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South Africa Announces New OLY Trials Date For Postponed Event

Swimming South Africa has announced its revised dates for the National Championships which doubles as its Olympic Trials.

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Most Elite Aussie Swimmers Still Training In The Water

Swimming Australia’s elite talent is still (mostly) able to train in the water, as opposed to the United States, GBR, the Netherlands and many others.

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2020 Japan Swim (Olympic Trials) To Include Pre-Entry Temperature Checks

The Japanese Swimming Federation has instituted temperature checks at its upcoming Olympic-qualifier of the 2020 Japan Swim.

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South African Olympic Trials Postponed, Opening Door For Schoeman

The South African Olympic Trials have been postponed, leaving just the 2020 Japan Swim on the docket for the month of April.

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Swimming Australia Calls For ‘Level Playing Field’ At Olympic Games

Swimming Australia published a formal statement addressing the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, including a call for level playing field.

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Kira Toussaint, Blake Pieroni, Hannah Miley Share Stuck-At-Home Workouts

With the majority of swimmers, as well as athletes in general, stuck at home around the world, tune in to what some elites are doing to stay in shape.

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IOC Chair Kirsty Coventry: “Athletes Want The Olympic Games To Continue”

Kirsty Coventry, IOC Athletes Committee Chair, gave the details pertaining to a call that took place yesterday. She says athletes want the Olympics in July.

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The Latest COVID-19 Directives From Denmark, Norway & Belgium

Read through the latest directives stemming from Norway, Denmark and Belgium against the backdrop of the COVID-19 situation worldwide.

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Germany Cancels All Meets Through May; Swimmers Training Abroad Brought Home

The German Swimming Association (DSV) published additional directives in light of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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British Swimming Reveals Two-Part Revised Olympic Selection Policy

British Swimming just published the major key points expected to be included in its revised Olympic Games selection Policy.

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Watch Ariarne Titmus, Madi Wilson & More In Action At Aussie Training Camp

The Australian Olympic Trials set for June are still a ‘go’ at this point, which means the training camps in February were not for naught.

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UK Anti-Doping Announces Reduction In Testing

UK Anti-Doping revealed some changes to its testing protocol as a result of sporting events being cancelled domestically and abroad.

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Qualifying Window For 2020 British Summer C’ships Peeled Back To July 2019

Today British Swimming has revealed revisions pertaining to the qualification windows for its elite summer meets, including the British Summer Championships.

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Brazilian Olympic Trials Now Pushed To June

As a testament to how quickly things are changing due to the evolving COVID-19 situation worldwide, another Olympic Trials competition has been moved.

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The Tantalizing Proposition of A 100 Fly Showdown Between Chalmers & Dressel

The men’s 100m free is one of the most highly-anticipated events for the 2020 Olympic Games, but key players Kyle Chalmers & Caeleb Dressel may meet again.

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