The Powerlist

SwimSwam’s 2025-2026 Men’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

The SwimSwam staff unanimously predicted that Hubert Kos will claim three individual NCAA titles at the 2026 Championships.

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2026 College Swimming Previews: #2 Cal Men Aiming To Stay Near The Top Despite Major Losses

Keaton Jones will be a crucial point scorer if Cal wants to maintain streak of top two finishes for the 16th year in a row.

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Long Beach City College Names Aquatics Center After Legendary Coach Monte Nitzkowski

Long Beach City College held a ceremony to posthumously rename its aquatics center after Nitzkowski, a revered coach, athlete in swimming and water polo. 

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Oskar Plotnik Verbally Commits to Fairfield University for 2026

Summer Junior Nationals qualifier Oskar Plotnik has sent his verbal commitment to Fairfield University for the fall of 2026.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72.2% Think NCAA Gets Slower This Season

The Walsh sisters headline a big list of top NCAA performers from last season who are not back for the 2025-26 campaign.

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Torri Huske Breaks Down Her 2025 Worlds: World Records, Medals, and a Coaching Change

Torri faces a lot of change. Meehan’s departure from Stanford to be USA Swimming’s National Team Director has ushered in Lindauer as head coach.

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2025 Aussie SC Championships: Sam Short Rips 7:31.79 800 Free

Olympian Sam Short impressed in the men’s 800m free in his native Australia, posting a monster personal best of 7:31.79.

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arena Swim of the Week: 18-Year-Old Samuel Higgs Drops 4:08 400 IM At Aussie SC Championships

Higgs dropped more than three and a half seconds off his previous PB, now ranking him #4 all-time among 18-year-old Australian boys.

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Australian SC Championships: Sam Short Implacabile, 7:31.79 Negli 800 Stile Libero, PB

Sam Short chiude i campionati in vasca corta con un 7:31.79 che lo rende il secondo australiano più veloce di sempre negli 800

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L’Italia Del Fondo Pronta Allo Spettacolo Di Golfo Aranci: In Acqua Anche Gabriele Detti

Dal 10 all’11 ottobre la Costa Smeralda ospita la World Cup di fondo: Taddeucci guida la classifica femminile, debutto in acque libere per Gabriele Detti

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Thomas Ceccon Guida Le Stelle Alla Swimming World Cup 2025 Di Carmel

Alla prima tappa della World Cup a Carmel, Thomas Ceccon sarà in vasca con un parterre di campioni mondiali e olimpici, da Gretchen Walsh a Leon Marchand

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Melissa Seidemann Named Head Girls Water Polo Coach At Orange Lutheran High School

Seidemann takes over for Brenda Villa, who was named an associate head coach of the Stanford women’s team in August.

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Distance Freestyler Stephen Argabright Commits To Wyoming For Fall 2026

Stephen Argabright, a distance freestyler, has announced his commitment to swim and study at the University of Wyoming.

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24.2/53.1 Sprint Freestyler Sage Gillibrand Commits To Youngstown State For Fall 2026

Versatile sprinter Sage Gillibrand has announced her commitment to swim and study at Youngstown State University, starting in the fall of 2026.

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48.6/1:49.6 Butterfly Specialist Jack Tarte Announces Commitment To William & Mary

Jack Tarte, a butterfly and freestyle specialist, has announced his commitment to swim and study at The College of William & Mary.

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