Articles by Torrey Hart

End-of-Season Intrasquad Meets an Option in Wake of NCAA Cancelation

Schools are considering hosting their own end-of-season meets after the NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring championships.

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ACC Conference Suspends Participation in NCAA Championships

The ACC Conference has issued a blanket suspension on all athletics-related activities, including practices and NCAA championship events.

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Club Championship Meets Dropping Amid Coronavirus-Related Closures & Mandates

Multiple junior Olympic championships and like meets have been canceled due as a result of Coronavirus-related precautions.

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YMCA Short Course Nationals Canceled For First Time Since 1947

YMCA staff was informed in an email that all in-person Y-hosted events through April 30 are to be canceled, including nationals.

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King County, Home to Major COVID-19 Outbreak, Cancels Federal Way Sectionals

Pacific Northwest Swimming announced Tuesday that King County, which has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, canceled the meet.

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Johns Hopkins to Host NCAA Basketball Games Without Fans Due to Coronavirus

Johns Hopkins University will host NCAA postseason basketball games Friday and Saturday without spectators due to confirmed coronavirus cases in Maryland.

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Former USA Swimming Award-Winning Coach Mike Hastings Dies

Hastings, Olympian Summer Sanders’ longtime direct coach and a 2013 ASCA Hall of Fame inductee, died last week.

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Legendary Minnesota High School Coach Jerry Carlson Dies at 85

Carlson started the boys swim team at Hutchinson High School in 1961 and coached there for 46 years before retiring in 2007.

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NCAA Establishes Coronavirus Advisory Panel to Guide Outbreak Response

With NCAA Championship season shifting into high gear this month, the organization has formed a panel of medical professionals and student-athlete liaisons.

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FINA VP Matt Dunn: Option to Strip Sun Yang’s Medals ‘Open’ After His Appeal

The Australian Olympian and FINA vice president Dunn says he believes the governing body will consider stripping Sun Yang’s medals, but only after his appeal.

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Sun Yang’s Mother Alleges Chinese Swimming Association Was Behind 2014 Coverup

In a since-deleted social media post, Ming Yang reportedly explained how the CSA manipulated her son’s 2014 three-month suspension.

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Olympic Champion Sun Yang Handed 8-Year Ban Over Vial-Smashing Incident

Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang has been handed an eight-year period of ineligibility over an out-of-competition doping test gone awry.

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Sun Yang Says He Will ‘Definitely’ Appeal 8-Year Ban to Swiss Federal Tribunal

The year-long public saga regarding an anti-doping test that went awry in September 2018 for Chinese star Sun Yang might not be over yet.

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Sjostrom, Hosszu & le Clos Discuss Prospect of Tokyo Olympics Cancelation

At an Energy Standard training camp workout, the Olympians shared their concerns about the potential cancelation of the Olympic due to coronavirus.

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2020 Big 12 Championships Psych Sheets: Texas Senior Ryan Harty Not Entered

Psych sheets reveal a number of lineup choices for Texas stars as the Longhorn men seek their 41st straight title and the women seek their eighth straight.

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