The Powerlist

Champions League Field Will Be Cut To Eight After Round 2

From Friday perhaps the most crucial phase of the qualification is due to begin. Only half of the 16 teams will remain standing by Sunday afternoon and here is no second chance for those not making the cut.

  Comment First!

A&M Picks Up 3rd In-state Verbal from Grace Wey

Grace Wey from Clements High School and Swim Houston Aquatics Center has announced her verbal commitment to the in-state Aggies for 2019-20.

  2 Comments

La Pallanuoto Festeggia I 100 Anni Con Genova Nel Cuore

CENTENARIO DEL CAMPIONATO DI PALLANUOTO MASCHILE 02 Ottobre 2018 Genova (IT) – Piscine Sciorba ore 19:00 Italia/All Star Martedì 02…

  Comment First!

USA Swimming Releases 2019 Summer Nationals Cuts

USA Swimming has published the full set of time standards for the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships, the last summer national championship meet before 2020 Olympic Trials.

  31 Comments

Manchester Hires Mike Kocsis as Head Coach

Manchester University announced that Mike Kocsis has been named head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach. Kocsis had previously served as assistant men’s and women’s coach at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

  Comment First!

Stanford Snags 2019 Verbal from Irvine Novaquatics’ Sean Slusiewicz

Stanford will gain a sprint freestyler/butterflier in Sean Slusiewicz.

  2 Comments

Norway’s Halvor Borgström, Son of Olympian, Joins Texas Men for 2018

His father, Arne Borgström, won an NCAA title in the 80’s at the University of Alabama.

  14 Comments

Dayton Raiders Freestyler Liz Quarin Hands Verbal to Michigan State

Liz Quarin from Centerville High School and Dayton Raiders has verbally committed to Michigan State University for 2019-20.

  Comment First!

GHSA 7A 100 Back Runner-Up Lleyton Smith Sends Verbal to Auburn

SwimAtlanta‘s Lleyton Smith is yet another verbal commit to Gary Taylor’s first recruiting class at Auburn. He is a senior at Lambert…

  3 Comments

Rockwall’s Janelle Hummingbird Makes Verbal Commitment to Arkansas

Janelle Hummingbird, a senior at Rockwall High School, has given her verbal commitment to swim for the University of Arkansas beginning in the fall of 2019.

  3 Comments

George Mason Scores a Trio of Verbals: Lewantowicz, Gasper and Lucht

George Mason University has received verbal commitments from Emily Lewantowicz, Ashton Gasper, and Sammy Lucht.

  Comment First!

2020 USA Swimming Quad Roundup: Dates, Cuts, Selection & More

The remainder of USA Swimming’s 2020 Olympic Quad is taking shape, with hosts, dates and time standards announced for a number of major meets. We’ve compiled the information here for a quick look at what the coming years should bring.

  3 Comments

SwimSwam’s Official/Unofficial Ballot for the 2018 Golden Goggles

With today’s release of the 2018 Golden Goggles nominations, its time for us to put together our official SwimSwam ballot…

  23 Comments

SwimSwam Pulse: 68.1% Pick Stanford More Likely Than Texas To Repeat

Just over two-thirds of voters picked the Stanford women as more likely to repeat as NCAA champions than the Texas men, with about 16% saying both teams were equally likely to defend their titles in 2019.

  8 Comments

US Open and Junior Nationals Will Combine into One Meet in 2020

The combined meet, which hasn’t been formally named yet, will be held at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.

  5 Comments