Abbey Weitzeil Named as 1 of 10 Finalists for 2020 Sullivan Award
Like most of the finalists, Abbey Weitzeil wasn’t able to complete her senior collegiate season. She still did enough to earn a top 10 nomination.
UK Attorney Lays Out “Game of Chicken” for IOC and Japan in Olympic Decision
A prestigious sports attorney in the UK has laid out the case for why the IOC might not officially pull the plug on a July 24th Olympic Games just yet.
2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Cameron van der Burgh Has Coronavirus Infection
2012 Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh is the first elite swimmer to publicly announce infection with coronavirus.
Canada Won’t Participate in a Summer 2020 Olympic Games
The Canadian Olympic Committee has become the world’s first Olympic committee to declare that it won’t participate in a summer 2020 Olympic Games.
USOPC Leadership Releases Statement in Response to IOC’s 4 Week Plan
The CEO of the USOPC and the chair of the Athletes’ Advisory Council in the U.S. released a joint statement in response to the IOC’s earlier letter to athletes.
In a Letter to Athletes, IOC Sets Four Week Timetable for 2020 Olympic Decision
IOC president Thomas Bach reiterated in a letter to athletes on Sunday that cancellation was not being looked at, but that a decision to postpone would come in the next 4 weeks.
High Performance Ontario Training Group Sent Home to Reset During Pandemic
Among the group is Taylor Ruck, on a redshirt season from Stanford, who is back home in Scottsdale, Arizona training in a 20 yard pool.
Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #3
It’s coronavirus season. But mandated quarantining and social distancing doesn’t meant that you have to skip leg day. You never have to skip leg day.
Cate Campbell Says She’ll Swim On to Paris 2024 if Tokyo Olympics Are Cancelled
Campbell, who turns 28 in May, is still in full training toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She says her goal is a 4th Olympic Team.
IOC President Thomas Bach Says Olympic Cancellation Is “Not on the Agenda”
IOC president Thomas Bach said the organization began to explore creative ways to solve some of the problems that could be brought by an Olympic postponement.
USA Track & Field Joins USA Swimming in Calling for Olympic Postponement
United States’ athletics, representing another leg of the traditional Olympic ‘big three’ sports, has echoed USA Swimming’s call for a postponement.
Maxime Rooney: “What Am I Supposed to Learn from This?”
US National Champion swimmer Maxime Rooney has found himself focused on gratitude and joy in a time of uncertainty for athletes, and humans, around the world.
Federica Pellegrini Swims 1:55.8 in 200 Free Time Trial Behind Closed Doors
A day after time-trialing a 53.6 100 long course meter free against two male training partners, legendary Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini…
Daily Dryland Swimming Workouts #2
Stiff as a board, light as a feather: today’s dryland workout is all about planks.
USOPC Responds to USA Swimming’s Letter Asking for Postponement of Olympics
The USOPC has promised to advocate for American athletes and to make sure that the IOC hears their concerns…………..
