The Powerlist

Aussie Open Water Swimmers Get Second Shot at Olympic Selection

This weekend, June 11 and 12 will be the final opportunity for our open water swimmers to qualify for the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016 as they take on the FINA Open Water 10km course in Setubal, Portugal.

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2016 Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Live recap of day 1 finals at the Mare Nostrum Circuit – Canet en Roussillon.

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Football Player Imprisoned On False Rape Charges Cites ‘Privilege’ In Brock Turner Case

Brian Banks, a former standout high school football player who spent five years in prison on rape charges that turned out to be false, criticized the 6-month sentence given to former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, citing “a case of privilege.”

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Uruguay Set to Send Two Swimmers to Rio

Uruguay will be sending Ines Remersaro and Martin Melconian to represent the country in the pool at the Rio Olympic Games…

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Anapa Opens New Pool Ahead of Hosting Russian Open Water Champs

The All Russian Children’s Center 50-meter pool was opened a week ahead of the Russian Open Water Championships, which begin on June 9th…

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Former Nevada High School Coach Arrested, Accused of Sex With Student

A 23-year-old teacher and swim coach at a Nevada high school has been arrested and accused of having sex with a student.

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Suo Ron Wins 100 Breaststroke at Chinese Summer Nationals (Day 3)

2016 Chinese Summer Nationals Ganzhou, China June 6th-9th, 2016 50 meter (long course) pool Live results (Choose “By grouping query results,”…

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Watch: Cullen Jones on Good Morning America

Early this morning, U.S. Olympian Cullen Jones got an opportunity to bring some recognition to the sport with his segment on Good Morning America.

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Registration opens for 4th FINA World Aquatics Convention

The 4th edition takes place at Caesars Windsor Resort and Convention Centre in Ontario, Canada from 3-5 December 2016. Over 1000 delegates will meet to network, share knowledge and develop business.

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Garrett Weber-Gale: It’s a privilege to coach at Nitro (Video)

Garrett Weber-Gale has stepped in at Nitro in a new role for the 2008 Olympian: a coach

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2016 Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet: Hosszu Shines At Day 1 Prelims

Katinka Hosszu took the top seed in all four of her events this morning at the 2nd stop of the Mare Nostrum Circuit In Canet en Roussillon.

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British Olympic Team Bound for Barcelona

Britain’s swimmers destined for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will continue their preparations this weekend when they compete at the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona.

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Matthew Jerden (2017) To Stay In State; Gives Verbal to Indiana

Matthew Jerden, a junior at Bloomington South High School, has opted to swim for Indiana University beginning with the 2017-18…

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Pereira on Phelps and Lochte: Racing them made me who I am (Video)

Thiago Pereira did not play around, jumping out to a huge lead right off the bat, swimming a very strong 1:57.77 for the win in the 200 IM in Santa Clara

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