The Powerlist

Buckeye Women Unload On 2012 Recruiting Class

In a Big Ten Conference where quantity is championed as much as quality, the Buckeye women have been as big…

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Stanford Gets Verbal from Third Jr. National Team Breaststroker

Altogether, there are 8 female breaststrokers on the 2011-2012 USA Swimming Junior National Team. By next fall, three of them…

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Penn State Women Raid New York for Top Two Backstrokers

Penn State women’s coach John Hargis has reached across the state’s northern border to earn verbal commitments from the top-two backstrokers,…

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Stanford Men Add Sprinter, Cal Men Add Distance Freestyler on Same Weekend

On the same weekend, cross-town rivals Stanford and Cal both added big-time recruits, though a shared metropolitan area is one…

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Wang Shun Does his Best Sun Yang Impression to Close Intercity Championships

The final day of competition at the 2011 InterCity Games in China wrapped up this morning with the shortest women’s…

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Texas Women Kick off Season with Wins in SMU Classic Over Florida, UVA

The first big invite of the season went down over the weekend in Dallas at the SMU Classic. The field…

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American Leadership Impresses in Berlin World Cup Stop

Day 1 at the Berlin World Cup was all about the flash, the pop, the bang, the glitz, and the…

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Only the Good Die Young

Fran Crippen Remembered One Year Later Brings Echoes of Steve Prefontaine

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Jean Basson, Scot Robison Added to Pro Duel 1 Lineup

Jean Basson and Scot Robison are the latest swimmers added to the lineup for the Pro Duel Meet 1 event that will…

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Auburn Women Add Versatility to Class with Alex Merritt Signing

Just as I was expecting that the Auburn women’s class of 2012 was going to be nothing but backstrokers, coach…

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TSC NCAA Power Rankings, Women's Round 1

This is the first edition of our The Swimmers Circle power rankings. These rankings are not a “poll,” in the…

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Shao Yiwen Completes Sun-Like Run in Women's 800 Free

On day 7 the 2011 Chinese Intercity Championships, Zhang Qibing completed a sweep of the butterfly events with a 52.69…

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Video of Missy Franklin's World Record

In Saturday’s finals session at the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup, Missy Franklin broke the World Record in the 200 SCM…

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Penn State Men Earn Program-Changing Commitment

Everyone knows about David Nolan’s National-Record breaking performance at last year’s Pennsylvania High School State Championship meet. There, he broke National…

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In Briefs: Former Auburn Star Brown Returning Home to United Kingdom for Olympic Training

Former Auburn star Adam Brown is returning home to his native United Kingdom to train for the 2012 Olympics. During his…

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