The Powerlist

Bob Bowman Holds First Meeting With Sun Devil Swimmers

Bob Bowman, long-time coach of 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps, met with his ASU squad as new head coach of the Sun Devil swim program.

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Michael Phelps Video Feature: The Making of the MP Brand

Goes behind the scenes and see the development of the MP brand designed by Aqua Sphere.

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3 Exercises for Powerful Long Axis Strokes

Add the following exercises to your repertoire to individualize your strength program for the events that you swim. Begin by incorporating at least one or two of these stroke-specific exercises into each strength training session.

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A Day in the Life of a Swimmer

You swim because you crave that feeling of accomplishment that comes after a hard race when you finally reach your goals. You swim because you love the sport.

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60 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 60 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Drill Video for – What All Great Breaststrokers Do (that the rest don’t)

In this video, Johns Hopkins freshman swimmer Gwynnie LaMastra demonstrates the “breaststroke connectedness” drill described in the article “What All Great Breaststrokers Do (that the rest don’t).”

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German Open Water Superstar Thomas Lurz Announces Retirement

On the eve of the Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Cozumel, Mexico, the most-decorated German distance swimmer of all time has announced his retirement.

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Conor Dwyer takes over 200 IM spot at Worlds for Tyler Clary

A day after Michael Klueh replaced the injured Matt McLean on the U.S. roster for this summer’s World Championships, we’ve got another event shakeup.

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Hill Breaks Irish Junior Record Two Days in a Row

15 year old Danielle Hill broke her own Irish Junior record in the 100 backstroke after setting the mark in yesterdays semi-finals at the Irish Open Swimming Championships…

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Swimming Breaks Through List of Australia’s Most-Watched TV Broadcasts

Forget The Beatles and “Star Wars”…it’s Grant Hackett who ranks higher on Australia’s most-watched TV shows from the 20th centry.

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Maskalenko breaks Latvian national record, Steins breaks open record on day 1 of Latvian Nats

Latvia’s national championship meet has attracted a number of foreign swimmers who are putting up strong times, and one local swimmer broke a national record as well on day 1.

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Bobby Folan Promoted to Interim Head Coach at UNLV After Reitz’s Retirement

Bobby Folan (right( will take over the head coaching position at UNLV from the recently-retired Jim Reitz (left).

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FINA Diving World Series: British Diving took advantage of the home crowd support

As the third leg of the FINA NVC Diving World Series lands in London British diving took advantage of the…

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VIDEO: Harlingen CISD opens brand-new aquatic center

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Harlingen CISD) has opened a brand-new, state-of-the-art athletic facility, complete with a new aquatic center.

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