The Powerlist

Shouts From the Stands: The Next Stroke for the Phoenix Swim Club

Have your own view on swimming or something in the world of swimming that you’d like to share with a…

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National Letter of Intent ‘Regular Period’ Begins Wednesday

The NCAA’s regular signing period opens on Wednesday.

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Update: All Tickets for Mesa Grand Prix Sell Out Within 48 Hours of Phelps Comeback Announcement

Update: as of 8:30 on Wednesday morning, all tickets are sold out. Tickets for the finals sessions of the 2014…

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Alabama Swimming and Diving Will Honor Record Smashers Wednesday at 2 p.m.

The Alabama Swimming and Diving team will celebrate its record-smashing 2014 season Wednesday, April 16 at 2 p.m. on the deck of the Don Gambril Olympic Pool at the Alabama Aquatic Center.

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2014 British Gas National Championships Finals Recap-Carlin Finishes Strong on Final Day

The British Gas National Championships wrapped up Tuesday night. Things look bright for the British as the summer long course season rolls on.

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IOC Announces Open Water, Diving, Polo, Synchro Qualifying Systems for 2016 Olympics

The open water qualification system for the 2016 Olympics is unchanged from 2012.

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Harvey Picks up 3rd Win, Bowles And Fyfe Add 2nd on Day 2 of Australian Age Championships

Day 2 of the 2014 Australian Age Championships didn’t see as many record-breaking swims as the meet’s first day, however…

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Hawkeyes kick-off long course season with intrasquad meet

The University of Iowa men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams kicked off its long course season with an intrasquad meet Saturday afternoon.

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Michael Phelps To Swim 50, 100 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly at the Mesa Grand Prix

According to Michael Phelps’ communications representative, Octagon’s Drew Johnson, Phelps plans to swim the 50 and 100-meter freestyle and the 100-meter butterfly at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Arizona.

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Kyle Chalmers Breaks Thorpe’s 100 Meter Record For Second Time; Also Gets 16-Year Olds Mark

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers has broken the 15-year old’s 100 free record, and also gone faster than the country’s record for 16-year olds.

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Wabash’s Barnes, W&L’s Shuman, UMBC’s Donovan, Wheaton’s Sexton among Fulbright Scholarship winners

Wabash College captain Adam Barnes, Washington & Lee University captain Eric Shuman, UMBC alum Mitchell Donovan and Wheaton senior Matt Sexton have all been awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for the coming year.

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Jolyn Swimwear Underwater Photo Vault

Courtesy of Jolyn Swimwear & Clothing Company, a SwimSwam partner Jolyn Swimwear is seen on pool decks and in the…

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WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE 2014: Montenegro qualifies in extremis for Super Final

The team of Montenegro is the last European qualifier for the Super Final of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2014 after claiming a hard-fought, 8-10 victory over Germany in Krefeld (GER) on April 15.

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Shouts From the Stands: Why Swimming Never Leaves You

One day, we will all leave swimming. Former Tennessee Volunteer Brooke Watson knows, though, that swimming will never leave us.

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Brazil Takes Youth Title While Poland Takes The Junior Crown At Multi-Nations Competitions

Over the weekend Limassol, Cyprus hosted a Multi-Nations Youth Meet, while another Multi-Nations Junior meet was held in Alexandropolis, Greece…

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