The Powerlist

Instagram Post Confirms Coventry’s Intent to Race at PSS-Austin

Since announcing in July of 2013 that she would be training with SwimMAC Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina, Kirsty Coventry hasn’t…

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Georgia Southern Defeats Gardner-Webb on the Road, Walks Away with Two Pool Records

Charity Byrum swept the breaststroke events but Gardner-Webb fell to visiting Georgia Southern, 144.5 to 112.5, on Saturday.

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Coming of Age: Japan’s Holiday Also Marks 2020 Days until Tokyo 2020

Tokyo, Japan – A numerical milestone was recognized yesterday in Japan, as the country’s “Coming of Age” Day was celebrated…

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UMass Men and Women Capture Titles at Rhode Island Invitational

UMass, George Washington and Rhode Island competed at the Rhody Invite at the Tootell Aquatics Center in Rhode Island over the weekend.

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A&M sweeps 5 of 6 weekly SEC honors, Henry and Fink are Swimmers of Week

Georgia’s Male Swimmer of the Week Nic Fink was the lone non-Aggie to be honored, while A&M’s Sarah Henry is his counterpart as Female Swimmer of the Week.

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MEET NOTES: Miami University Swimming and Diving face Buffalo Jan 16th

Miami University’s men’s swimming and diving returns to Oxford for its first home meet of 2015 against Buffalo on Friday at noon in the Nixon Aquatic Center.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Pawlowicz cracks the Georgia distance gauntlet

Kaitlin Pawlowicz became just the second swimmer this season to beat Georgia’s MacLean-McDermott duo in a 1000 or 1650 freestyle.

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Mt. Airy, North Carolina Middle School Swim Coach Charged With Sex Crimes

A part-time middle school swim coach in North Carolina has been arrested for and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

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Hutchins is Big Ten Swimmer of Week, Johnson nabs freshman and diving awards

Wisconsin’s Matt Hutchins was named Men’s Swimmer of the Week, while Purdue’s Steele Johnson swept both the Diver of the Week and Freshman of the Week awards.

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Michigan’s DeLoof, Rutgers’ Walkowiak earn second Big Ten Weekly Awards of season

Meanwhile Purdue’s Mary Beth Dunnichay won her third Diver of the Week award of the season.

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Anika Apostalon is Mountain West Swimmer of Week after double-dual wins

San Diego State’s Anika Apostalon and Nevada’s Krysta Palmer honored

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Alia Atkinson’s Success Came From Focusing on One Day at a Time

On the weekend speaking at a corporate event Alia Atkinson declared “I am on top, and I am a black Jamaican swimmer!”

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Tickets for 2015 British Swimming Championships Go on Sale Friday

The London Aquatic Centre, now with a more muted version of its iconic ‘wings,’ will be back in action in April.

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NCAA Division I meets to watch for 1/15-1/18

The Wisconsin Badgers will host the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in one of the best matchups of the weekend.

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South Korean Olympian, Asian Games Medalist Ji Heun Kim Handed Two-Year Suspension For Clenbuterol

South Korean swimmer Ji Heun Kim has tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol at an out-of-competition test on May 13th,…

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