The Powerlist

FINA Institutes changes to Open Water Temp Rules – After Rio

FINA will not be changing their equipment rules before the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, but at their Bureau meeting in Budapest they did agree to make the necessary changes beginning in September.

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Koch mit Sieg über die 100 m Brust beim Euro Meet

2016 Euro Meet 29.-31. Januar 2016 D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg Meet Site Start Lists/Results In den Vorläufen konnten wieder…

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Is Ledecky The Tallest 800 Free World Record Holder Ever?

Ledecky is the tallest 800m world record holder in history, standing at 1.83m tall.

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Galyer Wins Three As Kentucky Falls To Ohio State

Danielle Galyer won both backstrokes as well as the 200 IM for the Wildcats on Friday.

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FINA Presents Its “Best Athlete Of The Year” Awards

Mitch Larkin, the winner of FINA’s Best Male Athlete of 2015, was one of many aquatic athletes honored at the FINA Gala in Hungary.

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Schedule For Maria Lenk Champs: The Final Brazilian Olympic Qualifier

Thiago Pereira will be one of many Brazilian swimmers fighting for spots on the Olympic team at the Maria Lenk Open Championships in April. He has already posted a FINA ‘A’ cut in the 200 IM.

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Kansas Women Post 40th Consecutive Home Event Win In Dual With Omaha

The women of the University of Kansas posted their 40th consecutive event win in the Robinson Natatorium yesterday en route to a victory versus the University of Nebraska Omaha.

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Mount St. Mary’s University To Add Men’s Swim And Dive For 2016-2017

Next fall, the Mount St. Mary’s University men’s swimming and diving program will take on its inaugural season.

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15 Year-Old Rikako Ikee Breaks Japanese Record in the 100 Freestyle

Rikako Ikee won the women’s 100 freestyle at the Kitajima Cup in a time of 53.99…

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North Dakota Teams Score Double Wins Over Rival South Dakota

University of North Dakota senior Aaron Chanas-LaRue helped lead his team with 200 free and the 500 free.

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Penn Quakers Sweep West Chester At Home

Eric Schultz won the 200 free in one of the closest races of the night.

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Sjöström Posts the World’s Fastest 50 Butterfly in Malmö

2016 SWEDISH GRAND PRIX – MALMÖ Dates: Saturday, January 30th-Sunday, January 31st Saturday: Prelims – 10:00 am local (4:00 am EST)…

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Ragen Engel Breaks 50 Free Pool Record, Leads Akron In Win Over Xavier

The Akron women won every event in their big win over Xavier on Friday.

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New Mexico Bests NMSU in Rivalry Dual Meet

Closing out the season with an in-state rivalry meet, New Mexico swam to victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. New Mexico posted a 153-142 win while honoring 3 seniors for their senior day.

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Washington State Downs Nebraska to Close Season

In a two day dual meet this weekend, Washington State’s women defeated Nebraska to close out the regular dual meet season at home. They finished with a 266-106 win after taking 1st in 11 of 12 events.

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