The Powerlist

372000 die annually from drowning in five continents

372,000 annual casualties due to drowning in the five continents is dramatic. It is proven that physical inactivity is an independent risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCD) and the 4th leading cause of deaths worldwide.

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Coach Tusup suffers language barrier in Hosszu’s home country

Coach Shane Tusup doesn’t speak Hungarian, and sometimes it’s a problem…

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USADA and USA Swimming Partner to Set-Up Swimmers for Success In and Out of the Water

“We know that there is a serious problem in sports today where the win-at-all costs attitude has infiltrated all levels of competition,” said USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart.

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Poppe and Scott: A Race, a Lifetime, in Six Photos

In just six photos, Robert Ashby managed not only to capture the essence of a race, but also the emotion and grace of two great champions. What follows are those six shots, with a little added commentary.

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SwimSwam Film Fest: Lost in Jellyfish Space

I’m a swim film festival fan, and I love this swimming video produced by Nana Trongratanawong.

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Kiwis Collect Six Wins On First Day Of Oceania Championships

New Zealand came away from the first night of the Oceania Championships collecting the greatest number of gold…

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Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou Swims Lights Out at CCS Walk On Meet

After a thrilling weekend of crazy fast California swimming, Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou never slowed down.

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NCS Walk-On Meet Features Justin Lynch Against High School Star Rooney

Justin Lynch and Maxime Rooney had a great race in the men’s 100 free on Sunday at the NCS Walk-on Meet.

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Becca Mann Q&A – What makes open water swimming special

The excitement is building as we’re less than a month away from the 2014 USA Swimming Open Water nationals.  We’ve…

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Hosszu all but wraps up Grand Prix points championship, Dwyer, Vyatchanin top men

With just one stop left on the Arena Grand Prix Series, the women’s points race has all but wrapped up after another dominating Katinka Hosszu weekend, while the men’s battle is just starting to heat up.

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CCS Final Recap: Bellarmine Prep Gets 30th Straight Boys Title

The Bells won their 30th straight CCS title thanks to strong finals swims from a very deep bench.

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SportsPro Media’s Most Marketable Athletes: Missy Franklin Swims In At #8

Missy Franklin has it all and SportsPro Media knows that, tabbing her as the eighth most marketable athlete of 2014.

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Plummer is on pace to swim fast at Pan Pacific Trials

53.86 in-season 100m backstroke is no joke. Plummer’s well ahead of his own gameplan to swim fast at Pan Pac Trials.

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Josh Schneider is tired of being out of the medal hunt

Josh Schneider stepped up to win the 50 freestyle, swimming a 22.17, which ties him for 19th in the world this year.

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Learn why Katinka Hosszu & Shane Tusup love highend shoes (Video Interview)

This interview was captured after a long night, a triple for the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu, but she and husband/coach Shane Tusup remained as entertaining as ever.

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