Coronavirus

Sudbury Swimmers Urge Laurentian University To Reopen Pool After Five Months

While pools across Ontario have reopened in some capacity, the Laurentian University facility remains closed, frustrating several local athletes.

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Notre Dame Moves Classes Online For Two Weeks As COVID Positives Rise To 15%

Notre Dame is shifting all of its courses to online remote instruction for two weeks after positive COVID tests rose during the first week of classes.

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Missouri Offers Alternate Seasons For Fall Sports, Like Boys Swim, Amid COVID

Missouri will allow schools to move their fall sport to an alternative spring season because of the coronavirus pandemic – that includes boys swimming.

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Auburn Commit Grant Davis Posts Two Best Times at Chattahoochee Gold Intrasquad

Auburn commit Grant Davis along with several other members of the Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club swam best times during the teams intrasquad meet.

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Taylor Ruck Will Remain in Toronto for Fall 2020 Semester

Taylor Ruck, who scored 50 points at the 2019 NCAA Championship meet, will stay in Canada for the fall semester, and is taking things “month to month” she says.

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Maggie MacNeil Posts 55.6 100 Freestyle in Post-Practice Time Trial

Canadian World Champion Maggie MacNeil posted a 55.6 in the 100m freestyle during a post-practice time trial, which falls just a second shy of her PB.

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UNC Switches To Remote Learning Amid COVID Spike, Student-Athletes Can Stay

After a spike in COVID-19 cases during the first week of classes, UNC will shift to remote learning, though student-athletes can remain on campus.

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NCAA Division II Recruiting Quiet Period To End August 31

The quiet period, which disallows coaches from watching student-athletes compete, will end Aug.31, with normal recruiting calendars resuming Sept.1 for DII.

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ASUN Conference Postpones Fall Sports

The ASUN Conference joins 15 other Division I swimming conferences in postponing fall sports. ASUN plans on holding a spring season for their fall athletes.

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Wisconsin Will Offer Split High School Season for Fall Sports

The WIAA, which governs most high school sports in Wisconsin, voted on Friday to allow schools to choose between fall and spring seasons for traditionally-fall sports, including girls’ swimming.

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New Zealand’s New Coronavirus Cases Lead To Meet Postponement

As a testament to how quickly the tide can turn in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand has had to peel back its declared victory,

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Committee Formed to Review Travel Restrictions for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Athletes

A newly established panel of Tokyo 2020 organizers is set to meet next month to discuss travel restrictions for the coming Olympic Games.

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NSIC (Division II) Suspends All Athletic Competition Through December 31

With the NCAA canceling fall Division II Championships, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has canceled all athletic competition through December 31.

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North Carolina Shortens, Delays High School Swim Season By 4 Weeks

North Carolina has released an amended calendar for high school sports, including a delaying and shortening the swimming season by about a month.

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Stanford Swimmers Still Hoping to Train On Campus After School Goes Remote

The 3-time defending NCAA Champions from Stanford are still expecting to train on campus this fall, even as instruction at the school goes mostly remote for the first quarter.

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