The Powerlist

Bartholomew Named ACC Female Swimmer of Week

Virginia sophomore swimmer Courtney Bartholomew has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Female Swimmer of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday (Nov….

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Sarah Greene Sets New Eagles’ Record at Emory Diving Invitational

Emory University senior Sarah Greene won a pair of events at the Emory Diving Invitational, including a program-record setting performance in the one-meter dive at the Woodruff Physical Education Center on Saturday afternoon.

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Nick McCrory Garners ACC Male Diver of the Week

Senior Nick McCrory garnered ACC Male Diver of the Week accolades for the third time this season Tuesday, Nov. 26…

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2 More Masters World Records for Townsend: Checking in with Darian

Darian Townsend has been on a  quest this fall setting 7 FINA masters world records over the past month.  Last…

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NOVA of Virginia Aquatics announces NCAA National Letters of Intent and College Selections

A large class of Nova Aquatics seniors signed with college teams this fall – from left to right: Zack Browne, Rachel Yontz, Ashton Pollard, Jessie Gvozdas, Justin Edwards, Brett Barden, Bailey Hall, Andy Branin, GJ Apostle, Lexie Stavac (not pictured, Chandler Shirer).

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Analysis of World Records and Gender: Predict World Record Trends through Regressional Analysis

For as long as there have been World Records for competitive swimming, many people have wanted to know if the females will ever catch up to the males. There have been several reasons listed for why the genders stay separated by time, and many of them are obvious, but in today’s age, we have seen several female athletes attempt to compete with the men, some even successfully.

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Pacific Tigers Adds 10 For The 2014-15 Season

Completing his work during the early signing period for swimming, second-year head coach Peter Richardson has announced the additions of 10 new swimmers to the Tigers ranks for the 2014-15 season.

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Perfect Freestyle Catch with the Agility Paddles

Courtesy of FINIS, a SwimSwam Partner. Featured Swimming Photo: Anthony Ervin, Olympic Champion. The Agility Paddles have been a huge success since…

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Schinella, Sanders, and Powers Sign Letters of Intent to Swim for Michigan

A native Michigander, Elliott Schinella wills tay close to home and swim for the Wolverines.

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MIT Displays Depth in Meet with Bowdoin and Babson

This is only the second meet of MIT’s season, yet the men are off to a tremendous start. On Saturday at Bowdoin College, the MIT men defeated their hosts (215-82) as well as conference foe, Babson College (240-57). Over the course of the meet, MIT took first in 13 of the 17 events. To display depth as well as front end speed, the Engineers went 1-2-3 in eight events, and taking first through fourth in three of those.

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Charleston Women, Queens Men Top Wingate’s Fall Frenzy

The men from the College of Charleston relax with a mannequin during the Fall Frenzy.

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NCAA ‘A’ Cut update: 34 swimmers already with automatic DI NCAA invites before Thanksgiving

10 men and 24 women have already sealed their NCAA invites with “A” cut times after last weekend’s full slate of mid-season invitationals.

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Lutheran North’s Lloyd Jones: Tragic Passing of a Local Swimming Legend

Was coach Lloyd Jones a legend? I don’t know, but in the minds of those who knew him, he will be forever remembered.

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Mie Nielsen Flash Mob Video to Promote 2013 European Short Course Championships

Danish Record holder and swimming superstar Mie Nielsen has hopped in on the promotional fun for the 2013 European Short Course Championships.

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Albion’s Bosko named MIAA Athlete of the Week

Bosko, a freshman from Holland (Holland HS), swam the second-fastest time in the MIAA this season in the 100-yard freestyle over the weekend at the Michigan Open with a time of :47.02, and also swam a :21.83 in the 50 freestyle.

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