2020 Olympic Diver Ken Terauchi Being Treated for Coronavirus
The 39-year old Terauchi is a 5-time Olympian. He is the first member of the Japanese Olympic Team to test positive for the novel coronavirus.
Austin Swim Club Hires Roric Fink as New Head Coach
Fink (left) has spent the last 8 seasons on the staff of the women’s swimming & diving team at the University of Texas, most recently as associate head coach.
Pac-12 Football Players Threaten Season Boycott If Demands Aren’t Met
The players threaten to jeopardize the 2020 Pac-12 football season if demands related to matters of player health, financial reform, and social justice…
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Releases 2019 Financial Reports
USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland earned over $800,000 in total compensation in the 2019 fiscal year.
Russian Whistleblower: Russian Athletes Should Not Be Allowed at Tokyo Olympics
Grigory Rodchenkov, subject of the documentary Icarus, says that nothing has changed in spite of the punishments handed out by WADA last year.
Tokyo Sees Record Coronavirus Cases 1 Year Out from Rescheduled Olympics
Tokyo, and the whole country of Japan, is seeing a rise in new coronavirus cases a year out from the rescheduled Olympic Games.
ACC Announces that Fall Sports Will Begin Play in Week of September 7-12
The ACC, unlike several other Power 5 conferences, will allow non-conference competition at each individual institution’s discretion.
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.
