The Powerlist

Ranking the 2025 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

Julie Mishler is the fastest 50 freestyler in the class of 2025, and she will be joining the Louisville Cardinals for the upcoming school year.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 352 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Looking for a job in swimming? Go here to see 352 Swim Jobs.

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Regan Smith Needs Her Own Podcast, And This Is Why

Regan doesn’t hide the grind or the heartbreak (or the behind the scenes events that can distract elites). She gives us beat-by-beat insight.

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#8 Maxwell Stanislaus Announces Verbal Commitment to Stanford for 2026-27

Lakeside Aquatic Club’s Maxwell Stanislaus, the #8 recruit in the high school class of 2026, has announced his verbal pledge to Stanford.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Sam Hennenfent Will Join Duke Class of 2030

Duke adds distance freestyler and Summer Juniors qualifier Sam Hennenfent for the fall of 2026. Hennenfent will arrive as a potential conference scorer.

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Northwestern Announces The Addition Of Matthew Lowe To Staff As Assistant Coach

Northwestern University has hired Matthew Lowe as an assistant coach, bringing nearly a decade of collegiate coaching experience to Evanston.

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Rocco Meiring Claims Coach Of The Year Honor At South African Sports Awards

Rocco Meiring, who has been named SwimSwam’s “African Coach of the Year” for the past seven seasons, was named South Africa’s overall Coach of the Year.

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Virginia High School State Champion Rawlings Leachman Verbals To Duke’s Class of 2030

The Blue Devils picked up the Virginia-native Rawlings Leachman, who will contribute to the backstroke and IM squad in Durham

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USA Swimming Expands Block Party Program

USA Swimming makes Block Party program available to 25% of teams with the upcoming phase three of the pilot program beginning in September.

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Mobile County’s New Aquatic Center Set to Ease Overcrowded Swim Meets

Mobile County’s new Aquatic Center aims to relieve crowded meets with bigger pools, more seating, and top-tier training facilities.

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Honorable Mention Kayda Geyer Sends Verbal to Colorado State for 2026

Geyer, who is just entering her senior season of high school, already has times that would have comforotably scored at the 2025 Mountain West championships.

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University of North Carolina Adds Andrew Eckhart As Assistant Coach

Andrew Eckhart has been named an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, the school announced on Wednesday.

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Dallas O’Haver Hired as UNLV Head Diving Coach

UNLV swimming and diving head coach Pat Ota announced the hiring of Dallas O’Haver to his coaching staff as the head diving coach on Thursday.

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Beyond Performance: The Enduring Lessons of Coaching in Competitive Swimming

Success is too often defined by medals and championships. Those matter, but if we are honest about the work we do as coaches, they are not what lasts

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Social Media E Interviste: Una Competenza Necessaria Per Gli Atleti Moderni

European Aquatics rilancia il suo impegno formativo, annunciando la seconda edizione del webinar dedicato a social media/personal branding degli atleti

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