Cate Campbell Among First Aussie Olympic Hopefuls To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Australian athletes and staff preparing for the Tokyo Games were given priority to COVID-19 vaccines, with the rollout opening on Monday.
Seven Swimmers Provisionally Nominated To Canadian Paralympic Team
The seven new athletes brings the Canadian Paralympic team total to 15, with eight having been nominated in 2019.
Rikako Ikee Responds To Messages Calling For Tokyo Olympic Cancellation
Ikee says she won’t speak out about the Olympics being held despite several requests coming from social media.
Chad Le Clos Planning To Shift Focus Towards 100 Free Post-Tokyo
The 29-year-old South African will turn his focus towards the 100 fly/100 free double after the Tokyo Olympics.
USA Swimming Updates HOD Proposal To Increase Coach Representation
Coaches will now get 34.36% of the HOD voting structure, with the 18 biggest LSCs getting one additional delegate that it is a coach member.
Greater Somerset Boys, Y-Spartaquatics Girls Top YMCA Festival Combined Results
Greater Somerset YMCA’s Matt Fallon finished atop the results in four different boys’ events: 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM.
LSCs, ASCA Take Issue With USA Swimming’s HOD Composition Proposal
The proposal to change the House of Delegates voting composition in a very short period won’t give much time for LSCs to properly adjust.
Georgia’s Danielle Della Torre Will Return For Fifth Year With Bulldogs
Della Torre was an individual NCAA scorer in 2020-21, placing 14th in the 200 breaststroke at the 2021 Championships.
Texas’ Evie Pfeifer Opting To Use Fifth Year of NCAA Eligibility
Pfeifer has decided to swim a fifth year with the Texas Longhorns, expressing her desire to race four NCAA Championship meets.
Myanmar Swimmer Will Forgo Olympics In Protest of Country’s Military Coup
Win Htet Oo has called for the Myanmar Olympic Committee to be disallowed from participating in the Olympic Movement due to the ongoing military coup.
2021 18 & Under Spring Cup Kicks Off Thursday From Four Sites
USA Swimming’s 2021 18 & Under Spring Cup kicks off on Thursday from four different U.S sites: Irvine, Des Moines, Richmond and Orlando.
Daily Athlete Testing Among New COVID-19 Countermeasures For Tokyo Olympics
The coronavirus countermeasures put in place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been greatly enhanced.
André Calvelo’s Positive Test Was For Anabolic Steroid, Faces Max Four-Year Ban
Calvelo tested positive for drostanolone propionate, an androgen and anabolic steroid primarily used to treat breast cancer patients.
Phoebe Bacon Clocks 1:01.6 100 Back At Wisconsin LC Opener
Bacon currently owns a season-best of 1:00.18, set at November’s U.S. Open, which ranks her 25th in the 2020-21 world rankings.
USC Looking Into Alleged On-Deck Incident Involving Coach Jeremy Kipp
Kipp allegedly kicked a water bottle that hit a swimmer in the face.
