The Powerlist

Royal Flush: Queens Breaks 3 NCAA D2 Records on Day One of BMC Championships

Julie Wessler of Wingate broke one of the 7 meet records that fell on Day One of the 2015 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships.

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Bolles promotes Jon Sakovich to Head Coach and Aquatics Director to replace departed Lopez

The Bolles School Sharks, one of the nation’s most well-known high school and club swimming programs, has officially named its new Head Coach and Aquatics Director, promoting assistant coach Jon Sakovich.

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THE VIKING MANIFESTO Part 2: Energy Systems and Swim Training 101

The Viking covers the three energy systems that contribute to the different intensities of athletic movement and how those relate to swim training.

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Swim Job: Kamloops Classic Swimming seeks Assistant Swimming Coach

Kamloops Classic Swimming’s competitive program consistently develops swimmers that reach the provincial, national and international championship levels.

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Solutions to Sore Swimmer Shoulders

Fixing injuries is more than just relieving the pain. It’s re-learning the movement.

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Texas 5A and 6A State Swimming & Diving Championships Call-Up Lists Posted

Victoria Edwards (above) and the Austin Westlake girls won last year’s Texas big school State Championship by a single point, and with the top 5 teams separated by only 14 points. This year should be another dogfight.

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SwimJams: Eugene Godsoe releases his take on Cazzette’s ‘Sleepless’

Godsoe, who makes music under the SoundCloud handle “Eego” just released a new tune: a remix of the song “Sleepless” by Cazette.

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Psych Sheets For 2015 Colorado Girls’ HS State Championship Meet Posted

Led by Bailey Nero (above) and Bailey Kovacs, the girls from Fossil Ridge will be strong contenders for the Colorado 5A State Championship.

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Kentucky High School State Finalist Maddie Jackson Dies in Three-Car Collision

SwimSwam’s thoughts go out to the friends and family of Ms. Jackson, including the Woodford County swimming family. Just days before beginning…

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USA Diving announces rosters for FINA Diving Grand Prix meets

USA Diving will send teams to two FINA Diving Grand Prix meets in April, with divers headed to Mexico and Puerto Rico to represent Team USA.

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SEC Swimming & Diving Initial Psych Sheets: Packed Schedules for Florida’s Wallace, Thielman

The first draft of the psych sheets have been released for one of the most anticipated college conference swimming and…

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Coaches Intel: Coaching presentations from 2014 Short Course World Championships

On its website, FINA has posted several coaching presentations from its Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic held just before the 2014 Short Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar last December.

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The Next Big Idea: Rethinking NCAA Conference Championship Meets

NCAA swimming officially began conference championship season last week with a few Division II conferences handing out hardware. Division I…

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Cesar Cielo Arms Himself with Arilson Soares as Coach in Road to Rio

Each athlete has his or her own methodology and vision of how training will unfold leading up to the sport’s…

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Dumais and Rittenhouse headline USA Diving roster for FINA Diving Grand Prix meets

Three Olympians headline the nine-diver team that will compete April 2-5 in Leon, Mexico.

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