The Powerlist

Swimming Retains "Second Tier" Status for 2012 Games

On Tuesday, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, which represents the 26 sports that will be a part of…

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How Can Swimming Go Green(er)?

Ok, so I know I’m a few days late for Earth Day, but I saw an interesting article today on…

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Why is a Swimming Mile only 1650 Yards?

This is the first installment in a series of articles to research and unravel the mysteries of swimming.  These mysteries…

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NCAA Champ Schneider Fears for Future of Cincinnati Swimming

In an interview with Cincinnati.com, 2010 50 freestyle NCAA Champ Josh Schneider revealed that he is not confident that Cincinnati…

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Former Berkeley Coach Pleads 'No Contest' in Sexual Abuse Case

Jesse Stovall, a 37-year old former coach at the Berkeley, California Bear Swim Club has plead no contest to a…

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Bid Made on Embattled Huntingdon Valley Swim Club

The Huntingdon Valley Swim Club, which last summer was the center of a heated racial debate, may finally bring it’s…

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Diving Tweaks Highlight 2010-2011 High School Rules Changes

The NFHS swimming and diving committee had a relatively quiet session during their meeting on March 28-30 in Indianapolis, especially…

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Florida Swimming Wins Two More National Championships

Full results and standings If you thought the number of college swim teams had shrunk over the  last year, with…

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Australian Olympian Kowalski Comes Out as Gay

Daniel Kowalski, who is an Australian swimming hero, has announced that he is gay. Kowalski is the winner of 4…

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Top 8 Cross-Training Sports for Young Swimmers

Swimming might be one of the toughest sports in the world to deal with between the ears. As much as…

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Alan Thompson Cleared of Wrongdoing

The Alan Thompson saga with Swim Australia seems to have been finally put to rest. It started when an anonymous…

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Arizona's Schluntz Named Byers Award Finalist

Arizona senior swimmer Justine Schluntz, who is racking up awards this post-season, is a finalist to win another one. In…

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LSU Promotes Geyer to Head Swim Program

(Pictured above Dave Geyer (L) and Doug Shaffer (R)) On the same day as we heard  from LSU team captain…

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Update: LSU Swimmers Lost Faith in Schmitt; Assistant Front-Runner to Take Over

Last week, we reported that LSU Head Swim Coach Adam Schmitt resigned his position at LSU. There was no immediate…

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New Zealand Wins Appeal for Expanded Commonwealth Games Squad.

(Pictured Above: Lauren Boyle) After its weeklong National Swimming Championships wrapped up last week, it appeared as though Swimming NZ…

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