The Powerlist

SwimSwam Film Fest: Swim

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this animated short, this swimming video produced by Sil van der Woerd, simply titled Swim.

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VIDEO: 2014 Orange Bowl Swim Classic teaser

The Orange Bowl Swim Classic is an annual part of the Orange Bowl festivities leading up to the storied college football game.

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Utah to Host “Black Out” Meet Against Arizona State on January 5th

The Utes have been hard at home training in Salt Lake City, and will host Arizona State in their first ever ‘Blackout meet’ on Sunday.

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Castaic Lake chosen as new host for Open Water Nationals

The southern California lake will host the meet for the second straight year after safety concerns moved the meet from its original North Carolina host.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 11 to 12

There was a lot of fast swimming from the 11 to 12 year-old set in 2013, including several national age group records.

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2013 Open Water Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award Goes To Thomas Lurz

With an absolutely incredible season, it’s almost a given that Lurz be named the 2013 open water swimmer of the year. ..

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Vicious Piranha attack at Open Water Grand Prix site Rio Parana

70 people were injured by a piranha attack in the waters scheduled to host an Open Water Grand Prix stop in just 26 days.

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(NLI Photos) Maine record-holder Colby Harvey to Florida State

Harvey signs with FSU, surrounded by her mom, stepdad, sisters and her club coach Leanne Gravel.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Male European Swimmer of the Year

Morozov became a superstar for Russia this year and helped make them a player on the international swimming scene.

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Mesa Aquatics Club to Merge With Sun Devil Aquatics Under Mesa Name, Ownership

Cesar Cielo will now be swimming at the Kino Aquatic Center under Mesa Aquatics’ new post-grad training group.

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Fresno State Swimming & Diving: GoPro Edition

The Fresno State Bulldogs have been having fun with their GoPro camera.

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Missy Franklin Finishes 3rd in AP Female Athlete of the Year Voting

Missy Franklin has finished in the top 3 of the AP Female Athlete of the Year voting for the second-straight year.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Male Asian Swimmer Of The Year

Coming off of an amazing Olympic showing where he won the 400 and 1500 freestyle as well as tying for the silver in the 200 freestyle Sun Yang continued to show his dominance in the distance freestyle events.

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How To Improve Stroke Cycles to Predict Closing Speed

“One of the most intriguing topics in my research has been freestyle stroke pulling indices (tempo, stroke length, cycle count), and its ability to predict the closing speed of eilte swimmers.”

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Pacific Coast All-Star meet slated for Saturday, LSC rosters set

32 All-Stars from 4 different swimming regions will compete in the two-day meet.

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