The Powerlist

2016 Maria Lenk Olympic Qualifiers After Day 2

Etiene Medeiros, Nicolas Oliveira, Joao De Lucca, and Guilherme Guido were the only Brazilians to achieve FINA ‘A’ standards and an Olympic ticket on Day 2 Finals at Maria Lenk.

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Jazmin Carlin: “This Means Everything”

The 3rd race was the charm for Jazmin Carlin, as the Bath University swimmer nabbed a British Olympic-qualifying time in the women’s 400m freestyle in Glasgow tonight.

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Pavoni “Did Everything He Could”, Still Falls Short Of GBR OLY Team

Winner of the 200 IM tonight in Glasgow, Loughborough University’s Roberto Pavoni clocked a FINA “A” cut, but fell short of the must stricter British Olympic-qualifying time.

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Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Happy To Be On The Plane To Rio (Video)

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor nabbed a spot on the British roster for Rio with her 200 IM outing tonight.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 3 Scratches and Finals Preview

There are dozens of scratches on the final night of competition as teams head home after 2-1/2 days of racing. For those who remain, it’s a great opportunity to get a second swim against some of the world’s most elite athletes.

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Ben Proud: “You Can’t Back Off At The Olympics”

Ben Proud lowered his own British Record in the men’s 50m freestyle while competing at his nation’s Olympic Trials in Glasgow. Catch his post-race interview here.

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GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 5 Stats

3 swimmers clocked British Olympic-qualifying times in Glasgow tonight. Check out the list of who’s in with one more day of competition left.

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Manuella Lyrio Breaks Brazilian National Record in 400 Free

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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WATCH: Brad Tandy Win 50 Free, Qualify for Olympics at SA Trials

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (SA OLYMPIC TRIALS) King Aquatic Park, Durban, South Africa Sunday, April 10th – Saturday, April 16th…

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The Final Tally Has 11 South African Men, 0 Women, Qualified for Rio

No country in the world has a more glaring gender-gap in swimming than does South Africa.

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McBroom: It was cold and windy, but I had fun racing (Video)

The Woodlands’ Michael McBroom inched his way up from seventh to third to second, then made his move over the final 100 meters to claim the win with 3:49.04

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South Africans Time Trial 800 Free Relay to Rio, But Miss in 400

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (SA OLYMPIC TRIALS) King Aquatic Park, Durban, South Africa Sunday, April 10th – Saturday, April 16th…

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Adams: Katie Meili and I are enjoying the journey together (Video)

Adams never lost the lead and finished first with 2:08.59, just a touch faster than she had been in the morning

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YBCC Phoenix Freestyler Carlee Timmins Commits to Rowan University

The YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties’ Phoenix Swim Team has announced that Carlee Timmins of Cherry Hill has committed to Rowan University in Glassboro for next fall.

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MAC Selects Seven Missouri State Swimmers as Distinguished Scholars

Seven Missouri State men’s swimmers were voted by faculty athletic representatives as Distinguished Scholar Athletes, representing the ‘best of the best’ from the eight Mid-American Conference winter sports, the league announced Friday, April 15.

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