The Powerlist

Zimbabwe’s Budapest Line-up Has First Male World C’ships Qualifier

The Zimbabwe Aquatic Union (ZAU) has announced a 4 swimmer-strong line-up for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest this summer.

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Japan to Unleash Self-Driving Taxis in Time for Tokyo 2020 Games

If you’re going to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, be prepared to ride through the city in a driverless car.

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Britain’s Lee & Toulson Win Gold In Mixed 10m Synchro

The British team completed a hat-trick of gold medals as Matty Lee and Lois Toulson won the Mixed 10m Synchro. …

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New Event Proposals For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

As you no doubt have heard and internalized, the International Olympic Committee signed off this week on a proposal to…

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Feeling ‘Lost’ After Rio Gold, Singapore’s Schooling Says, “I’m Back”

“I kind of lost myself,” says Singaporean swimming hero Joseph Schooling of his time after winning Olympic gold.

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Indiana State Adds Four More To 2017-18 Roster

Head coach Matt Leach has announced the addition of four more student-athletes to the 2017-18 roster. “As we solidify our…

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Ben Keast Takes Position with Canada’s High Performance Centre

Ben Keast has accepted a position with the High Performance Centre – Vancouver as assistant to Tom Johnson beginning September…

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Van Der Burgh, Sjostrom Points Leaders Headed Into Mare Nostrum Canet

After unrelenting speed thrown down during the first two stops of the 2017 Mare Nostrum Tour, the final competition in Canet-en-Roussilon, France has the line-up to keep the competitive fire burning in a big way.

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NCAA Adopts Several International Technical Rules For 2017/18 Season

Effective for the 2017-18 academic year, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved having men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams following International Swimming Federation technical rules.

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VMI Head Coach Bill Nicholson Resigns After 15 Years Leading Program

Head VMI swimming coach Bill Nicholson has resigned, effective immediately, to take over as the coach at the Waynesboro YMCA 45 minutes…

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Phelps on New Events: “What Else Are We Going to Add? 75m Frees?”

While he does support the women’s 1500, an event in which men have been able to swim for more than a century at the Olympics, adding new events “takes away from the sport.”

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Ft. Walton Beach’s Daniel Orcutt Wins 2017 FHSAA Scholar Athlete Award

Daniel Orcutt, who just finished his senior year with Fort Walton Beach High School in western Florida, is the 2017…

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ROKA’s Maverick X Wetsuit Is Perfect For Open Water Races

FINA’s new rule that allows the use of a wetsuit in open water races if the water temperature is below 68 degrees has swimmers all over the world weighing the benefits and downsides to suiting up in neoprene.

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Northwestern Picks Up Aussie National 400 IM Champion, Calypso Sheridan

Calypso Sheridan, of Brisbane, Australia has committed to swim for Northwestern University beginning in the fall of 2017.

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Jessica Steiger sets a new German record, 200 m breaststroke

German National Championships and World Championships Trials Thursday, June 15 – Sunday, June 18 LCM Schwimm- und Spunghalle im Europasportpark…

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