The Powerlist

4 Swim Parent Tips About Olympic Dreams

After talking with parents of Olympians, I discovered they don’t push their kids. Instead, they put zero limitations on their kids’ dreams. They are encouraging, hopeful and never say it’s impossible.

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Will Molly Renshaw Be Left At Home Again?

After being left out of her home country’s Olympics in 2012, Molly Renshaw, after swimming a lifetime best, 10th-in-the-world 2:23.56 in the 200 breast, may be left out of the Olympic team yet again.

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Cate Campbell Breaks Australian Record in 50 free Semis at Trials

Australia’s Cate Campbell has broken her own Australian Record and textile best in the 50 free.

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WATCH: Dominique Bouchard On Heading To Rio

Dominique Bouchard made her mark on the backstroke events last week at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, finishing second in both the 100 and 200 and solidifying her spot on Canada’s Olympic team.

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Chad le Clos Cruises to 1:55.0 200 Fly on Day 4 of South African Trial

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

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WATCH: Chantal Van Landeghem Happy With Trials Results

Chantal Van Landeghem had a very successful run at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials which qualified her to compete at her first Olympic Games ever.

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Chloe Tutton ‘Relieved its Over With’ After 200 Breaststroke Record

2016 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/OLYMPIC TRIALS Tuesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 17th Tollcross International Swimming Center, Glasgow, Scotland Prelims at…

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GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 2 Stats

Although no swimmers hit the automatic standards in their events today, Georgia Davies (above), Chloe Tutton, and Molly Renshaw each swam a consideration standard.

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Chris Walker-Hebborn ‘Looking at the Positives’ After Missing Standard

2016 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/OLYMPIC TRIALS Tuesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 17th Tollcross International Swimming Center, Glasgow, Scotland Prelims at…

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WATCH: Sandrine Mainville Is A Key Part of Canada’s 4×100 Free Relay

Sandrine Mainville was one of the five High Performance Centre – Ontario athletes who qualified to compete for Canada at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Games last week at the Canadian Olympic Trials.

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WATCH Katie Ledecky Press Conference at the 2016 Arena PSS – Mesa

ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES AT MESA Thursday, April 14 – Saturday, April 16, 2016 Skyline Aquatic Center Mesa, Arizona (same…

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2016 GBR Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Lizzie Simmonds is the top seed in the women’s 100 backstroke heading into Tuesday evening’s finals sessions.

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Russian Swimming Fed Waiting On Efimova’s Meldonium Concentration Data

After WADA’s announcement earlier today that some cases where athletes have tested positively for meldonium may see the athlete’s suspension lifted, eyes turn to Yulia Efimova’s situation.

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WATCH: Penny Oleksiak Reflects On Canadian Trials

Penny Oleksiak had a breakthrough meet at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials last week, qualifying for her first Olympic team at just 15-years-old.

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Chloe Tutton Breaks British 200 Breast Record By 1.5 Seconds

2016 BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/OLYMPIC TRIALS Tuesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 17th Tollcross International Swimming Center, Glasgow, Scotland Prelims at…

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