The Powerlist

Sobers Breaks Barbados National Record in 200 Free at Worlds

In the 200 SCM freestyle at the FINA World Championships, Emmanuel swimmer Alex Sobers swam a personal best 1.47.55, setting a new Barbados national record.

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Dear Santa: A Last-Minute Swimmer Plea

A last-minute letter to Santa may just do the trick for your upcoming Holiday season.

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GER Swimming Installs Coaching Team to Replace National Team Director

The German Swimming Federation (DSV – Deutscher Schwimmverband) has announced plans to install a “Team Tokyo 2020” instead of a new…

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Shout from the Stands: The “Judd Gym”

Coaches, swimmers, alumni, family and friends of the Oakville Aquatic Club gathered on December 1, 2018 to celebrate the life of Coach Dave Judd, who passed away at the start of the 2018-2019 swim season.

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Teen Minakov Scorches 50.13 1Fly, Rylov 49.11 1Back At Salnikov Cup

Russian swimmers threw down fast times in St. Petersburg before calling 2018 a done deal, several of which would have finaled in Hangzhou.

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Real Estate: Your Next Two-Lane Dream Home

I believe this is the perfect home for an aquatic-oriented family, but it is also close to all of the attractions that make Scottsdale a wonderful place to live – schools, shopping, hiking, golf, etc.

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Kolesnikov Closes Out 2018 With WJR In 100 Free

2018 Salnikov Cup Friday, December 21st – Saturday, December 22nd St. Petersburg, Russia SCM Results 18-year-old Kliment Kolesnikov ended his stellar…

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Russia Denies WADA Search Team Access To Lab Data

“Let’s hope WADA doesn’t get played again and immediately declares them non-compliant,” United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart told Reuters upon the news of data denial during the RUSADA inspection.

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Shout from the Stands: On Heroes… Like Missy

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…

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Kurzbahn-WM 2018: Die Topverdiener waren Hosszu und Prigoda

Braden Keith ist der Auto des englischen Artikels, er recherchierte die Fakten und Zahlen. Bei den diesjährigen Kurzbahnweltmeisterschaften in Hangzhou,…

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Best Underwater Swimming Photos of 2018

2018 was a truly exciting year in our sport which led to the creation of some interesting imagery. Once again,…

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Swimming Canada Will Host Their First-Ever Open Water Trials in 2019

While the meet will be the first Canada-hosted trials for an open water national team, it will actually be hosted in the Cayman Islands.

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First Rankings of 2018-2019 Colorado High School Girls Season Released

The first Colorado High School Girls’ Swimming rankings of the 2018-2019 season are out. With the state scoring to 20…

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Vermont Reduces Scholarships for Women’s Swimming & Diving Program

The women’s swimming & diving program is one of 3 that will see a scholarship reduction next season. The school says all sports saw reductions in their operating budgets.

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26-Year-Old Van Den Hoogenband Dutch Age Record Goes Down

The Dutch Short Course Championships saw multiple age group records fall through day 2.

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