The Powerlist

2014 YMCA Short Course Nationals: Final Day GAC Air Quality Report (a Video Interview)

Eric Knight discusses exactly how he and GAC cleaned up the air for YMCA Short Course Nationals.

  2 Comments

Jack Bauerle suspended indefinitely by Georgia as NCAA alleges severe breach of contract

Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle has been officially suspended indefinitely by the University after a joint investigation with UGA and the NCAA wrapped up, accusing Bauerle of “severe breach of contract.”

  116 Comments

SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 4/2/2014

It’s crossover season! Short-course is ending, long-course is getting started, and we’ve got notable swims from both. See the Daring Dozen for March 25-27, 2014.

  7 Comments

Finding Pace in Open Water Swimming

Here’s a workout from the Wind-n-Sea Masters Swim Team that is geared toward developing you concept of pace and working…

  Comment First!

7 Awesome Bloopers & Trials SwimFan Videos – 2014 Australian National Championships

All #TrialsSwimFan blooper videos are courtesy of Swimming Australia. (Featured Image: James Magnussen)

  Comment First!

Race Video: McEvoy Tops James Magnussen – 100m Freestyle – 2014 Australian Swimming Championships

Magnussen didn’t have his typical closing speed, and McEvoy’s was better than we’ve seen in the past, and the result was the teenager toppling the World Champion 47.65-47.92.

  16 Comments

Race Video: Cameron McEvoy Wins 200m Free, 1:45.46 – 2014 Australian Championships

Swimming news: Men’s 200 Freestyle – 2014 Australian Nationals – FINALS – Reported Braden Keith At still only 19 years…

  Comment First!

Savard And Caldwell Take Top Seeds On Day Three Of Canadian Trials

The women’s 200m backstroke final should be a quick one as there’s a lot of depth in that field. Taking the top spot was Hilary Caldwell who swam a 2:10.82.

  2 Comments

Meghan Small, York Y girls with big day 4 prelims session at YMCA Nationals

Preliminaries of the final day at YMCA Nationals wrapped up this morning, with Meghan Small and the York YMCA girls finishing off the session with two straight top seeds including a 1-2 punch in the 200 IM.

  Comment First!

Swim Faster…Faster with USRPT! Understand and Implement USRPT DVD now available for sale!

Ever wonder why swimmers are taught to swim long distances at slow speeds when they’re preparing for races 50 to 1500 meters? Or why gifted swimmers quit because they’ve burned out? If so, you just might want to learn more about the scientific research behind the new swimming training method that is impacting racers worldwide.

  16 Comments

San Diego’s 2024 Olympic bid officially submitted to USOC

This week, San Diego became the first U.S. city to officially enter a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

  6 Comments

Big Upset in Men’s 100 Free Final; Treffers Breaks National Record on Day 4 of 2014 Aus Champs

Day 4 of the 2014 Australian National Championships, plus Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs trials, saw the meet’s biggest upset…

  27 Comments

Race Video: Campbell & Sprenger at 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Campbell & Sprenger

Campbell already had the world’s top-ranked time coming into this meet, and she’s reaffirmed that status this week by going faster than her previous season-best three times, with a 24.23 in prelims, a 24.13 in the semi’s, and now a 24.18 in finals of the women’s 50 free.

  Comment First!

Race Video: Alicia Coutts wins 100 Fly – 2014 Australian Swimming Championships

Alicia Coutts led the way in a 57.70 – which is not as fast as she was to win this title last year, but there was much, much more pressure on from the competition this year.

  Comment First!

Olympian Alex Meyer to give open water swimming clinic at the International Open Water Swimming Festival April 12-13

Alex Meyer, 2012 US Olympic Open Water Swimmer and Vasa athlete, will be team up with Teresa Crippen to present an LSC open water swim clinic as part of the events at the annual Open Water Swimming Festival, April 12-13 at Miromar Lakes in Estero, Fla.

  Comment First!