The Powerlist

Swim Job: North Coast Aquatics seeks 10-under Lead Swim Coach

North Coast Aquatics is accepting applications for a 10-under lead swim coach at our Carlsbad, Ca. location.

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Missy Franklin officially turns pro, signs on with sports agent

Missy Franklin is wasting no time in jumpstarting her professional swimming career. A day after wrapping up her college career with three individual NCAA titles and a team championship, Franklin has signed with an agent known for his work with Olympic athletes.

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1st African American woman to win an Olympic medal relects on the historic 1-2-3 Minority Finish at Women’s NCAAs

Maritza McClendon: “A tear instantly came to my eyes, I couldn’t believe it… This is a true moment in history for minorities. I still can’t believe we had three women of color take 1,2, 3 in the 100 free at Division 1 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.”

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MUSIC VIDEO: There’s no place Western University Swimming would rather be

Check out this music video put together by the Western swimmers and set to the catchy tune “Rather Be.” The video comes to us courtesy of Emily Williams on YouTube.

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Liukkonen Puts Up The World’s Third Fastest 50 Freestyle in Espoo

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen of Finland recorded a time of 21.99 to win the 50 freestyle at the Espoo Grand Prix…

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Efimova Speeds Through 200 Breaststroke on Day 2 of SCS March Senior Invite

Russian breaststroker Yulia Efimova put up a second straight day of big swims on Sunday at the 2015 CA Southern California…

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2015 Women’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam Awards

Our picks for swimmer of the meet, diver of the meet, freshman of the meet, and coach of the year from the 2015 Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving championships.

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MUSIC VIDEO: Naval Academy Aquatic Club catches the Uptown Funk

The Naval Academy Aquatic Club had such a great time at the Speedo Sectional meet in Christiansburg, Virginia, they wanted…

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Freestyles loaded up with Aussie stars for Australian Nationals and World Champ Trials

Australia’s National Championships and World Champs Trials begin next week in Sydney, and the freestyle events are loaded up with the nation’s top stars.

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Maria Lenk Trophy Sees a Reduction in Foreign Participants

The Maria Lenk Trophy traditionally plays host to some heavy hitting foreign swimmers, but this year’s event will not see the same level of international competition…

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2015 Men’s NCAA DI Championships: Graphical Analysis of Team Race

  Just as we did with the women’s NCAA Championship meet, we created three graphs to breakdown the team race….

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/4/2014

Here are the swims that impressed us during the weekend of February 27-March 1, 2015, also known as the AgonSwim Weekly Wonders.

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1956 Olympian and Former World Record Holder Betty Mullen Brey Passes Away At Age 84

On Saturday, March 21st, Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey announced that his mother, Betty Mullen Brey, suffered a heart attack and passed away that morning.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: 100 Breaststroke Field Getting Faster: Kevin Cordes With Trouble On His Hands

Cordes hasn’t been close to his American and NCAA record time of 50.04 this season, sporting a time of 52.04 heading into the meet. All season, Cordes has been around a 52-flat. He won his third straight 100 breaststroke PAC 12 title earlier this month en route to a 52.18.

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Second Team All-MAC Swimmer Oliver Patrouch to Transfer to Indiana

From L-R, Badger Swim Club teammates Derek Toomey (MN alum), Oliver Patrouch, James Wells (Inidana alum), Cody Miller (Indiana alum)

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