The Powerlist

Zips Kick Off 2019 Recruiting with Verbals from Rachel Schiffli and Alyssa Riker

Indiana’s Rachel Schiffli and Michigan’s Alyssa Riker have announced their verbal commitments to the University of Akron’s class of 2023….

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Auburn Scores Verbal Commitment from OK State Record-holder Hanna Newby

Hanna Newby, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from American Energy Swim Club and Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, has verbally committed to Auburn University for the 2019-20 season and beyond.

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British Record Holder Lizzie Simmonds Announces Retirement

British Record holder Elizabeth “Lizzie” Simmonds has announced her retirement from elite swimming.

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Grant House Putting Pieces Together at ASU (Video)

After not going best times in long course for years, ASU freshman Grant House produced 4 this weekend in Columbus

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Bring Backstroke to Kenya and Improve Cognitive Skills

Bringing sports to the children of Eldoret and surrounding areas in Kenya can have a dramatic effect on their lives.

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Summertime Sacrifices of a Year-Round Swimmer

During summer vacation, it can be difficult for swimmers to stay motivated to work hard as they watch their peers play hard.

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Tupelo Sectional Finishes With Personal Bests, First-Ever Swims

Jaqueline Turner took the women’s 100 free, breaking 1:00 for the first time ever with a 59.68.

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Holloway, Desorbo, Looze & Bottom To Coach ACC/Big Ten Challenge Teams

Coaching staffs are taking shape for the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with Braden Holloway and Todd Desorbo to lead the ACC All-Stars and Ray Looze and Mike Bottom heading the Big Ten All-Stars.

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Ryosuke Irie Talks Bowman Training Camp with ASU, UGA Men (Video)

Justin Ress had the slight lead at the 50 in 25.80 (with Irie at 25.87), before the three-time Olympic medalist from Japan charged back in 27.21 to take the win by just over two tenths

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1960 NCAA Champion and U.S. Olympian Bruce Hunter Dies at 79

Bruce Hunter had a roller-coaster of a swimming career that included a 4th-place finish in the most controversial Olympic swimming race of all-time.

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King, Finnerty Named IU Athletes of the Year

The Indiana University Department of Athletics announced on Monday that senior women’s swimmer Lilly King, senior swimmer Ian Finnerty and men’s soccer’s Grant Lillard have been named IU’s 2017-18 Athletes of the Year.

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Anastasia Sorokina Breaks 34-Year Old Russian Youth Record

Anastasia Sorokina (middle) broke a 34-year old Russian Junior girls’ record in swimming.

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Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 1

Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?

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Montevallo Hires Buffalo Assistant Mahaney as First Head Coach

The University of Montevallo Athletics Department is pleased to announce Aaron Mahaney as the first head coach for the Falcons’ men’s and women’s swimming programs.

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Happy But Never Satisfied: Balancing Academics and Athletics (Video)

Dan is a Boston College presidential scholar, an ACC postgraduate scholarship recipient, and a two-time Boston College scholar-athlete of the year

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