The Powerlist

Paris 2024: Spain Claims First Olympic Gold in Women’s Water Polo With Win Over Australia

Spain defeated Australia 11-9 to claim the country’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s water polo after finishing with the silver medal in Tokyo.

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Shannon Sharpe Awards Bobby Finke $50,000 Bonus After 1500 Freestyle World Record

Finke was the highest man with $145,000 from the USOPC and USA Swimming earnings but earned another $50,000 from Shannon Sharpe for breaking the World Record.

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Potomac Valley LC 13 & Over Championships: 13-year-old Germosen blast 24.30 50 Free

Jeremiah Germosen (L) posted the fastest time by a 13 year old this season in the 50 free, and now ranks 67th all time in the 13-14 NAG rankings.

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Paltrinieri (Italy), McSharry and Wiffen (Ireland) Named Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers

Wiffen won Ireland its first gold in men’s swimming last week as he won the 800 free. At least 6 swimmers will be flag bearers for the closing ceremony.

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China Completes Diving Sweep As Cao Yuan Wins Men’s 10m Platform

China is now the first country to sweep all 8 diving events at the same Olympics since diving was expanded from 4 to 8 events in 2000.

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Torri Huske, Katie Ledecky Lead US “Operation Gold” Earnings At 2024 Paris Olympics

Huske leads all swimmers from the US with $261,875 earned at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Bobby Finke is the highest male with $145,000.

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Futures & CIF State Championship Finalist Lucas Crother-Collado Commits to Cal Poly (2024)

After personal bests in both long and short course this season, Lucas Crother-Collado will bring some B-Final times to Cal-Poly this season.

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SCAD Hires Former TCU Assistant Rob Zamorano As Next Head Coach

Zamorano spent two seasons at TCU as an assistant coach and becomes the 3rd head coach for SCAD in three seasons.

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Campionato Italiano Di Categoria 2024: Risultati Finali Day 6

Prima sessione di finali per le categorie ragazzi e senior ai Categoria Estivo 2024. Seguite con noi i risultati delle finali del Day 6.

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WADA Study Finds Low Prevalence Of TUEs Among Olympic And Paralympic Athletes

Results found that across 4 Olympic Games, TUEs were present in 0.90% of athletes while the 4 Paralympic Games had a total TUE prevalence of 2.76%. 

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Relive Emma McKeon & Company’s Celebratory Jump Into Paris Pool

30-year-old Emma McKeon celebrated her final swim in style, joining her medley relay teammates in a post-medal ceremony plunge.

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What Are Team USA’s Swimming Superstitions?

Paige Madden does not do her nails before her races while Nic Fink always warms up a second time before his race.

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British Olympic Champion Tom Dean Joins ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

On the heels of the 2024 Olympic Games, gold medalist Tom Dean of Great Britain has revealed he will be joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing. 

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Open Water Swimmer Leonie Beck Experiencing GI Symptoms After Women’s 10km In Seine

Beck swam in the women’s open water race on Thursday, finishing 9th out of 24 women. She won gold in the open water race at the 2023 World Championships.

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Thomas Booth Posts QLD All Comers Record In 17-Yr-Old Boys’ 100 Free

17-year-old Thomas Booth produced a time of 48.63 to take down his age group’s Queensland All Comers Record in the 100m freestyle.

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