The Powerlist

Quintero tops Kremer, DiRado and Hardy win on night 1 of Grand Challenge

California college and professional stars dominated the first night of action at the Speedo Grand Challenge event in Irvine. Maya DiRado, Cristian Quintero, Jessica Hardy and Mike Alexandrov were among the winners on night 1.

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RACE VIDEOS: Watch every event of the CCS Championships

Check out videos here from every single event at California high school swimming’s CCS Championships, courtesy of Peter Nunan on YouTube.

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Yannick Agnel Signs with Mulhouse Olympic Natation, Club of Lionel Horter

Yannick Agnel made it official on Thursday: he will be representing Mulhouse when competing in France.

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USA Women Advance To Semifinals With 17-1 Victory Over Venezuela

The USA Women made quick work of Venezuela, winning 17-1, en route to clinching a spot in the semifinals of…

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Hosszu makes all 5 finals, breaks Hungarian 50 free record on day 1 of Bergen Swim Festival

Katinka Hosszu was up to her usual tricks on opening night of the Bergen Swim Festival in Norway, turning a heavy event load into 5 championship finals berths and breaking a Hungarian record in the process.

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2014 Kansas 6A, 5A-1A Girls HS State Swim& Dive Champs: Musser Writes Name into Record Books

Prelims for the 2014 Kansas State Swimming and Diving championships got underway today with one new Kansas state record entering the record books.

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Stanford crew stout at opening prelims session of Speedo Grand Challenge

Maya DiRado is just one of a number of Stanford athletes to nab top seeds in prelims of day 1 at the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California.

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Swim Job: Q Swimwear Seeks Sales Representatives to Fill Positions Nationwide

Q swimwear, a custom swimsuit company based out of San Diego, Ca is looking for well qualified sales representatives to help grow our brand.

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Swim Job: Denison University Seeks Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach

Denison University invites applications for the position of assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach.

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Day Two Prelims Of Mel Zajac International: Missy Franklin Takes Top Seed In 200 Back

Missy Franklin stole the show in the 200m backstroke throwing down a 2:11.75 to take the top seed over teammate Elizabeth Pelton. Pelton touched in at 2:13.11 to take the second seed. The two Cal teammates really separated themselves from the rest of the field; third seed Melanie Klaren who’s also a Cal swimmer was over two seconds behind Pelton in 2:15.22

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Training spotlight: Destin Lasco, Dimitar Petrov and Pleasantville Aquatics

Our next installment of the training spotlight series stays in New Jersey where we’re looking at another rising young backstroker and his training group.

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Texas A&M announces 11 men’s swimming & diving signees

Eleven swimming and diving standouts have signed with Texas A&M and will join the Aggies for the 2014-15 season, Texas A&M head coach Jay Holmes announced.

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Sonia Wang at CIF: “Having a Team Behind You Really Makes You Swim Faster”

Sonia Wang of Upland talks about high school swimming, breaking records, and summer plans.

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Interview with Kyle Coan at CIF: “Team Effort” Led to Los Osos Win

Kyle Coan wrapped up his high school career by taking down Anthony Ervin’s CIF-SS D2 record in the 50 free. Here he talks with Anne Lepesant about his last meet and about his future plans at Cal.

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Australia Comes Away From Oceania Championships With 20 Gold

Australia’s junior swimmers have finished their Oceania Championships campaign in second spot on the medal table following the final night of competition at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Auckland…

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