The Powerlist

South Dakota’s Krysl and Svendson sweep Summit League weekly honors

South Dakota’s Colin Krysl and Katie Svendson were named The Summit League’s Swimmer of the Week for their performances Jan. 12-18.

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Oakland sweeps Horizon League swimming awards with Merrilees, Aschan

Oakland’s Jorden Merrilees (Brisbane, Australia) and Patricia Aschan (Raisio, Finland) have been named the Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Swimmers of the Week.

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Sjostrom Takes Home Sweden’s Top Sporting Achievement Honor

Last night, Swedish speed demon, Sarah Sjostrom, was given her country’s Jerring Sports Achievement Award for 2014. The award is…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Prenot breaks through with 400 IM win

Prenot beat reigning national champ Tyler Clary and reigning Olympic champ Ryan Lochte in a big breakout swim in Austin.

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NAIA’s Nathan Lethbridge and Lisa Tixier Earn National Swimmer of the Month Honors

Nathan Lethbridge of Union (Ky.) and Lisa Tixier of Biola were the NAIA’s first Swimmer of the Month honorees for 2014-15.

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British Olympian Grant Turner Joins FINIS’ International Marketing Team

SwimNews Courtesy FINIS, a SwimSwam partner Livermore, CA – (January 19, 2015) FINIS, a world leader in technical swimming products…

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MEET NOTES: ‘Duel in the Pool’ Back on as Missouri State Heads to Drury Thursday

Missouri State takes on Drury for the second edition of this season’s Duel in the Pool series on Thursday following a split at Hammons Student Center in October

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New Paltz Swimming Edge Ramapo 134.5-127.5

New Paltz women’s swimming team hold on for a 134.5-127.5 victory over Ramapo College on Monday afternoon at the Adele and Reuben Thomas Swimming Pool.

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Three-Time World Champion Joao Gomes Jr. Receives Adverse Analytical Finding in Doping Test

Brazilian breaststroke Joao Gomes Jr. has received notification of adverse analytical finding from a urine sample taken at the 2014 World Short…

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Swim With Leila: Backstroke kicking video

Swim coach and former National Team swimmer Leila Vaziri shares shares her weekly video, this week focusing specifically on the backstroke kick.

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NCAA Division I Meet Scoreboard 1/14-1/18

The Wisconsin women almost took down Indiana over the weekend, taking the Indiana Hoosiers to one point.

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Miami’s Karrow earns MAC Athlete of Week honors

Sophomore earned first place in one- and three-meter dives

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Miami’s Joe Baumgartner is MAC Swimmer of the Week

Senior tabbed Swimmer of the Week for second time this season

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Seahawk Splash donates $75000 to help fund UNC-W’s scholarships

Seahawk Splash, the all-ages swim school formed to raise money for the UNC-Wilmington swim program, has donated $75,000 to the team’s scholarship fund.

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US Open Water Nats slated for April in Miromar Lakes, Florida

The United States Open Water National Championships come early this year, taking place on April 24th and 16th in Miromar Lakes, Florida.

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