The Powerlist

Phelps Absent from Freestyles, Will Swim 200 Breast at U.S. Nationals

Interestingly, Phelps is entered as the 20th seed with a 2:15.46. The USA Swimming database only shows one result for Phelps in the 200 breast: a 2:18.79 from 2011.

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Rooney and Andrew Gear up for 100m Freestyle Final

Maxime Rooney, the only swimmer to break 50 seconds, and pro Michael Andrew will battle it out tonight in the 100m freestyle.

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Brazilian open water coach fractures arm in Kazan athlete village fall

Brazilian open water coach Eduardo Santos has a fractured humerus after falling in the athletes village at the FINA World Championships.

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Alabama Swimming and Diving Sends Four to World Championships

Kristian Gkolomeev, Anton McKee, Abbas Qali and Jack Hadjiconstantinou are slated to swim eight individual events in Kazan, Russia

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Five Best, Worst Bets for the 2015 World Championships

Ryan Lochte is one of only three USA swimmers considered to be a favorite to win an individual event at the 2015 FINA World Championships, according to odds released recently.

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Maxime Rooney Pops 49.6 100 Free to Highlight Day 2 Prelims of US Junior Nationals

Rooney roared back in the 2nd circle seeded heat to take lane 4 in the final away from Andrew. Crushing to 50 second barrier, he hit the wall in 49.67.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/29/2015

Check out the AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for the weekend of July 24-26, 2015.

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Psych Sheets drop for 2015 U.S. Nationals, with Worrell, Meili back for round 2

USA Swimming has released its psych sheets for the 2015 Senior National Championships, with many of the nation’s Pan Ams and World University Games stars included.

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Arena Re-Signs Paul Biedermann on the Road to Rio 2016

Biedermann made history in Rome, 2009, when he donned arena’s Powerskin X-Glide suit to set new 200 and 400 freestyle world records, handing Michael Phelps his first defeats in these events in four years.

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Conor Dwyer Says of Bob Bowman, “We Butted Heads”

Conor Dwyer speaks about his time in Baltimore, looking ahead to Kazan.

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Should The IOC Move The OW 10k To Protect The Health Of The Athletes?

A possible solution to the water quality issue, however, may be to move the events to a smaller town with less sewage contamination.

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Benjamin Proud Not Letting Past Success Determine Performance In Kazan

Since 2013 Benjamin Proud has been the face of British Sprinting. After breaking the British record in the 50m butterfly…

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2015 FINA World Championship: USA vs Italy Men’s Water Polo Photo Vault

U.S.A. water polo fans were on hand for the preliminary game between USA and Italy at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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2015 World Championships Preview: Men’s 200 Backstroke

Ryosuke Irie was the Pan Pacs champ last summer, and he’ll do battle with defending World Champ Matt Grevers in Kazan.

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More Records Tumble at British Summer Nationals on Day 3

The action in Sheffield during Day 3 of the British Summer Nationals did not disappoint. There was a rush of…

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