The Powerlist

Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Justin Glanda of the University of Michigan

The University of Michigan have dominated the Big Ten scene for a few years in a row now, and their…

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Olympian Missy Franklin honored as the United States Junior Chamber’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans

Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin has been has been selected as a recipient of the United States Junior Chamber’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award (TOYA), the organization announced Monday.

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Yik Yak Reveals the Ugly Side of Swimming – Shout From the Stands

In what has been an amazing conference championship’s season, an elephant has been sneaking onto the deck.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Steve Schmuhl of Indiana University

The Indiana Hoosiers have a storied swimming and diving program and are well known for producing some of the best…

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NCAA Division I Meets to Watch For Conference Championship Edition, Week 2

Missy Franklin and the Cal Bears will compete in the Pac-12 women’s championships this weekend, setting up another showdown between Franklin and Stanford’s Simone Manuel. The full meets to watch list is below.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson tells fans to buy tickets to the FINA Diving World Series

London Mayor Boris Johnson: “I urge people to snap up tickets to this sporting spectacular. We want competitions like this to inspire a new generation of young athletes and to get Londoners to take the plunge.”

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Olympic Star Milorad Cavic talks return to US and masters swimming – Video Interview

Video interview produced by SwimSwam Production Manager Coleman Hodges.

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NCAA Releases Psych Sheets for Division III Championships

The NCAA has released the list of athletes invited to the Division III Championships taking place from Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21 at Conroe ISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas.

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Oklahoma girls break 6 of 11 high school class 6A records as Bartlesville wins team title

In Oklahoma high school swimming, the class 6A (big schools) boys meet saw a ferocious late-meet comeback overcome by Norman North, while on the girls’ side, Bartlesville won the team title while swimmers broke over half the state’s records.

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Texas 5A State meet comes down to 2.5 points with Kingwood Park topping Frisco Wakeland

The Texas class 5A (small schools) state meet was a dramatic finish on the boys side, with Humble Kingwood Park beating Frisco Wakeland in a meet that came down to the final event. Meanwhile Austin Vandegrift won the girls title by sweeping all three relays.

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HIGHLIGHT REEL: Four School Records for Providence Friars at 2015 Big East Championships

The Providence Friars wrapped up competition at the 2015 Big East Championships with four new school records, and above, assistant…

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New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle Now Training with Australian Coach Denis Cotterell

Swimming New Zealand has confirmed that its current short course 1500m world record holder, Lauren Boyle, is now training under Australia’s Denis Cotterell.

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Proud Posts World’s Second Fastest 50 Butterfly at BUCS

Ben Proud posted a 23.63 to win the men’s 50 butterfly at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships…

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Cheverus, Brunswick Do Battle for Maine Class A State Championships

The swimming & diving teams from Brunswick and Cheverus High Schools are the programs in Maine’s Class A (generally, but…

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8 Big Things from the first week of major conference championship action

Courtney Bartholomew was all smiles at the ACC Championships, but that smile could be making American history in a few weeks given her conference performances.

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