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SCIAC Conference Cancels Multiple Fall Sports, Including Men’s Water Polo

The SCIAC Presidents have unanimously agreed to cancel conference competition at least for NCAA categorized high-contact risk sports in the fall semester.

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Oberlin College Cancels Fall Semester Sports Competition

“We do not believe that we can create a safe framework to conduct fall sports because of the high contact required in almost all of the sports.”

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Matthew Gearing Joins Little Rock Swimming and Diving Staff

Gearing joins Little Rock swimming and diving after spending the last year with the Indiana Hoosiers.

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YMCA of the USA Announces 2020 Adolph Kiefer Scholarship Award Recipients

The scholarship resulted from the establishment of the Adolph Kiefer Memorial Fund, made possible by the generosity of the Kiefer Family.

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USA Diving Announces Legacy 2028, a Long-Term Fundraising Campaign

Th is dynamic campaign has a goal to raise $5,000,000 over the next eight years and is poised to support USA Diving members through 2028 and beyond.

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U.S. Masters Swimming Launches Exclusive Workout Library For Members

USMS members will have access to a collection of swimming workouts updated weekly that can be customized and subscribed to.

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USOPC Announces Holly Shick As First Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

New executive role and audit requirements to strengthen oversight and accountability of USOPC and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic community.

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Ohio Valley Conference Announces Changes to Fall Schedules of Olympic Sports

The Board agreed to postpone the start of competition in fall Olympic sports until September 17.

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UTPB Announces Betsy Graham As New Head Coach & Director of Aquatics

Graham comes to UTPB after serving as the Head Swimming Coach at Arena Club Aquatics in Bel Aire, Maryland.

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Austin College Men’s Water Polo Suspends Fall Competition

The announcement comes after the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Athletic Association postponed their fall seasons last week. 

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Three Bryant Swimmers Make MAAC 40th Anniversary Team

Micah Ornelas, Graham Beck and Ben Schulte are the three Bulldogs to make the list.

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Bebe Wang Named Academic All-America Division III Team Member of the Year

This comes one month after Wang was selected as the Men’s Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for the Division III At-Large contest.

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SUNY New Paltz Swimming Announces Incoming Recruiting Class for 2020-21

Returning interim coach Matthew Distler brought in 11 promising swimmers who are primed to make an impact on the future success of the program.

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Shouts From The Stands: It Turns Out It Was A Privilege

“I want to remind everyone – whether age group, senior, collegiate, or masters level – to cherish the wonderful sport that we all love so dearly.”

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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Will Open July 30

The Museum will be home to the legacies of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes; tickets to go on sale Wednesday, July 22.

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