The Powerlist

Former Iowa Head Coach Glenn Patton Earns Hall of Fame Nod

Former University of Iowa men’s swimming coach Glenn Patton will be inducted into the Alfred State Athletics Hall of Fame tonight in Alfred, N.Y. The induction is the second for Patton, as he was named to the National Iowa Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: Celina Li, Queen of the Pool

Cal freshman Celina Li took the Queen of the Pool title last weekend over world-class names like Missy Franklin, Rachel Bootsma, and Liz Pelton.

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Chase Kalisz & Nic Fink Confirm 2013 Duel in the Pool Invitations

Two Bulldogs will team up to represent the US in the Duel of the Pool in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Stanford Women to Swim at Texas A&M Invitational in November

Senior Maya DiRado is on the precipice of exploding in her final year of NCAA eligibility.

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Ohio’s No. 1 and Top 40 recruit Zoe Thatcher commits to Auburn

I am proud to announce the commitment of my own swimmer, Zoe Thatcher, to Auburn tonight!

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College Swimmers Katie Rownd, Devon Dabney Compete at World Triathlon Championships

Johns Hopkins senior Katie Rownd finished 33rd overall with a time of 2:17.10 at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in London…

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Adriana Grabski Verbally Commits to Virginia Tech

Adriana Grabski from the Sunbury YMCA in Pennsylvania has committed to Virginia Tech.

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The Georgia Bulldogs Top the Kentucky Wildcats in the “Double Distance” Season Opener

The Kentucky Wildcats faced off against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens. This meet was Lars Jorgensen’s first meet as the head coach of Kentucky. The Georgia men won with a score of 162-110 and the Georgia women won with a score of 165-98.

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Litherland Triplets Commit to Georgia

Jay, Kevin, and Mick Litherland will all swim at the University of Georgia beginning in the fall of 2014.

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Wisconsin River Falls Hires Mike Bollinger As New Head Coach

Mike Bollinger has accepted the position of Head Swimming and Diving Coach at Wisconsin River Falls University after talk of the program being suspended for the “forceable future.”

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German Swimming Federation Under Pressure As DOSB Sets Lofty Targets

After a very disappointing Olympic performance and then a showing at the World Championships that was not much better the…

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Missy Franklin Makes Sports Illustrated Top 100 List of Twitter Accounts to Follow

The Sports Illustrated staff added Missy Franklin to their top 100 Twitter users list and believes her Twitter account is “essential to your daily routine for finding news, information and entertainment from the sports world.”

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Debbie Phelps Named First Full-Time Director of Baltimore Public Schools Fundraising Arm

The mother of the great Olympian stepped down from her role as middle school principal in 2012, and has now taken on an even bigger position.

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2013-2014 College Swimming Previews: #4 Texas A&M Women Return Monster Team, Add Developing Talent as Well

Breeja Larson will try to lead the Texas A&M Aggies to a Top-3 finish at next year’s NCAA Championships for the first time in program history (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)

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Appeal Holds Up 18-Month Suspension of Russian Olympian Ekaterina Andreeva

Putting to rest the long case of Ekaterina Andreeva, an appeal to the Russian Federation’s Court of Arbitration for Sport has…

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