The Powerlist

SwimOutlet.com Becomes First Swim Retailer to Launch Crowdsourced Style Gallery

“Customer-generated style photos are the way to go in a world increasingly dominated by Instagram and the like, even for a more sports-specific retailer,” said Alexander Sienkiewicz, CMO at Spiraledge, Inc.

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‘The Water is my Sky’ documentary hits $50,000 Kickstarter goal with 7 days to go!

The competitive swimming documentary “The Water is my Sky” has officially hit its $50,000 goal on Kickstarter today, just a week before the campaign ends.

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Michael Phelps to Swim 100 Fly and 200 Free at Charlotte Grand Prix

Michael Phelps will swim only one day at the 2014 Charlotte Grand Prix.

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Tickets Still Available to See Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte Swim at 2014 Charlotte Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte (above) will swim in his first Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix meet as a professional next weekend, and tickets for all sessions are still available.

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New Zealand finalizes 9-person Para Pan Pacs squad headlined by Pascoe, Fisher and Howarth

World record-holders Sophie Pascoe, Mary Fisher and Nikita Howarth will head up New Zealand’s Para Pan Pacific Championships roster that will take the pool in California this August.

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Talent Agencies Lineup For Missy Franklin, The Biggest Olympic Client Since Michael Phelps

CAA, IMG, Octagon, WMG (Casey Wasserman) and The Legacy Agency have already taken meetings with Missy Franklin’s parents reports the Sports…

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Wow – Lots of Swimmers! Time Lapse of USMS Nationals Warm Up

The 2014 U.S. Masters Swimming spring nationals have wrapped but for 1000’s of masters swimmers the memories are as fresh as…

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5 signs you used to have a swimmers body

#2 – Stretch marks line your college swimming team tattoo.

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1996 Olympic Bronze Medallist Korneyev Becomes Fatal Victim Of Stomach Cancer

Andrey Korneyev, who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 200 breaststroke at the 1996 for Russian, died from stomach cancer on May 2nd…

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Indiana Adds Elite British Junior Sprinter Grace Vertigans from Plymouth Leander

Indiana head coach Ray Looze has filled a significant hole in his 2014-2015 lineup with the addition of a new freshman recruit from the U.K.

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New Zealand to Send Powerful 32-Swimmer Roster to 2014 Oceania Championships

Lauren Boyle, who earned three bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships, will lead a stout New Zealand squad to their hosted Oceania Swimming Championships.

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Indian Swimmer Mahalingam Banned for 1-Year for Methylhexaneamine Postitive Test

Indian swimmer Shruthi Mahalingam has received a one year suspension from the Indian Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, beginning on April 24, 2014,…

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Sinagporean National Record Holder Teo Dislocates Shoulder in Training

Singaporean National Record holder Teo Zhen Ren has dislocated his shoulder during training. Teo says that it was just a normal…

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Charlotte Grand Prix follows suit, will be dual Masters-sanctioned like Mesa

The Charlotte Grand Prix, like the Mesa stop before it, will be dual sanctioned by USA Swimming and US Masters Swimming, meaning athletes like Nathan Adrian could go after Masters World Records at the competition.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Coughlin @SpeedoUSA Takeover Starts 9am PST Tuesday May 6th – #NatalieLive

Natalie Coughlin, 12-time Olympic medalist, knows how to tweet, and Speedo USA has invited her to take that talent to their Twitter account, @SpeedoUSA, tomorow May 6th, 9am PST.

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