The Powerlist

Cullen Jones – I’m not happy with my Pan Ams performances

Cullen Jones finished second in the men’s 50m Freestyle last night with a time of 21.87

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Katie Ledecky Earns FINA’s Female Swimmer of the Meet

Katie Ledecky named FINA’s Female Swimmer of the Meet for her historic outing at the 2015 World Championships.

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Heart Problem Being Cited as Reason for Sun Withdrawal From 1500 Final

China’s Sun Yang withdrew from the men’s 1500 meter final, leaving an empty lane, and his absence is being explained as the result of heart problems.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Wins 1500 Gold With New European Record

Gregorio Paltrinieiri won his first major long course international gold of his career Sunday night in the 1500m freestyle, churning out a new European record of 14:39.67.

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David Nolan Scratches 200 IM

David Nolan elected not to swim the 200 IM after finishing 7th in the preliminaries of the 100 free this morning at the 2015 USA Summer Nationals in San Antonio, Texas.

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Sun Yang Absent from Men’s 1500 Free Final at World Championships

To the confusion of many viewers shortly before the start of the men’s 1500 free, the favorite Sun Yang was nowhere to…

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Connor Jaeger Smashes American Record in Silver 1500 Free Performance

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, while Chinese world record-holder Sun Yang was absent to contend for 1500 gold with Gregorio Paltrinieri…

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Morgan Bird and Nicolas Turbide Lead Flood of Medals at Parapan Ams

The steady stream of trips to the podium by Canadian swimmers turned into a raging torrent Sunday night as Canada won 15 medals in the pool at the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games.

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Mexican Olympic Committee Denies FINA Awareness of Falsified Entries

The Mexican Olympic Committee is denying allegations by the Mexican Swimming Federation that FINA approved a list of false entry times for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

If he hadn’t already done it with his 200 fly, Michael Phelps fired the shot heard around the world last night with a 50.45 in the men’s 100 fly. His journey back to the top continues today with the 200 I.M.

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Murphy To Replace Grevers On 4x100m Medley Relay

Ryan Murphy will be leading things off for the United States in the men’s 4x100m medley relay replacing defending Olympic 100m backstroke champion Matt Grevers.

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Michael Phelps responds to Le Clos (Video Interview)

Michael Phelps rose to the challenge put forth by Chad Le Clos, after the South African’s gold-medal performance at the 2015 World Championships

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The Tempo Pushup increases focus on shoulder stability and your core

Day 4 – Building Blocks Progression powered by BridgeAthletic: Today’s exercise is an alteration of the pushup that tests even the best athletes. Make sure you and your athletes master the previous day before proceeding!

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2015 World Championships Day 8 Prelim Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Cody Miller helped the USA men’s 4x100m medley relay qualify first for the final on the 8th and last day of 2015 FINA World Championships.

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Alia Atkinson Edges Own Jamaican Record in 50 Breast

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, Alia Atkinson had more to cheer about besides winning a silver medal in the 50…

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