The Powerlist

Junior Nats Qualifier Kristian Hansen Commits to Minnesota

Hansen’s club training base is with the Upper Valley Aquatic Club, and his primary focus is on the distance freestyle events.

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Southern Illinois Gets In-State Commitment From Hannah Reiser

Illinois-based swimmer Hannah Reiser has made her college decision, and she’ll be staying in state when she starts her NCAA career next season.

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4x Arizona State Champ Savanna Carlson Verbally Commits to Wisconsin

Savanna Carlson from Phoenix Swim Club and Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona, has verbally committed to swim for the University of Wisconsin beginning in the 2017-18 season.

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Double Legacy David Dixon Commits to Swim for West Virginia

David Dixon of NOVA of Virginia has verbally committed to swim for West Virginia University beginning in the fall of 2017.

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Almeida Stays Golden with 200 IM Victory on Day 3 of Brazil Open

Brazilian Olympian Brandonn Almeida is still nothing but golden through day 3 of the 2016 Brazil Open after tackling the men’s 200 meter IM in day 3 finals.

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YNats Qualifier Katie Szum to Head to Loyola University New Orleans

Katie Szum, who swims for Andover/North Andover YMCA Hurricane Swim team in North Andover, Massachusetts has announced her verbal commitment to Loyola University New Orleans.

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Canadian Brooke Lamoureux Signs NLI with University of Akron

Brooke Lamoureux, from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in Canada, recently signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Akron for 2017-18.

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YNat Finalist Remy Skerjanz Verbally Commits to Davidson

Remy Skerjanz, who swims for Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club and Spartanburg High School, has verbally committed to Davidson College for 2017-18.

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Northeastern Secures Verbal Commitment from Megan Kelley

Megan Kelley of Chaparral High School and Temecula Swim Club has made a verbal commitment to swim for Northeastern University in the fall.

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Howard University Bison Sign Florida Breaststroker Speakman Smith

Speakman Smith, from the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Florida, signed an NLI to swim at Howard University next year.

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Germany’s Steffen Deibler announces retirement

Germany’s world record holder in the 50 m butterfly (SC) Steffen Deibler has  announced his retirement from the sport of…

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Steffen Deibler erklärt Rücktritt vom Wettkampfsport

  Vor nicht mal einer Stunde hat Steffen Deibler auf seiner Facebook Seite eine Nachricht veröffenlicht: “Liebe Facebook-Gemeinde, nach vielen…

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How To Improve Freestyle Kicking – Video

The speed of the freestyle kick is the baseline speed for your freestyle. The higher the baseline speed (kick speed), the faster you will swim, after adding your pulling motion and body rotation.

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Onto Her Third Coach, Ledecky Doesn’t Miss a Beat

Now onto her 3rd coach, Katie Ledecky hasn’t slown down one bit.

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10 Female Swimmer Problems

There are a lot of aspects and experiences unique to the female swimmer. I laugh about these a lot with my swimmer girls, and maybe you do too. Here are 10 Female Swimmer Problems…

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