The Powerlist

FINA Inaugurates Pool at Palau Sant Jordi for World Championships

Elvis Burrows from the Bahamas, and the University of Kentucky, shared this picture of the pool for the World Championships.

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Lia Neal Wins Olympic Hardware in High School And Heads to Stanford

As an amateur competitive swimmer, it’s not every day someone in the lap lane next to me makes an Olympic podium. That was until last year when I started swimming in the masters lane next to Lia Neal’s high school team at New York’s Asphalt Green. (Photo Credit: Asphalt Green)

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Canada Announces New East vs. West Dual Meet

Swimming Canada has designed a unique meet format for their youth swimmers in 2014 to replace their participation in the NACC. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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NC State Swimming & Diving Announces Signing Class For Fall of 2013

NC State men’s and women’s head swimming coach Braden Holloway is excited to announce a 23-member signing class for the fall of 2013. The class, which includes athletes from around the globe, is one that the reigning ACC Coach of the Year believes is the perfect fit for the program and its building process. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Yannick Agnel Swims First Race Under NBAC Banner at Midsummer Invite

French Olympic Champion Yannick Agnel had a test swim on Sunday at the NBAC Midsummer Invite. (Photo Courtesy: ERIO TAC FRANCE)

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Izotov and Agnel, Perhaps Reigniting a Dormant Rivalry

This was supposed to be the next great European rivalry in swimming. At the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, the two swimmers hit the water in a dead-heat, but Agnel made up a slight deficit over Izotov to give the French the gold and leave the Russians with silver. (Photo Credit: Tim BInning, theswimpictures)

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Junior National Champ Megan Kingsley Verbally Commits to Georgia

Megan Kingsley of the Mount Pleasant Swim Club has times that would make her an immediate NCAA finalist for Georgia. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Izotov Posts a World’s Best of 1:44.87 Leading off the Russian Relay

Another night of great racing at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia concluded with the most impressive swim of the competition so far… (Photo Credit: Tim BInning, theswimpictures)

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Rise and Swim, Greatest Psych Up Video in Swimming

Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures

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SwimSwam Adds Jeff Grace to Lead International Coverage

SwimSwam has added Jeff Grace to take its international coverage to a new level.

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Two Long-Time College Swim Coaches Pass Away, Including Pete Accardy

Swimming lost two of the great names from the NCAA’s Division II and Division III swimming scene of the 1980’s and 1990’s. (stock photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 World Championships Preview: Campbell Looking to Make Up For Lost Time in the Women’s 100 Freestyle

After having to withdraw from the individual 100 freestyle at the Olympics in London due pancreatitis Australian Cate Campbell has returned to the pool with determination… (Photo courtesy of Swimming Australia/Delly Carr)

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Jasmine Tosky Scratches 200 Fly Semis at World University Games

American Jasmine Tosky has scratched the 200 fly semi-final despite being 3rd coming out of prelims. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Susan Taylor Dies Crossing English Channel

Susan Taylor began the open water swim in the early morning hours Sunday. She was only a mile from the French shore when she was pulled from the water by her brother, a paramedic.

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Olympians and Top Juniors Featured at Summer Nationals

A handful of Olympians and Canada’s top junior swimmers are the featured performers for the 2013 Summer Nationals competition set to take place at the Pointe-Claire Aquatics Centre on Montreal’s West Island from July 17-20. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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