NAG Record Holder Zoe Skirboll Swims First Post-Quarantine Races in Pittsburgh
While Skirboll, above, didn’t swim any lifetime bests on Saturday, several of her Raxer X teammates did at the team’s intrasquad Zombie Time Trial.
NCAA Tweaks Fall Sports Rules, Including Men’s Water Polo, Due to COVID-19
The NCAA has issued rules waivers in several fall sports in order to allow teams more flexibility in enacting safety protocols among the coronavirus pandemic.
Charlottesville YMCA Aquatics Club, Cavalier Aquatics Will Merge
University of Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo, who leads Cavalier Aquatics, will join the YMCA as a High Performance Director.
USA Swimming Ratifies Claire Curzan’s National Age Group Records
A unique set of circumstances in her first meet back from quarantine led to uncertainty about whether Claire Curzan’s NAG Record would be ratified.
Pro Swim Series Time Standards Set at Olympic Trials Cuts for 2020-2021 Season
Richmond, Virginia will host the first stop of the 2020-2021 USA Swimming Pro Swim Series, with much smaller fields expected than last year.
George Washington University Cuts 7 Sports, Including Women’s Water Polo
Alana Ponce, above, was an Honorable Mention All-America for the George Washington University women’s water polo team last season.
Washington State Will Go Fully Online This Fall; Swimming Still on Track
(Above) Washington State’s 2020-2021 captains). The Cougars are expecting to resume their season as normal this fall, though school will be online only.
University of Michigan Pauses Summer Workouts for Swimming & Diving
The University of Michigan swimming & diving team is the latest to take a break from training after positive tests for the coronavirus.
FINA Cancels Remainder of 2020 Marathon, UltraMarathon Swim Series
FINA has canceled the remainder of its two primary open water series for 2020: the 10km Marathon Swim Series and the 15km+ UltraMarathon Series.
15,000 Seat Temporary Venue for Paris Olympics Falls in Line With Past Games
The Paris Olympic swimming venue will be one-third the size of the cavernous (but temporary) arena used to host in Rio in 2016 (above).
Savannah Barr Drops Almost 8 Seconds for 2:00 in 200 Yard Fly in Sarasota
Miami commit Savannah Barr added a big 200 fly time to her existing prowess in the 100 fly on Sunday in Sarasota, Florida.
Mark Bradshaw, Becca Weiland, Join Notre Dame Swimming & Diving Staff
Weiland, above, is a former All-American swimmer at Minnesota, while Bradshaw joins the staff from Arizona State, where he was the head diving coach for 23 years.
NCAA President: “The Format of Our Championships Will Have to Change”
NCAA president Mark Emmert released a statement on Friday that was the most direct address yet of the coronavirus impact on the 2020-2021 NCAA season.
USA Swimming Will Launch New “Virtual Meet Simulator” Tool on Monday
While it could be a while before we see meets back to normal again, USA Swimming is offering new competitive avenues in a coronavirus world.
Arizona St. Will Redshirt Entire Swimming Roster for 2020-2021 NCAA Season
Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman says that the move is being made in the interest of safety for the program’s student athletes.
