The Powerlist

Missouri State’s Collins Named Latvian Olympic Swim Coach

Missouri State University swimming and diving head coach Dave Collins will serve as the Latvian men’s swimming coach for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, the Latvian Olympic Committee announced recently.

  Comment First!

Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swimming Team: Conor Dwyer

Meet 2016 US Olympian Conor Dwyer, from Winnetka, Illinois, who this summer is on his way to a 2nd Olympic Games…

  5 Comments

What Swimming Has Meant to Me

Two summers into swimming for the local club, I had heard about this thing called USA Swimming. It seemed to be the place all the good kids were going to swim.

  Comment First!

Meet The 2016 USA Olympic Team: Jacob Pebley

Watch first-Olympian Jacob Pebley recall how he first got into the swimming world.

  2 Comments

Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Melanie Margalis

Meet Melanie Margalis, the St. Petersburg, Fla. native who swam at UGA. When she was just 10, she won the…

  5 Comments

Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Kevin Cordes

Meet Kevin Cordes, the Naperville, Ill. native and American record holder who will be competing at his first Olympic Games. Cordes…

  Comment First!

Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Maya Dirado

Meet Maya Dirado, the first-time Olympian who swam at Stanford University collegiately. She recalls how seriously she took warmup and the…

  2 Comments

FINA Releases What They Say to Be “Final” Entry Lists for Rio

After numerous invitational mishaps, confusion on the Olympic qualification process, and the Russian doping scandal, FINA has released the “final”…

  29 Comments

Shouts from the Stands: Goodbye Club Swimming

As August approaches and myself and other seniors time as club swimmers dwindles down I cannot help but look back and cherish the moments this part of my life has brought myself and so many more.

  2 Comments

Vlad Morozov to Appeal Rio Ban to CAS, According to Salnikov

Vladimir Salnikov, president of the Russian Swimming Federation, announced in a press conference that Russian sprinter and gold medal contender Vlad…

  30 Comments

Putin Says Fewer Russian Athletes Competing Means Medals ‘Devalued’

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the Russian Olympic punishment as a ‘double standard.’

  19 Comments

GBR’s Fran Halsall Has Bad Aquatic Barbie Memories

Guess GBR sprinter Fran Halsall’s favorite animal and see if you’re right.

  Comment First!

Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Jimmy Feigen

Meet Jimmy Feigen, who will be swimming at his 2nd Olympics. Feigen grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and swam collegiately…

  6 Comments

NASA Swimmers Impress at Brown Deer Sectionals (VIDEO)

At the 2016 Speedo Sectionals in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, NASA impressed with the contributions from some of their strongest swimmers. Check…

  1 Comment

Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Team: Olivia Smoliga

Meet Olivia Smoliga, the Glenview, Ill. native who will be competing at her first ever Olympics. Growing up in the northern…

  6 Comments