The Powerlist

Welson Sim Becomes First Malaysian To Qualify For Rio

While competing at the 47th Singapore National Age Group (SNAG) Swimming Championships which took place from March 16th-20th, one Malaysian…

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Jack Bauerle: I’m 50/50 on the 800 Free Relay change (Video)

This was the first NCAA Championships that had the new 4-day format, putting the 800 Free Relay as a stand alone event on Wednesday night, now the first day of Competition

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WATCH: Four Teammates Hope To Be Representing Canada’s Relay In Rio

Four athletes from the High Performance Centre – Ontario are looking to make their mark at the Canadian Olympic Trials this April with hopes of all qualifying for a spot on the 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Aussie Mel Wright Pushes Through Rib Injury For Final Olympic Bid

Melanie Wright continues to fight through lingering rib injury issues in her final Olympic Games push.

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Kuwait Remains Banned From Olympics as IOC Talks Break Down

Kuwait has faced similar bans in the past over its government’s influence on Olympic sports

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Grove City Boys and Villa Maria Girls win 2016 PIAA “AA” Championships

The win was the first ever for Grove City, while Villa Maria made it six straight

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5 Reasons International Swim Fans Need to See Touch The Wall

Touch The Wall goes international with screenings now available in Australia and New Zealand through the on-demand screening platform TuGG.com.au.

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“Max Chats” Catches Up With FINA Scholarship Athletes

Young Max of “Max Chats” caught up with several of the FINA scholarship athletes who competed at the South Asian…

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Osborn Breaks 2 Short Course Canadian Deaf National Records

University of Manitoba Bisons swimmer Thomas Osborn broke two short course Canadian deaf national records this past weekend at the Manitoba/Saskatchewan Short Course Championships.

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7 cosas que la natación te enseñará sobre la vida

La natación no es solamente líneas de broceado, ojos de mapache y madrugar por las mañanas, tampoco es sólo sobre récords, medallas de oro y mejores tiempos personales.

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Dang Earns 1st OT Cut, Giles Smith Shows Up Big at PNW Sectionals

Full results King Aquatic Club’s Ethan Dang was on a tear this weekend, climbing up the 13-14 rankings in the 100…

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All The Records Broken At Women’s NCAA Championships

The 2016 Women’s NCAA Championships ended Saturday night with a whole slew of broken records and whether it was a NCAA, Championship, American, U.S. Open or school record, SwimSwam has them listed for you.

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Scoring Vs. Psych Sheet: 2016 Women’s NCAA Championships

It’s no surprise that Georgia was one of the bigger movers and shakers of the meet, gaining 121 swimming points from seeds to jump from a distant fourth to the national title.

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Watch SwimMAC 11-12 Boys Break 400 Free Relay NAG (VIDEO)

Yesterday, the SwimMAC foursome of Baylor Nelson, Nathan Adams, Stephen Kim, and Brayden Brewer lopped over a second off of King Aquatic Club’s 11-12…

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A Small Smile: A Syrian refugee finds solace in returning to swimming

Courtesy of Steven V. Selthoffer, CEO, AVA   Ahmad Alham (name changed to protect his identity) walked into the local German…

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