The Powerlist

2013 YMCA Nationals Opening Ceremony Parade of Athletes Photo Vault

Photo Credit: Josh Davis, Mutual of Omaha BREAKout Swim Clinic

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Andrew Cuts Another Tenth off of 50 Free Best Time; Barney Moves Up All-Time Rankins on Day 1 of Showcase Classic

Wednesday’s prelims at the 2013 Showcase Classic in Clearwater, Florida were solid, but nothing spectacular. The finals session, though, put…

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Ryan Cochrane swims world best while Noemie Thomas breaks 50 butterfly national record

The first night of the Canadian World Championship Trials in Victoria, BC started off with hometown boy and Olympic silver medalist…

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2013 YMCA Nationals Walk Around with Olympian Josh Davis

5-time Olympic medalist Josh Davis guides us on a 2013 YMCA Swimming Nationals walk around for swimswim coverage of the…

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Lance Armstrong to Swim at South Central Zone Masters Championships

Lance Armstrong will swim at a big Masters meet in Austin this weekend. (Photo: McSmit)

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No tomorrow for Canada’s Para swimmers

MINNEAPOLIS – Paralympic champions Benoit Huot and Valérie Grand’Maison will be among Canada’s top swimmers competing at the Can Am…

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WADA to Launch Anti-Doping “Whearabouts” App in the Fall

WADA has revealed that it will launch a new App to allow athletes to input their Whereabouts filings from their smart phones. (Image courtesy: WADA)

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Sinead Russell breaks a minute in the 100 backstroke in the prelims of day one at the Canadian World Championship Trials

The Canadian World Championship Trials began today in Victoria, BC. Events being swum were the 50 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100…

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Denmark Poaches Top English Club Coach for National Team Coach

Danish Swimming has its new head coach, in the form of Nick Juba from the U.K.

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Post-NCAA Championships Big Question #2: Who Was the Swimmer of the Men’s Meet?

Let’s take a look at all of the criteria that go into selecting a swimmer of the year; also how many nicknames can we come up with for Vlad Morozov in 20 seconds? Find out in Big Question #2. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Y Nats Kick Off in Greensboro With New Records in Womens’ 200 Breaststroke

An 11-year old Meet Record went down in the first prelims sesson, and some very young swimmers from the Middle Tyger YMCA were impressive. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Michael Andrew; Younger Kalisz Sister Kicks Off Showcase Classic With Blazing 50 Breaststroke

Michael Andrew was the fastest swimmer in two events this morning, but will have a challenger in the 200 backstroke.

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China’ Sun Yang Wins 2nd Event, World Leader, at Chinese Nationals (Day 3)

The 2013 Chinese spring National Championships, a selection meet for the Chinese National Games later this year and a factor…

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2013 CARIFTA Caribbean Championships Pool Events End With a Bang

When we recapped the first three days of the 2013 CARIFTA Championships from the weekend in Kingston, Jamaica, we warned…

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Bo Jacobsen Heads to Finland

In a press release from the Finnish Swimming Federation, Bo Jacobsen will become their new national team coach. Jacobsen has been…

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