The Powerlist

AAU Isn’t the Alternative, It Is Grassroots Swimming

AAU’s $20 athlete membership undercuts USA Swimming’s price tag by more than half, especially when you factor in LSC fees.

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2026 “Best of the Rest” Sprint Freestyler Sam Lofstrom Sends Verbal to Georgia

Team Vortex sprinter Sam Lofstrom, a state champion and Scholastic All-American, has verbally committed to swim for Georgia in 2026.

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Freestyler & IMer Peyton Kerby To Swim For Queens University Beginning In 2026-27 Season

Freestyle and IM specialist Peyton Kerby has committed to swim and study at Queens University, beginning in the 2026–2027 school year.

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Distance Freestyler Will Downend Commits To St. Olaf College’s Class Of 2030

Distance freestyle specialist Will Downend has announced his commitment to swim and study in St. Olaf College’s Class of 2030.

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Logan Kelly, Sam Lorenz Set New Program Records at Horizon League Quad Meet

Logan Kelly and Sam Lorenz highlighted Horizon League’s first quad meet of 2025, each breaking school records in Indianapolis (Pictured: Logan Kelly).

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Dick Shoulberg Honored By ISHOF With Lifetime Achievement Award

Shoulberg is best known for building Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania into a national powerhouse during his 45-year tenure there. 

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Raito Numata Denies Kazushi Imafuku 400 Free Gold At JPN National Sports Festival

Catch up on the final day of action at the Japanese National Sports Festival, featuring teenage dynamo Raito Numata in the 400m free.

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Duncan Scott Far From Calling Career Over At Twenty-Eight, Welcomes Tom Dean To Stirling

Hear the latest and greatest from British Olympic multi-medalist Duncan Scott concerning his future career and welcoming Tom Dean to Stirling.

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Illinois State Finalist Bella Fontana to Swim for Bowling Green Starting Fall 2026

A strong freestyler and backstroker, Fontana is already poised to be one of the Falcons top swimmers in the 100 and 200 free.

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Primo Costume Da Gara: Come Sceglierlo Senza Stress

É il momento dell’anno in cui famiglie e giovani atleti si trovano davanti al dramma ed alla spesa extra. Ecco come affrontare questo momento

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World Championships Competitor Kim Bomin of South Korea Verbals to Florida for 2026-27

Kim Bomin, who represented South Korea at this summer’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, has committed to the Florida Gators for 2026-27.

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Purple Defeats Gold, 125-105, In LSU Intrasquad

Jere Hribar ripped a pair of sub-20 50 free swims and clocked 44.20 in the 100 free during LSU’s intrasquad on Saturday.

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Euro Juniors Finalist Siri Vanderlinden Verbally Commits to Yale for 2026-27

Belgian freestyler Siri Vanderlinden has made a verbal commitment to the Yale Bulldogs’ class of 2030.

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Nick Sloman, Chelsea Doyere (Gubecka) Double Up At Inaugural Australian Open Water Cup

Fresh off Australia’s most successful open water campaign in Singapore recently, Douyere and Sloman won their respective 5km and 3km events.

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Rikako Ikee Anticipa Il Rientro In Giappone Dopo L’Esperienza In Australia

Cambio di programma per Rikako Ikee. La 25enne tre volte olimpica giapponese ha annunciato il suo ritorno in patria con qualche mese di anticipo

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