The Powerlist

The 2022 Global Swimming Calendar Gets Crowded: a Date Breakdown

Most of the world, aside from the United States, will have multiple international championships already in 2022. Could Pan Pacs be cancelled?

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U.S. OLY Swimming Trials, Other Event Delays Costing Omaha Almost $200 mil

The U.S. Swimming Trials represents just one of the pieces of the overall Olympic puzzle that has taken a different shape in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chris Jacobs, The Godfather of the Olympic Rings Tattoo

The iconic fashion statement for swimmers started in 1988 with a set of inauspicious Olympic rings etched inside another tattoo and covered by a swimsuit.

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Brown University Swimmer Kelley Tackett Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Tackett, a four year member of the women’s swimming & diving team at Brown University, will travel to India to study modern society’s interaction with archaeological sites.

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FINA World Championships Postponed To May 2022

Another international calendar change comes as the 2021 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will now take place a year later in May 2022

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Chad Le Clos Undergoes 2 Successful Surgeries, ‘Out of Action’ 4-6 Weeks

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos underwent two surgeries over the weekend and will be “out of action” for four to six weeks, he announced on Twitter Monday. 

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SoCal Freestyler Bailey Woinarowicz Commits to Loyola Marymount

Bailey Woinarowicz from Coto Golf & Racquet Club and Santa Margarita High School will swim at nearby LMU beginning next fall.

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Rip Esselstyn: Get Plant Strong

Esselstyn, an author, former swimmer and firefighter, is on a crusade to transform the American diet.

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Le Clos Sottoposto A Due Interventi Chirurgici, Out 4-6 Settimane

Chad Le Clos fa sapere tramite il suo profilo Instagram di essersi sottoposto a 2 interventi chirurgici durante lo scorso fine settimana.

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Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC Extend Athletic Activities Bans Through May

3 of the NCAA’s Power 5 Conferences have announced extensions to their bans on athletic activities in the last few days, even as some states begin to reopen.

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Fitter and Faster FREE Broadcast May 4th to 8th

Don’t miss FFT FREE live broadcasts, including an episode with Olympic Icon Carl Lewis. #FFTLIVE will host 10 Olympians this week including Janet Evans.

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CAS Extends Virtual Hearings Through At Least May 17th

On March 17th, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced it would not hear any cases in-person until at least May 1st.

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Se acabó el misterio: el Mundial de natación se aplaza para 2022

El anuncio de la FINA, hace minutos, confirma la sede de Fukuoka, en Japón, para un torneo que debía realizarse en julio de 2021, ahora fecha olímpica

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Dutch Ministry of Sport Offers Financial Support In Coronavirus Pandemic

The Netherlands’ Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport is making an extra 110 million euros available for sports associations.

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Swimming From Home: Auburn Coaching on SEC Performances, Moving Forward

Each coach gave their perspective on their SEC performances and how this quarantine period could affect athletes once they get back into the pool.

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