Paul Powers

World University Games Last Day Reminds Us Importance of Finishes

American Jack Conger got out-touched for gold on the final night of the World University Games in what was one of many very close finishes.

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Team USA Breaks Record Of Most Swimming Medals Won At World University Games

After the final day of pool swimming competition at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, the United States stayed on top of the medal table with an unprecedented 15 golds, 10 silvers, and eight bronzes.

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2015 World University Games – Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Jacob Pebley is the top seed in the men’s 200m backstroke after posting the fastest time in the semifinal yesterday.

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2015 World University Games Day 6 Prelims Recap

Seth Stubblefield (USA) came into the meet as the top seed in the 50 free, and he’ll retain that position go into semifinals. He swam a 22.41, just .26 off his lifetime best.

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Kyle Whitaker & Seth Stubblefield Named Captains of Men’s WUGs Roster

With the World University Games (WUGs) starting July 3rd, the men’s swimming squad has announced its two captains as Kyle…

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Donahue cracks 59, Ziegler hits comeback-best 400 free at Tennessee Invite

Olympian Claire Donahue blasted one of the best 100 fly times in the nation so far this year in Tennessee, one of several Olympians to light up the Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational in Knoxville.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early preview of the 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships

After a dominant showing in 2015, Texas’s young core returns as the favorite to win the 2016 national title. The ‘Horns boast the nation’s best butterfly group of all-time, led by freshman NCAA champ Joseph Schooling.

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NC State’s Williams, Michigan’s Powers scratch out of 100 free on day 3 of men’s NCAAs

Scratching two individual races helped NC State take 2nd in the 800 free relay on day 2, and they’ll repeat the strategy with David Williams’ 100 free on day 3.

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5 Big Things from the Final Night of the 2015 Men’s Big Ten Championships

Northwestern’s Jordan Wilimovsky took right over where graduated NCAA champ Connor Jaeger left off in the Big Ten distance event. In fact, Wilimovsky wiped Jaeger’s name off a record board.

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2015 Men’s B1G Championships: Day 2 Finals Real-Time Recap

Michigan’s Dylan Bosch capitalized on his 200 IM top seed as he led a pack of Wolverines into tonight’s B1G Finals where the Maize and Blue’s depth dominated.

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5 Big Things from Day 2 of 2015 Men’s B1G Championships

University of Michigan fans absolutely have something to cheer about, as their team won 3 out of 4 swimming events on Day 2 of the Men’s B1G Championships.

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2015 B1G Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Real-Time Recap

Michigan’s Paul Powers is the top seed coming out of this morning’s 50 freestyle prelims – 19.21 for an NCAA automatic qualifying time for the freshman.

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2015 Men’s B1G Championships: Thursday Heat Sheet Preview

Dylan Bosch is just one of the Wolverines looking to snag a top seed from this morning’s prelims; he is racing in today’s 200 IM event.

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Michigan sweeps men’s Big Ten weekly awards after First Chance Meet

The Michigan Wolverine men are in pursuit of their fifth-straight Big Ten title this weekend, and they started the week on a high note, sweeping the Big Ten weekly awards.

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46.2 in the 100 Back Earns Penn State’s Shane Ryan Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Honor

Penn State’s Shane Ryan was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after an impressive performance at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

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