The Powerlist

Brazil’s Nelson Da Silva Junior Cracks Two Meet Records In Aachen

The 48th Annual International Swim Festival took place in Aachen, Germany over the weekend, with 8,650 € ($10,200 USD) in prize money up for grabs. Brazil’s Nelson da Silva Junior earned 2 meet records in pursuit.

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PASA Adopts Swim Team In Hurricane-Torn Puerto Rico

The sport of swimming is often said to foster tight-knit communities, and sometimes those communities stretch around the globe.

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KNZB Stages Two Qualification Periods For 2018 European C’ships Roster

The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation has released its qualification criteria for the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow.

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Dynamo’s Ryan Showfety Commits to North Florida Ospreys

Ryan Showfety of Johns Creek, Georgia has announced her verbal commitment to the University of North Florida for 2018-19.

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South African Terence Parkin Named Foundation Ambassador

The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, an organization that teaches essential water safety skills and how to swim, has named South African Paralympic swimmer Terence Parkin official Ambassador for the Deaf and Blind.

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2017 Manchester Int’l Meet: Peaty, O’Connor Among Powerhouse Players

It’s almost Peaty Time, as the 2016 Olympic champion and world record holder sets his sights on the Manchester International Swim Meet this weekend.

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Watch Louisville Women Belly Flop Into Warm Down (Video)

Arguably the main event at the 2017 SMU Classic occurred not in the competition pool, but the warm down pool. 

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2017 Swim Cup Amsterdam Attracts Key Talent

2016 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 50m freestyle, Pernille Blume of Denmark, is one of the superstars competing at the 2017 Swim Cup Amsterdam this weekend.

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Optimize your training with custom fitted goggles from THEMAGIC5

For the first time in history, custom fitted goggles have been introduced to the world of swimming by THEMAGIC5, preventing water leakage and discomfort. The company’s goal is to remove all problems with goggles to optimize training and competition.

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2017 Kansas 6A Champion Megan Keil Verbals to Mizzou

Mizzou has picked up a verbal from sprint freestyler Megan Keil of the Wichita Aqua Shocks, who will join their class of…

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FSU Men Set Pool Record on Day 2 vs. Virginia Tech and Duke

Florida State closed the meet with their 2nd Pool Record of the weekend as they topped Duke but fell to Virginia Tech.

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IOC To Use New Candidature Process For Olympic Winter Games 2026

In line with Olympic Agenda 2020, the strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement, the new Candidature Process is based on increased flexibility and an in-depth dialogue with the IOC and the Olympic Movement.

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Queens & Drury Sit Atop Division II Rankings

The ballots are in and the votes counted for the CSCAA – TYR Top 25 preseason poll. 

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Backstroker Keegan Walsh Becomes Georgia’s 3rd In-State Verbal

Two-time U.S. Open qualifier Keegan Walsh gives his verbal to in-state Georgia Bulldogs, to become their 4th men’s team commitment of the Class of 2022.

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Denver Sweeps Weekly Summit League Swimming Awards

Denver’s Heidi Bradley was named The Summit League Women’s Swimmer of the Week, while teammate Sid Farber earned the Men’s Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Oct. 9 – 16.

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