The Powerlist

Santa Clara Leads USA Swimming’s 50 Top Swim Cities of 2016

USA Swimming has released it’s list of the top 50 swim cities in 2016, with the San Jose-Santa Clara metropolitan area earning the #1 rank.

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Ohio State Record-Holder Hanna Gresser Gives Verbal Commitment to OSU

Firestone Akron’s Hanna Gresser has elected to state in-state for her collegiate career; she made a verbal commitment to the Buckeyes on Thursday.

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WATCH: Connor Jaeger Throws First Pitch at Detroit Tigers Game

2016 Olympic silver medalist and University of Michigan Graduate Connor Jaeger threw out the ceremonial first pitch in today’s Detroit…

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International Anti-Doping Summit Makes Recommendations To WADA

A meeting between 17 National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) in Denmark this week produced reform recommendations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) among other things.

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Two Paralympic Records Broken in Paralympic Prelims Day 8

2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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5 Things You’ll Never Hear a Successful Swimmer Say

The things we tell ourselves matters. Here are 5 things you’ll never hear a successful swimmer tell themselves.

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USC Snags Verbal Commitment from #3 Maggie Aroesty of LIAC for 2017-18

National age group record-holder Maggie Aroesty has verbally committed to swim for the USC Trojans in 2017-18.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Liu Benying Obliterates World Record

It’s been a banner week for China at the Paralympics with 27 golds through 9 days. But none has been as historically dominating as Liu Benying’s 200 free S2.

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Bermudian Olympian Roy Burch Lands Head Coach Role At NC School

Olympian Roy Burch from Bermuda will be taking on the role of Head Coach of Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville, North Carolina.

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How Your Athletes Can Give Their Best Effort, Every Race, Every Meet

In a perfect world, coaches and athletes are on the same page.

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Chad Le Clos Announces Split From Longtime Coach Graham Hill

Chad Le Clos is partaking in the post-Rio coaching shuffle, announcing his departure from longtime coach Graham Hill.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 Michigan Seeks Back-To-Back B1G Titles

The Michigan women head into 2016-17 with a good chance at repeating as Big Ten champions. Their freestyle group has plenty of scoring potential in both sprint and distance, which bodes well for their free relays as well as the individual points.

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Aussie Medalist Mitch Larkin Leaves St. Peters Western, Michael Bohl

Aussie World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Mitch Larkin has been training with Michael Bohl for the past 7 years, but has now decided to move on.

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Michigan Hosting Two-Day Meet with Louisville to Kick Off NCAA Season

Paul Powers returns for the Maize and Blue after breaking the B1G record in the 50 free last season.

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Paralympics Rio 2016: Verena Schott wird Fünfte über 400 m Freistil

2016 Rio Paralympische Spiele, Rio, Brasilien Mittwoch 7. bis Sonntag 18. September Schwimmen: Donnerstag, 8. bis Samstag 17. September Olympic…

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