The Powerlist

Czerniak Marks Top-10 Time In 100 Fly on Day 3 in Poland

The biggest swim on the men’s side was in the 100 fly, where Konrad Czerniak posted the 10th-fastest time in…

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Tosky Downs Hyman's National High School Record in 100 Fly

Jasmine Tosky, a junior at Palo Alto High, downed the oldest National High School record on the books in prelims…

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NCAA Swimmers Shine Bright on Day 2 at Polish Nationals

2011 Polish Nationals got off to a rocking start on day 1, and though day 2 didn’t quite match that…

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CBDA Announces Brazilian World Championship Roster

Nearly simultaneously with Swimming South Africa’s announcement of their World Championship Roster, the Brazilian Swimming Federation (CBDA) has announced their…

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South Africa Announces World Championship Rosters

Swimming South Africa has released their roster for this summer’s World Championship teams, which is a roster that is always…

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Polish Men Light Up TYR World Rankings on Day 1 in Poland

Scrabble players rejoice: this week’s big meet is the Polish National Championships and World Championship Trials, which will take place…

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University of Houston Names Augie Busch New Head Swim Coach

The University of Houston has named Augie Busch as the new head coach for their women’s swimming program. Busch, son…

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Splash Magazine Editor Jim Rusnak Discusses Shift to Digital Media

Our Shelly Thiel recently wrote about USA Swimming’s wildly successful Splash Magazine, and what her favorite parts of the publication are….

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In Briefs: USA Swimming Announce's Criteria for 2011-2012 National Junior Team

USA Swimming announced new selection criteria for it’s Nationa Youth Team (which has been officially renamed the National Junior Team,…

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5 Big Things, 5 Little Things from Charlotte

The 2011 Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix, as has become the norm, was a huge competitive and marketing success. Now that…

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In Briefs: Arizona Adds Texas A&M Assistant Tracy Duchac to Staff

New Arizona coach Eric Hansen added another coach to his roster today when he recruited Tracy Duchac to join the…

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WADA Launches CoachTrue Programme to Improve Anti-Doping Education

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched a program called CoachTrue (a play off of their “Play True” slogan) that is designed…

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Off the Deep End: Love Is In the Air; and In the Water, too!

It takes a special type of person to love a swimmer. You have to be an early riser, accept that…

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Berens Picks Up First Charlotte Win, Girlfriend Soni Picks Up $20,000 prize

For at least the 3rd and 4th time this meet, USC/Trojan Aquatics affiliated swimmers went 1-2 in both the men’s…

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Schneider Wins Rematch Over Jones, Sutton Earns Heartfelt Win on Day 3 in Charlotte

In the men’s 200 fly, the great Michael Phelps was back! He tore through the first 100 meters in 56.39,…

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