The Powerlist

NCAA Champ Dylan Bosch Wins 200 Fly on First Day of Treviso Swim Cup

Dylan Bosch captured the 200 fly, his best event, on the first day of the Treviso Swim Cup, held in Italy.

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U.S. Open Record-Holder Brendan McHugh Wraps Career at Olympic Trials

U.S. national champ and current U.S. Open record-holding breaststroker Brendan McHugh will call it a career following his events at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials – though the Trials finalist stopped short of the word “retirement.”

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Andrew Liang’s 37 Place Jump Highlights Day 6 Prelim Performance Stats

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS Sunday, June 26 – Sunday, July 3, 2016 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska SwimSwam Preview Links and…

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Katie Ledecky on going 8:10 in prelims:”That felt really easy” (Video)

After the prelims of the women’s 800m freestyle Katie Ledecky now owns all 10 of the fastest performances in the history of the event

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The Top 10 (+2) Quotes from Day 6 Prelims (Video)

Many of USA’s biggest stars competed in this mornings prelims on one of the biggest day of Olympic Trials

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Beisel Swims Well Despite Finger Fracture

Elizabeth Beisel qualified third this morning despite a hand injury on Tuesday that forced her to scratch all her events between the injury and the prelims of the 200 back.

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FINA Announces 35 of 50 Olympic Open Water 10k Marathon Swimmers

FINA has announced the start lists for all 25 Olympic competitors in the men’s 10k and 10 of the 25 women’s competitors in the 10k.

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Katie Ledecky Now Owns the 10 Fastest 800 Free Times Ever

Katie Ledecky has cemented herself as the fastest all-time performer in the 800 free ten times over.

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Katie Ledecky Completes Sweep of Janet Evans Records from the Books

Today, Katie Ledecky took down the final major Janet Evans record in the books by breaking the four-time Olympic champion’s 28-year-old national championship record.

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Wrap-Up on the College Commitments of SwimSwam’s Class of 2016

July 1, 2016 begins the new recruiting season for the class of 2017. Take a look at where we are so far with class of 2016 commitments.

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Swimmers describe their Prelims 50 in 1 word (Video)

See what a few of your favorite swimmers had to say about their prelims 50 in (mostly) only 1 word!

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Nathan Adrian Swims Sub-22 After Shutting Down Last Five Meters

Nathan Adrian won the 100 free last night, punching his ticket to Rio, and he had a very smooth 50 free this morning at 21.96.

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Matt Grevers, Seth Stubblefield No-Show 50 Free Prelims

Matt Grevers officially ended his meet today by no-showing the 50 free. Seth Stubblefield was also a no-show, but he likely is resting for the 100 fly prelim this morning.

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Bromer and Nielsen Take Events on Second Night of the Danish Open

The two Danish Olympians competing at the 2016 Danish Open both took individual events on the second day of racing in Herning…

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U.S. Olympic Roster: It’s Looking Good to Take All Eligible Swimmers

Anthony Ervin and Caeleb Dressel, already on the roster thanks to last night’s 100 free final, will be vying for another spot in the 50 free starting this morning.

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