The Powerlist

2015 Swammy Awards: Carmel High Girls, High School Team of the Year

Amy Bilquist, now one of Cal’s top sprinters, was a key part of Carmel’s hugely successful 2014-15 season in Indiana.

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Hosszu Criticizes Hungarian Swimming Federation In Press Conference

World champ and world record holder Katinka Hosszu called a press conference Tuesday to criticize the swimming federation in her home country of Hungary for failing to provide enough resources to its swimmers.

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2015 KMSC Pro Am – Katie Meili & Brendan McHugh (Race Videos)

Thanks to James Fike for contributing the following race videos from the King Marlin Swim Club’s 2015 Pro Am in Lewisville, Texas.

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Former FINA Race in Mexico Joins The Global Swim Series

Lots of people are familiar with the incredible “Mayan Riviera” for its natural beauty and affordable, luxury hotels. Well what would you say to doing a world class open water swim race held in the Mayan Riviera… this February?!

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An Attitude Of Gratitude

Adopting an attitude of gratitude is a great way to navigate some of life’s more trying moments, putting into perspective the problems you are facing and allow you to embrace them and work through them with a calm that only gratitude can bring.

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Swim Job: Malibu Seawolves Swimming seeks Head Coach

Malibu Seawolves Swimming is a newly founded small sized swim team, part of Southern California Swimming’s Coastal Committee, with an average of 60-70 swimmers.

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SwimSwam Poetry Slam: “Twas The Year Before Rio…”

T’was the year before Rio down at SwimSwam HQ, and we grabbed pens and paper to see what we could do.

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Bobby Button Joins TCU Swimming & Diving Staff

TCU swimming and diving head coach Richard Sybesma announced that Bobby Button has joined the staff as a graduate assistant. Button will take over the role of director of operations in January.

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Quah Zheng Wen Takes Down Two Of Schooling’s SCM Fly Nat Records

Quah Zheng Wen scored 5 new National Records at his nation’s short course national championships, with 2 of those records previously belonging to fly guy Joseph Schooling.

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2015 Swammy Awards: International Coaches of the Year

David Marsh is the coach of the year in the US- but what about the rest of the world?

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WADA Will Not Appeal FINA Decision In Kylie Palmer Case

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided not to appeal FINA’s actions against Australian Kylie Palmer related to her 2013 positive doping test.

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Katinka Hosszu critica a la Federación Húngara de Natación

La campeona y recordista mundial Katinka Hosszu llamó a una conferencia de prensa el martes para criticar a la federación de natación en su nata Hungría por sus fallas en proveer los recursos suficientes a sus nadadores.

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UNC Swimming Signs Incoming Class of Nine

University of North Carolina men’s and women’s swimming head coach Rich DeSelm recently signed an outstanding group of nine recruits during the Fall 2015 National Letter-of-Intent period which ended last month.

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Rice Swimmers Win Team Title Sunday at UIW Invitational

Rice won all six events on Sunday’s final day of action to claim the team title at the annual Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio.

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Western Australian SunSmart States Conclude W/ Another Blair Evans Win

Blair Evans celebrates another individual win at the 2015 Western Australia SunSmart State Championships.

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