The Powerlist

18YO WJR Holder Miron Lifintsev Has Dropped Nearly 4 Seconds in the 100m Back in Under 2 Years

18-Year-Old Miron Lifintsev just broke the World Jr Record in the 100m back, swimming a 52.34. But that’s not the crazy part.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Men’s High School Class of 2020

Destin Lasco was the top scorer from the boys’ high school class of 2020 by a landslide, putting up more than 200 over four seasons at Cal.

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Top 5 Women’s Races To Watch At 2024 Australian Open Championships

22-year-old Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown is slated to race in her first 400m IM in over a year at this week’s Australian Open Championships.

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Katharine Berkoff Gives Thoughts on Swimming Backstroke in a Football Stadium

NCAA Champion Katharine Berkoff reflects on her last NCAA Championships last month, her swims at the San Antonio Pro Swim, and US Olympic Trials

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Two-Time ACC Diving Coach of the Year John Proctor Leaves Florida State Program

After 9 seasons leading the Florida State divers, John Proctor is returning to Midland, where he coached prior to the move to Tallahassee.

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2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Kathryn Ackerman Announces Transfer To Purdue For COVID-19 Fifth Year

The Purdue women had no swimmers invited to 2024 NCAAs while Ackerman earned an invite in all four years of her undergraduate career with Michigan.

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Miron Lifintsev Drops 52.34 In 100 Backstroke, Breaks Kliment Kolesnikov’s World Junior Record

Miron Lifintsev posted a new World Junior record in the 100 backstroke (52.34) on night two of the 2024 Russian Swimming Championships.

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Jack Kelly Of Brown Speaks On Becoming The Program’s First NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Since 1944

Jack Kelly made the 200 breaststroke ‘A’ final at NCAAs, becoming Brown’s first ‘A’ finalist since 1944, a stat Kelly called “shocking.”

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Gretchen Walsh, Chris Guiliano Named ACC Swimmers of the Year

Walsh swam the fastest time in history in the 50 free (20.37), 100 free (44.83) and 50 back (22.10) at NCAAs, helping UVA to its fourth consecutive title.

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A Review Of Dutch Olympic Qualifiers After 2024 Eindhoven Qualification Meet

Valerie van Roon booked her slot on the Dutch Olympic roster for Paris, courtesy of the 50m free she registered in Eindhoven.

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Kate Douglass on 2:19 200 Breast: “The most tired I’ve been this year at a meet “

Kate Douglass clocked a 2:19.89 in the 200 breast at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday, just half a second shy of her season best from January

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Backstroker Jordyn Davis Sends Verbal To St. Thomas For 2024-25

Jordyn Davis of Cambridge, Wisconsin, has announced her commitment to swim and study at the University of St. Thomas this fall.

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Floppy-Haired Goofball Commits To UT-Southern

Tennessee state qualifier and wannabe fashion icon Cameron Holmes has decided to continue his swimming career at UT-Southern.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 746 Swim Jobs You Might Love

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Freestyle 101: Basic Principles For A Faster Freestyle

In freestyle, whatever is fastest, is most energy-efficient, and feels most natural to you is likely the way to go. There’s no one-size-fits-all.

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