turkish Age Record In 400 IM

Turkish teenager Atakan Malgil produced another Turkish Age Group Record in the men’s 400 IM, getting under the 4:40 threshold.

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2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview

The men’s 100 free will be a dogfight among many athletes to secure their top 6 spot for the national team roster.

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Tom Shields Scratches 200 Fly Final, Expected to Swim Event at Pan Ams

#2 seed Tom Shields has scratched out of the 200 fly at US Nationals, yet he is expected to swim the event at the Pan American Games within the coming days.

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Coach Neil Versfeld Returns Home to Georgia Where He Was an NCAA Champion

2009 NCAA Champion Neil Versfeld takes over for Harvey Humphries as Georgia’s associate head coach after 4 years at Georgia Tech.

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Full Ryan Lochte Post-200 IM Press Conference (Video)

Ryan Lochte talks candidly about his family life, checking himself into rehab, and his return to competitive swimming after a 14-month ban

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2019 U.S. Nationals: World Juniors Showdowns/Effective Swim-Offs on Night 1

Brendan Burns and Blake Manoff should be swimming head-to-head for the second World Junior Championships roster spot in the boys 200 fly in tonight’s finals.

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WADA Publishes Lausanne, Tokyo 2020 Games Anti-Doping Rules

WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, has made public the Anti-Doping Rules for both the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

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2019 US National Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Today’s morning session begins with heats of the 200 fly and 100 free, and timed finals of the women’s 800 free and men’s 1500 free.

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WUGs Gold Medalist Kaersten Meitz Out of U.S. Nationals with Appendicitis

Meitz, after taking gold at WUGs in the 400 free by nearly five seconds, is reportedly withdrawing from the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships.

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