The Powerlist

Luca Urlando Hits New Lifetime 200 Free Best for Third Time in 2019

Urlando has dropped two and a half seconds since last summer, and already ranks #6 in USA Swimming history for the 17-18 age group.

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Pavlopoulou Matches Greek 200 IM Record To Kick-Off Glasgow Int’l Meet

The 2019 Glasgow International Swim Meet got underway tonight at Tollcross.

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47-Year-Old Steve West Pops 1:04.99 100 BR LCM at NOVA Grand Challenge

47-year-old Steve West of Irvine Novaquatics broke his year-old Masters world record for the 45-49 age group in the 100 breast with a 1:04.99.

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Kasia Wilk Reflects On Impressive Swims at Polish Nationals

The former USC Trojan, turned UNLV Rebel, Kasia Wilk broke her country’s record in the 50 freestyle last week at Polish Nationals with a time of 24.73.

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Still No 2019 ISL Rosters for US-Based Teams

It looks as if swim fans will have to wait at least another week until rosters for the four US-based ISL teams will be released.

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USA Swimming Announces Whitley, Foster Among Juniors For Mare Nostrum

USA Swimming has announced the rosters of juniors who will travel internationally to both the Mare Nostrum tour in June…

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5 Swimmers To Watch At the 2019 Speedo Grand Challenge

100 back world record-holder Ryan Murphy was top 2 in the world last year in both backstrokes, and he leads a loaded (and California-centric) backstroke field in Irvine.

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Australia’s Ashwood Quietly Retired, Underwent Surgery For Scoliosis

2-time Olympian Jess Ashwood of Australia quietly retired from swimming in 2018 after an impressive career that saw the 26-year-old wreak havoc on her nation’s record boards.

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Moscow Lab Has Been Testing Samples Since 2016 Without Full WADA Accreditation

By WADA’s standards, the lab is still “approved,” but not officially “accredited.”

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Dutch Selection Policy For 2019 European Short Course C’ships Revealed

The qualification standards for Dutch swimmers have been released for this December’s European Short Course Championships.

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BioOx Air Cleaning System Rolls Out New 650 Model With Major Sale

The BioOx air cleaning system has been revolutionizing the air quality at indoor swimming pools across the country for close to two years.

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Holly Barratt Named Western Australia’s Swimmer Of The Year

31-year-old Holly Barratt was named 2019 Westpac Swimmer of the Year at the Swimming Western Australia Annual Awards held this past week.

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Greek Sprint Ace Gkolomeev Added To Aqua Centurions

NCAA champion and European Championships medalist Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece has joined the ISL squad Aqua Centurions.

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MD Breaststroke State Champ Samantha Ai Verbally Commits to South Carolina

NBAC’s Samantha Ai has verbally committed to the University of South Carolina for 2020-21.

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France’s Aubry, Spain’s Ruiz Win Open Water Gold in Brive de Gaillarde

Spain’s Paola Ruiz stunned the favorites and out-touched Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal to clinch the title, while Frenchman David Aubry won the race in Brive La Gaillarde quite convincingly.

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