The Powerlist

2019 M. NCAA Champs: Stewart’s 44.32, Nikolaev’s 44.49 Highlight Morning’s Relay Splits

Coleman Stewart and Mark Nikolaev led off their medley relays in big-time swims of 44.32 and 44.49, respectively, in this morning’s prelims.

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Nine Meet Records Fall on Day One of NCSA Age Group Champs

On the opening day of the 2019 NCSA Age Group Championships, nine meet records fell.

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2019 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Scored Prelims

Cal had themselves a morning for the ages. They picked up 52 points over their seeds.

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Kenneth To Posthumously Honored; Private Memorial Service Scheduled

In the aftermath of the shocking news that Hong Kong swimmer Kenneth To died earlier this month while training in Florida, his nation’s swimming association paid tribute to the late 26-year-old. 

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2019 M. NCAA Champs: Cal’s Hoffer and Sendyk Post Top Ten 50 Free Times

Cal Bears Ryan Hoffer and Pawel Sendyk scorched the pool this morning with a pair of 18-mid 50 frees.

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Andrew Seliskar Becomes 5th Man Ever to Break 1:40 in 200 IM

In prelims on Thursday morning, Seliskar dropped half a second to take top seed for finals in the 200 IM.

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Top Seed, Three-peat Big 10 Champ Auboeck Misses 500 Final

Felix Auboeck added significant time to his 500 freestyle this morning, falling well out of scoring position

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Hosszu Hunting For 2IM Title, Milak Readying For 4Free Magic

Shut out of the medals last night in the 200m fly, Katinka Hosszu is on the prowl for the 200m IM title tonight in Hungary.

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Harting and Mulcare Declare False Starts on Thursday Morning at NCAAs

Because they didn’t scratch before the scratch deadline, these declared false starts still count as one of a swimmer’s maximum allotted entries.

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Katie Ledecky Featured in NBA Star Steph Curry’s YouTube Show

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky joined NBA star Steph Curry for an episode of his YouTube series “5 Minutes from Home,”…

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Townley Haas on Farris’ 1:29.1: “He swam it pretty much perfectly” (Video)

Haas split 1:29.66 – the fastest relay split in history. Interestingly enough, that title of Fastest Relay Split used to be held by Farris – so the two essentially swapped records tonight.

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Athena Clayson Will Cross The Pond To Swim For Fresno State In 2019

Sprinter and Backstroker Athena Clayson will get to try out Short Course Yards swimming as a member of the Fresno State Bulldogs.

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Towson Receives Verbal From Butterflier/Backstroker Andrew Lapin

Andrew Lapin will look to become the next big 200 butterflier from Towson starting in 2019.

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Connor Gamble Will Stay In-State With Commitment to SMU Mustangs

Sprinter Connor Gamble looking to continue his swimming career at Southern Methodist University.

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Emily Overholt Talks Mental Health Struggles Ahead of Canadian Trials

Canada’s Emily Overholt burst onto the international scene in 2015, taking bronze in the 400 IM at the FINA World Championships that year. As she set her sights on Rio, however, her mental health quickly deteriorated. 

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