The Powerlist

Toussaint Hits ‘A’ Cut Dead-On To Join Dutch Olympic Qualifiers On Day 2

Backstroker Kira Toussaint hit the FINA “A” cut right down to the hundredth of a second, earning an Olympic berth by the narrowest of margins on day 2 of the Dutch Olympic qualifier.

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3 Big Things From Day One of the 2016 Australian Championships

Blair Evans, Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Mack Horton provided three big things on the first night of the 2016 Australian Championships…

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tammy Cunnington will swim in the PARA SM1-4 150 IM tonight at the Canadian Paralympic Trials.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

15 year-old Taylor Ruck will look to make the Olympic team tonight in the 200 free as she comes in as the top seed from the prelims.

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WATCH: Benoit Huot Set Up To Go To 5th Paralympic Games

Benoit Huot is in a great position to go to his fifth Paralympic Games after a very solid 4:09.89 performance in the 400m freestyle on the first night of competition.

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Poland’s Switkowski Logs FINA A Cut in 200 Fly At Canadian Trials

While competing at the 2016 Canadian Swimming Trials In Toronto this weekend, Polish swimmer Jan Switkowski broke through with an important victory of his own.

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Phelps, Lochte, Ledecky and Franklin Highlight Mesa Psych Sheets

Michael Phelps will compete in the 200 free, 100 fly and 200 IM at the Arena Pro Series in Mesa.

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Eindhoven Swim Cup, day 2, finals recap

2016 EINDHOVEN SWIM CUP (DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS) Wednesday April 6th-Sunday April 10th Prelims -12:00 pm local (6:00 am EDT/3:00 am PDT); Finals…

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WATCH: Dominique Bouchard Makes Olympic Team And Can’t See Her Time

After Bouchard touched, she couldn’t see her actual time and had no idea that she had in fact qualified for her first Olympic Games, and that she would be heading to Rio this summer.

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North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Honorees

This year’s inductees are Erika Braun, Ricky Berens, Cullen Jones, David Marsh, and Mel Stewart. The Induction Ceremony will be Friday evening, April 29 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, NC.

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Without A Prelim Swim, Heemskerk Top Seed For 200 Semi In Eindhoven

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk nabs the women’s 200m freestyle top seed in Eindhoven…..after not even swimming in prelims?

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Meehan and Salo Named Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Co-Coaches of the Year

Both Stanford’s Greg Meehan and USC’s Dave Salo were honored as the Pac-12 Women’s coaches of the year. USC triumphed at Pac-12s, as…

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WATCH: Emily Overholt Makes The Olympic Team With Sydney Pickrem

Last night Sydney Pickrem won one of the closest head-to-head matchups at these Trials, taking down Canadian record holder Emily Overholt in the 400m IM to secure her spot on the Canadian squad for this year’s Olympic Games.

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Ella Eastin Named Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer and Freshman of the Year

The Pac-12 conference has announced its athletes of the year for the 2015-16 season. Ella Eastin was honored as the…

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WATCH: Sydney Pickrem Can’t Believe She’s Going To The Olympic Games

Last night Sydney Pickrem won one of the closest head-to-head matchups at these Trials, taking down Canadian record holder Emily Overholt in the 400m IM to secure her spot on the Canadian squad for this year’s Olympic Games.

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