The Powerlist

Tritonwear Race Analysis: 2017 World Championships Men’s 400m Free

The first day of any international championship is always exciting, especially when the first finals event is an anticipated showdown between rivals Sun Yang and Mack Horton.

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2017 British Summer Championships Ripe With Talent

The 2017 British Summer Championships kick-off on Tuesday, July 25th.

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Ben Proud On 50 Fly Semi-Final: I Could Feel Caeleb’s Splashing

“I’m happy with that swim because it wasn’t perfect,” says British speedster Ben Proud of his 50m butterfly semi-final in Budapest.

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Katie Ledecky Ties Missy Franklin with 11th LC World Championship

Katie Ledecky has tied Missy Franklin for the most long course World Championships in history.

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Top Seed Adam Peaty Is Ready To ‘Go Fishing’ In 100 Breast Final

“I love what I do,” says breaststroke maestro Adam Peaty of Great Britain.

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On a Near Full-Year Taper, Michael Phelps Still Loses to a Shark

The shark was reportedly untapered, even more embarrassing for the so-called greatest athlete ever.

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Record du monde : Sarah Sjöström enfonce le mur de Spitz, en 51s71

Le temps de 51s71 réussi par Sarah SJÖSTRÖM sur 100 mètres nage libre, au départ du relais quatre fois 100 mètres, en finale de l’épreuve, en ce premier jour de courses en piscine, ce temps, dis-je, est historique.

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Kenisha Liu Wins Two More, PASA Wins Team Titles at La Mirada Sectls

Brea Aquatics’ Kenisha Liu stormed to two more victories in La Mirada tonight, taking the 200 IM and 50 free.

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From the Research Files: Trends in Women’s World Rankings, 2011-2016

After analyzing trends in men’s world rankings over the last six years, we now turn our attention to the trends in women’s world rankings from 2011 to 2016, as researched by Robin Pla*.

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SMU Brings On Anna Heller As Assistant Coach

Head women’s swimming coach Steve Collins has announced the addition of Anna Heller as the program’s assistant coach. Heller comes to SMU…

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Defending 200 free world champ James Guy will be back in the pool in the heats of his best event on day 2.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will race for gold and try to upend her own world record in the 400 free tonight.

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Mondiaux 2017 : Tableau des médailles – Jour 1 en piscine

Katie Ledecky a donné aux Américains leur première médaille d’or des Championnats du monde à Budapest.

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Sarah Sjostrom Smashes 100 FR World Record In 51.71 On Relay Lead-Off

Sarah Sjostrom became the first woman under 52 seconds in the 100 free leading off the Swedish 400 free relay in 51.71.

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Dressel Scorches 47.2 100 Free for New American Record

The former American Record of 47.33 done by Dave Walters in 2009 finally went down, as Dressel flipped in a scorching 22.2 en route to a record-breaking 47.26 on the 400 free relay leadoff.

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