The Powerlist

Michigan HS Swim Coach Arrested For Alleged Sexual Texts With Student

A high school swim coach in Michigan has been fired from his position and arrested by police for allegedly sending sexual text messages to a student.

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Viktor Bromer, Coach Jóhannesson Win National Danish Swimming Awards

Viktor Bromer captured Male Athlete of the Year honors last night at the Danish Swimming Union annual award ceremony last night

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Syrian Paralympic Swimmer To Carry Olympic Torch

A 27-year-old swimmer who is also a Syrian refugee and amputee will carry the Olympic torch on its journey to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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New Zealand Reveals Coaching Staff For Rio

Gary Hurring, Graeme Laing and Thomas Ansorg will be the trio of coaches headed to this summer’s Games for the New Zealand.

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Pellegrini’s 200 Free Only Olympic Qualifying Swim On Day 4 of Italian Nats

Federica Pellegrini swam an Italian Olympic qualifying standard in the 200 freestyle, the only swimmer to do so on day 4.

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Morozov, Ustinova Each Win Second Event at Russian Trials

Vladimir Morozov qualified for the Olympics tonight in the 50 free, clocking 22.01 in the final.

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2016 Italian Spring Nationals and Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals

Federica Pellegrini won the women’s 200 free at the 2016 Italian Assoluti National Championships and Olympic Trials, posting the fourth-fastest time in the world so far this season.

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Brazil Has Still Never Had an Olympian in the Women’s 200 Back

Despite the success of sprint backstrokers like Etiene Medeiros (above), Brazil has still never had a woman swim the 200 backstroke at the Olympics.

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Watch: Luca Dotto Breaks 100 Free Italian Record W/ 47.96 (Race Video)

Watch as Luca Dotto becomes the first Italian man under 48 in this race video.

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Cesar Cielo Definitely Out For Rio, Future Uncertain

Cesar Cielo has been ruled out of any possible relay spots on Brazil’s Olympic roster, and the world record holder says he will take some time off of training while deciding what his future holds.

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Even Adam Peaty Struggles For Lane Space, As No Pools Open In Derby

Adam Peaty will now need to split training time between Repton and Loughborough as one of his training facilities in the City of Derby has just closed.

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2016 Italian Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims Recap

Luca Dotto came very close to hitting the Italian B standard in this morning’s prelims of the men’s 50 free.

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Updating The Story Line On Russian And Chinese Doping

What’s the latest news regarding the ever-present subject of anti-doping? Find out here.

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Russian Olympic Trials Day 7 Prelims Recap

Rozaliya Nasretdinova came in just .12 seconds off the Russian Olympic selection standard in this morning’s 50 freestyle prelims.

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6 Swim Parent Tips About Hard Work

The ability to work hard carries over to other aspects in our lives. We might not reach our goals through hard work, but without it, we will fail.

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