Articles by Robert Gibbs

Northern Virginia Swim League Cancels 2020 Season

The star-laden NVSL announced today that the 2020 season will not take place due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ASU Diving Coach Mark Bradshaw Retiring After 23 Years

Arizona State diving coach Mark Bradshaw is retiring from the university after 23 seasons in Tempe, the school announced over the weekend.

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IOC Member Dick Pound Says Delaying Olympics Beyond 2021 Unrealistic

IOC member Pound told CBC Sports last week that he doesn’t think it would be feasible to delay the Tokyo Olympics beyond 2021

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Rick Aronberg Returns to NY as Head Coach of Buffalo City Swim Racers

“We are thrilled to have a coach of Rick’s caliber join our young program,” stated Mike Switalski, founder and Executive Director of BCSR.

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World Juniors Medalist Murilo Sartori Commits to Louisville for Fall of 2021

Brazilian Murilo Sartori, the 200 free bronze medalist at the 2019 FINA World Junior Championships, has verbally committed to Louisville for the fall of 2021.

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Daily Swimmer Drylands Workout #17 – Simple Running Workout

You don’t need a track for this drylands workout, just a watch and a good stretch of sidewalk where you can pick up some speed.

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Swimming Canada Wants 2021 World Championships Pushed to 2022

Swimming Canada’s release states “We encourage FINA and World Para Swimming to choose 2022 as the best alternative for the world championships.”

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Video: LSU Coach Steve Mellor Breaks Down Brooks Curry’s 100 Free From SECs

LSU assistant coach Steve Mellor breaks down freshman Brooks Curry’s 100 free from SECs, analyzing what helped Curry secure the win.

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Video: Adam Peaty Shares Thought on Olympic Postponement, Staying Indoors

World record holder Adam Peaty shares his thoughts on the Olympics being postponed, staying indoors, and where his focus will be during the break in training.

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Swiss Aquatics Cancels April’s Olympic Trials

The Swiss National Championships, which were to serve as the nation’s Olympic Trials, had been scheduled for April 2nd-5th.

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Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials “Postponed or Cancelled”

Swimming Canada announced today that the Trials, scheduled for March 5th through April 5th, will be postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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USA Diving Announces 30 Day Suspension

Following the pattern of many other organizations, USA Diving announced today that it will be suspending all USA Diving events for the next 30 days

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Maxime Rooney to Swim 50 Free, 100 Free, and 100 Fly In His Final NCAAs

Texas senior Maxime Rooney will be swimming his 4th different NCAA lineup in 4 NCAA campaigns, focusing on shorter events this year.

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Drew Kibler to Swim 500 Free After Finishing 9th in the 50 Free Last Year

Drew Kibler is going for the 500 free this year, which means Texas coach Eddie Reese has some interesting decisions ahead regarding the 200 free relay.

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Indian River Wins All Except One Event on Day 3 of NJCAA National Championships

The only event Indian River didn’t win turned out to be the most exciting event of the night, with four teams touching within 0.35s of each other.

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