The Powerlist

2013 Swammy Awards: Latin American Female Swimmer of the Year

Winning three open water medals at the 2013 World Championships, Poliana Okimoto earned the Swammy for 2013 Latin American Female Swimmer of the Year.

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Rudd Recognized As One Of Plymouth’s Best

Jon Rudd’s accomplishments as the Head Coach of Plymouth Leander over the last year are numerous and for those he has been celebrated as one of Plymouth’s best…

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2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 15 to 16

The year’s fastest 15-16 year-olds of 2013 were, in many cases, the fastest of all time. This crop of kids broke an astounding number of age group, high school, and meet records at the national -and even international- level.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Latin American Male Swimmer of the Year

Cesar Cielo, winner of two individual golds this past summer, is the 2013 Latin American Male Swimmer of the Year

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2013 Swammys: US Coach of the Year, David Marsh

With the accolades pouring in for SwimMAC, Dave Marsh can add 2013 US Coach of the Year to the list.

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Diving into the New Year: 2014 Georgia Diving Invitational

Strong diving performances at the Georgia Invite start the new year off right, including those from Georgia’s Laura Ryan (above).

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Florida, Georgia Divide SEC Female Athlete of the Week Honors

Hilda Luthersdottir continued over the weekend to be the Gators’ sparkplug in the breaststrokes, and for that she earned SEC Swimmer of the Week.

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What To Expect Heading Into The CIS Championships

The Dinos recently added standout swimmer Tristan Cote to their roster at the start of the year who could definitely help them place more of an impact this year at the meet…

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DeLoof, Matthews honored with women’s Big Ten weekly awards

Ali DeLoof had a big day at the Orange Bowl Classic for Michigan, while Casey Matthews helped lead Purdue past Hawaii.

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Ortiz and Rogers win Big Ten weekly awards from warmer climates

Bruno Ortiz won Swimmer of the Week from Florida, while Layne Johnson was awarded Diver of the Week for his work in Hawaii.

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Florida’s Omana, D’Arrigo Named SEC Male Swimmers of the Week

Florida’s Carlos Omana was named the first SEC Male Swimmer of the Week for 2014.

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(NLI Photos) Northwestern signs butterflyer Malone

Aja Malone heads to Evanston from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia where she swims for Allatoona High School and SwimAtlanta.

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Becca Mann Blogs USRPT: Day 1

Becca Mann, above, is spending the week with the Andrew family in Kansas and training USRPT style. See what she thought of her first Indie Swimming workout.

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How to Use the VASA Swim Trainer to Become a Smarter and Stronger Swimmer

This guest column was provided by and is courtesy of VASA, a SwimSwam partner, and Matt Kredich, the 2013 Swammy Award winning College Coach of the Year.

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2013 Swammy Award: Jeah for the US Male Swimmer of the Year

Ryan Lochte was all over the map in 2013, winning awards and gold medals, starring in his own reality TV show and most importantly rising to become the undisputed face of US Male swimming in the first full year post-Phelps.

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