The Powerlist

2010-2011 College Preview: No. 6 A&M Women Graduate Elite Class

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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Barcelona Replaces Dubai as Hosts of 2013 World Championships

Fina has selected Barthelona, ahem, Barcelona, Spain to host the 2013 Fina Long Course World Championships at its first annual…

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2010-2011 College Preview: No. 6 Auburn Men Strive to Improve Versatility

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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2010-2011 College Preview: No. 7 Women of Troy Suddenly NCAA Contenders

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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2010-2011 College Preview: No. 7 Michigan Men Hurt By Loss of Clary, But Bring in 20 Freshmen to Heal Wounds

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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Email from Wielgus: New Athlete Partnership Plan Prepared, Ready to Be Approved

The following is an email that was sent out today by Chuck Weilgus, the current CEO of USA-Swimming. Read as…

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2010-2011 College Previews: No. 8 Auburn Women Look to Settle in, Move up Ranks

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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2010-2011 NCAA Season Preview: No. 8 Georgia Men Looking to Build Around Strong Distance Group

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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Original APP Executive Summary With the Contractual Commitments

We’ve had lots of questions about what exactly is in the Athlete Partnership Plan, so we tracked it down and…

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Were the Issues with the APP Blown Out of Proportion?

As it turns out, USA-Swimming and the USOC were not as far appart on the ill-fated Athlete Partnership Plan as…

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2010-2011 College Previews: No. 9 Virginia Women Among Most Complete Teams in the Nation

Over the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans…

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Athletes Told No Contact With Schubert for 60 Days

As an update to the previous news that Mark Schubert has taken a 60-day leave of absence as the head of…

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Stopkotte Faces New Fraud Allegations: This Time, It's Financial

Update 11/23: Charges have been filed against Stopkotte for theft. More details available here. Ken Stopkotte, the much maligned coach…

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In Brief: Top News from Wednesday at the Aquatics Convention

….Swimming World is reporting that Mark Schubert has taken a leave of absence as the head of the USA-Swimming National…

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Napoleon Cleared for Commonwealth Games, Concerned About Training

Ryan Napoleon has been cleared to participate in next month’s Commonwealth Games as a member of Team Australia, according to…

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