The Powerlist

CBS’ Pushing The Limits Highlights Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky is certainly “Pushing the Limits”!

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High School Coach Uses CPR To Save Swimmer Suffering Heart Attack

A Chicago high school swim team endured a scary event a few weeks ago, as one of its swimmers had a heart attack in the pool. The quick action of her coach was the only thing that saved the swimmer’s life.

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Toronto Still Undecided On 2024 Olympic Bid As Deadline Approaches

With just hours remaining between now and the deadline to submit a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, Toronto mayor John Tory still has not indicated whether or not the Canadian city will be vying to host the games of the XXXIII Olympiad.

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Machine Backstroker Chloe Hicks Verbally Commits To Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech has dipped into the high school class of 2016 recruiting market, pulling a verbal commitment from Machine Aquatics backstroker Chloe Hicks.

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Swim Job: South Jersey Aquatic Club seeks Senior Group Coach

South Jersey Aquatic Club has produced numerous Junior and National qualifiers over the past several years and has consistently been in the top 100 in the USA Swimming Short Course Virtual Championships.

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IUPUI Adds Andrew Ellwanger to Staff

IUPUI men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Matt Bos announced today that Andrew Ellwanger has joined the staff as an assistant coach.

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Daley and Peaty Help Launch London 2016 Ticket Sales

Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley and three-time world champion Adam Peaty have thrown their support behind the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships.

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How to Ramp Up Stroke-Specific Strength Training

Swimmers train differently depending on their stroke specialty and preferred distances. Butterflyers, backstrokers, breastrokers, and freestylers require unique strength exercises…

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Swimmers without Borders

For a competition whose slogan is “swimmers without borders”, the EU Swim Series will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in perfect style. On the 19th and 20th of September, 2015, this international competition will cross the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in its history

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Bryant Swimming & Diving Raises Nearly 12,000 at Swim Across America

The Bryant University swimming and diving teams participated in the Swim Across America-Rhode Island Swim this past weekend, raising nearly $12,000 towards cancer research.

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Reno Aquatic Club’s McKenna Meyer Gives Verbal to San Diego State

McKenna Meyer from Reno Aquatic Club has given a verbal commitment to San Diego State University for the 2016-17 season.

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Golden Gophers Pick Up Verbal Commitment from Tevyn Waddell

Mitchell Aquatic Club’s Tevyn Waddell has given her verbal commitment to the University of Minnesota for 2016-17.

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Ben Cono Transferring From NC State to Loyola-Maryland

Ben Cono, the fastest 200 breaststroker on the ACC Championship North Carolina State squad last season, will transfer to Loyola-Maryland.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #6 teDuits Wins B1G Honor

#10 It's not every day that you get the cops called during morning practice cuz your team is cheering so…

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SwimMAC’s Erika Brown Verbally Commits to Tennessee

2014-15 National Junior Teamer Erika Brown of SwimMAC Carolina has made a verbal commitment to University of Tennessee for 2016-17.

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