The Powerlist

James Magnussen Splits With Long-Time Coach Brant Best

Australian sprint-star and 2013 100m freestyle world champion James Magnussen split with long-time coach Brant Best in what he has…

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Nitro’s Tate Jackson Verbally Commits to Notre Dame

Nitro swimmer Tate Jackson is a second All-American-potential sprinter for Notre Dame in this fall’s recruiting class.

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Fisher’s (IN) Swimmer Emily Moser Verbally Commits to Louisville Cardinals

Middle-distance freestyler Emily Moser has verbally committed to the Louisville Cardinals. That makes her one of the rare Indiana recruits to escape…

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Arizona Gains Two Verbal Commitments From Parks Jones and Matt Salerno

The Arizona coaching staff is making their way through the midwest as they recruit the boys high school class of…

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Christie Jensen Joins Club Teammate Lilly King in Committing to Indiana

Christie Jensen, a relative newcomer to club swimming, has verbally committed to Indiana.

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Egypt dominates Arab Championships led by distance sweeps from youngsters

Egypt rolled through the 2nd Arab Championships earlier this month, winning 33 of 42 events, including distance sweeps by 19-year-old Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy and 16-year-old Roaia Mohamed Ahmed.

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Brent Hayden to Compete for the Title of Canada’s Smartest Person

Olympic bronze medallist Brent Hayden will be one of the participants on the television program Canada’s Smartest Person…

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Tough Texas men’s schedule includes big October quad plus mid-season split

The Texas Longhorn men have officialized their 2014-2015 schedule, which includes battles with 5 of the top 10 teams at last year’s NCAA Championships.

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African Swimming Federation Postpones 2014 African Championships Over Ebola Concerns

Ebola fears have struck a second major international swimming competition this week, as La Confederation Africaine de Natation (African Swimming Federation)…

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Playful banter or rollicking trash talk? Sun Yang ramps up rivalry with TV commercials directed at Park Tae-Hwan

With about a week to go until the start of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, perhaps the biggest rivalry of the meet is already heating up.

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Steele Wisdom: 7 Visualization Drills for Fast Swimming

Steele’s coaching wisdom can be summed up simply: “It’s not what you do, but how you do it,” and “if it’s fun to watch, it’s fun to do”.

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Swim Music Video: LaGuardia Aquatic Club Twisters

Swim Music Video is courtesy of LaGuardia Aquatic Club Twisters.

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Katinka Hosszu to Release a Motivational Book Titled “Hungary’s Iron Lady”

Katinka Hosszu will release her first book two months from Monday in Hungary. The English version comes in 2015.

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Lionel Horter, Technical Director of French Swimming, Abruptly Resigns from Post

Lionel Horter, the 49-year-old technical director of French swimming, announced to the press today that he had given notice to…

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DIII Senior Spotlight: Brazier and Restaino

Mary Washington’s Robin Brazier and Chicago’s Tony Restaino are featured in this Senior Spotlight, a a tribute to the athletes of Division III, showcasing seniors from across the country who have brought their own passion to swimming and academia. All hail DIII.

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