The Powerlist

Marshall Names Kuurto, Sheridan to 2019 Hall of Fame Induction Class

The Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee has announced the 2019 induction class including 1977-81 swimmer Mark Sheridan and 2002-06 swimmer Milla Kuurto.

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Ohio State Synchronized Swimming Sweeps U.S. Collegiate Nationals

Ohio State Synchronized Swimming added a 32nd National Championship to its list of accolades Saturday in San Antonio, Texas while becoming back-to-back-to-back victors.

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Butkovich Leads Florida State Student-Athletes in Panama City Clean Up

Florida State sophomore swimmer Patrick Butkovich led a group of nearly 40 student-athletes and staff over to Panama City on Sunday in order to help clean up parts of the downtown area that were damaged by Hurricane Michael.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Predictions: How Did the Comment Section Do?

Two of the better predictions revolved around John Shebat in his non-backstroke events.

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Cal Coach Dave Durden Describes Build Up to National Title (Video)

Cal scored 560, the 9th most points any men’s team has ever scored at NCAA’s and the most by any team at this meet since 2004

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Indiana Sweeps Big Ten Men’s Swimming & Diving Awards

The Big Ten announced on Monday the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Swimmer, Diver, Swimming Coach and Diving Coach of the Year awards, as voted on by the conference coaches.

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2019 Men’s NCAAs: How Did SwimSwam’s Power Rankings Hold Up?

After spending the entire year tracking and projecting the men’s NCAA Championships, it’s time to look back at how our Power Ranks held up. Spoiler alert: it’s not great, thanks to major overperformers like Harvard and Ohio State.

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Only Four Texas Pool Records Survived 2019 NCAAs

Five more Texas pool records were broken on the final day of the 2019 Men’s NCAA Championships, leaving only four records untouched after the four days of competition.

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U.S. Masters Swimming Strives to Make Families Safer through their Adult-Learn-to-Swim Campaign

Did you know that more than a third of adults in the United States cannot swim the length of a pool?  Did you also know that the likelihood of a child learning to swim is significantly reduced if their parents don’t know how to swim?

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Sjostrom Rocks 1:55 2Free, 57.0 1Fly & 24.2 50 Free On Day 1 Helsinki

Busting out the 2nd fastest time in the world this season in the women’s 200m freestyle, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom kicked off her Nordic Tour campaign breathing fire. She would also go on to win the women’s 100m fly and 50m free in commanding fashion.

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Photo Vault: Irish Open Swimming Championships

Check out the behind-the-scenes shots at the 2019 Irish Open Swimming Championships, courtesy of David Kiberd.

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Six Upsets, Including 2 Top 5 Affairs, Lead Week 10 Results

Six upsets, including two overtime affairs, highlighted Week 10 water polo action.

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Caster Semenya CAS Decision With Olympic Implications is Postponed

The decision on whether Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya would have to artificially lower her testosterone levels to compete in…

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Italian Elite Ready For Gwangju Qualification In Riccione

The 2019 Italian Championships kick-off tomorrow in Riccione, with the nation’s top talent vying for spots on the World Championships roster for Gwangju. Federica Pellegrini is among them, currently entered in 5 individual events. 

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