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Powerlist
Former Washington State Assistant Kaersten Meitz Joining Pitt Coaching Staff
Meitz most recently spent a season with Washington State as an assistant and spent her collegiate career with Purdue.
Brian Benzing’s Journey from Being a 4-Sport Athlete in High School to NCAA All-American
After his first two years of high school in Maryland where he played Lacrosse, Basketball, soccer, and swam, Benzing’s family moved to Norway
Former ASU Assistant Austin Pillado Joining Washington State Coaching Staff As Assistant
Pillado rounds out the Washington State coaching staff that is led by Russell Whitaker who will be in his first season as head coach.
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Texas A&M Adds Jamie Lew to Swimming Coaching Staff from 2024-2025
Lew heads to College Station after spending the last three seasons with Indiana, first as a volunteer and then as Director of Operations.
Flavor Flav Signs Five-Year Contract To Become Official Hype Man of USA Water Polo
The deal “marks a unique fusion of music, entertainment, and sports, aiming to elevate the visibility and excitement” of water polo in the United States.
Former British Coach Michael Drew Receives Another Prison Sentece For Sexual Abuse
Drew, 78, originally received a six-year sentence in 2001 after five boys came forward and alleged he sexually abused them between 1969 and 1991.
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Italy’s Relays Position Nation At Top Of European Junior Championships Medal Table
Carlos D’Ambrosio was one of the members of Italy’s boys’ 4x100m freestyle relay which paired with the girls to nab double gold on opening night in Lithuania.
LSU Swim & Dive Sending Program Record of Olympic Qualifiers To Paris
Four current team members and seven former Tigers will head to Paris to represent 11 different nations.
2024 European Junior Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Mantas Kauspedas set a new Lithuanian record en route to capturing the top seed in the boys’ 50m back on day 1 of the 2024 European Junior Championships.
4 Iconic Open Water Swim Events – Unique Challenges Across Europe, Asia & The Caribbean
An increasing number of vacationers are making the change from lounging in the sun to embarking on life-changing adventures in the water.
UNCW Rounds Out Coaching Staff With Addition of Assistant Coach Brandon Ress
Ress comes to the program following seven seasons on the staff at Roanoke College, including the last two as the head coach of both the men and women.
NCAA Division I Committee Discusses Shifting 100 Fly Before 400 IM in Championship Schedule
NC State’s Aiden Hayes finished 6th in the 100 fly and 10th in the 100 back at the 2024 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.
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