The Powerlist

Quality over Quantity as Penn Men Add Five Swimmers from Class of 2018 to the Roster

Penn head coach Mike Schnur, shown above with the now-graduated class of 2014 on Senior Day, has brought together a group of immediate-impact freshmen who should score a lot of points for the Quakers.

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Thomas Small Added to USA Swimming’s List of Permanently Suspended Individuals

Thomas Small, a former swim coach in Maryland, is the latest coach added to USA Swimming’s public list of “Individuals…

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College Swimming Previews: New sprint influx looks to keep #9 Texas inside the top 10

Texas brought in a tough new class of sprint-based recruits to pad its relays in search of another top 10 finish.

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NBC Today Show hosts Matt Lauer and Al Roker to emcee 2014 Golden Goggles

The annual Golden Goggle Awards not only honors and celebrates our U.S. National Swim Team, it serves as an important fundraiser for the USA Swimming Foundation. Proceeds benefit the USA Swimming Foundation’s mission to
“Save Lives and Build Champions” – in the pool and in life.

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Penn Announces Incoming Freshman Women’s Class with 13 Swimmers and One Diver

The Quakers welcome 14 new women from the Class of 2018 to their Swimming and Diving Team.

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Aussie Stars Continue to Battle Back From Injury

Cate Campbell, James Magnussen and Christian Sprenger have had to focus their efforts on returning to 100% health…

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2014 Invictus Games for Wounded Warriors to Hold Swimming on Sunday in London

The London Aquatics Centre will play host to some of the best wounded warrior swimmers in the world on Sunday.

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Pleasanton Sprinter Iris Brand, Defending NCS Champ in 50 Free, Commits to Wisconsin

Wisconsin head coach Whitney Hite started his 2015 recruiting class with the same focus as the one he signed in 2014: sprinters, sprinters, and more sprinters.

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Madison Myers Commits to Akron, Lands as Best Recruit in Program History

The Akron women’s swim team got an early verbal commitment from Madison Myers to start their fall of 2014 recruiting class.

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Bruce Gemmell Wins ASCA Coach of the Year Award

Bruce Gemmell coached Katie Ledecky (above) to another historic, record-breaking season that included 5 gold medals at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships.

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Katrina Konopka Latest to Verbally Commit to Arizona; Making 7 Total So Far

Katrina Konopka of Y-Spartaquatics has verbally committed to Arizona, making 7 so far that have done so publicly for the Wildcats.

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Alabama Crimson Tide Roll Delta State on Strength of Gkolomeev 19.50 in the 50 Free

The Alabama men looked outstanding in their win over Delta State, especially the team’s sprint group, though the Statesmen got in a few punshes of their own.

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10 Cool Underwater Swimming Photos

If you’re a regular on SwimSwam then you know the work of photographer Mike Lewis.  Mike’s unique way of capturing swimming…

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Rutgers enters Big Ten quietly, with just one conference dual before championship season

Rutgers actually faces Big Ten opponents less this regular season than they did a year ago, but backstroker Joanna Wu has a chance to have a major impact on the conference championship meet.

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Denver Hilltoppers’ Haley Rowley Verbally Commits to Purdue

Haley Rowley of the Denver Hilltoppers has verbally committed to Purdue.

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