After Swimming Cut, UConn Is First FBS School To Cancel Football Amid Pandemic
The University of Connecticut announced this week that it will be suspending its football program for the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NCAA Sets August 21 Deadline to Determine if Fall 2020 Championships Will Occur
The NCAA Board of Governors unveiled a new set of guidelines on Wednesday designed to “safeguard student-athlete well-being, scholarships and…
Colorado To Condense HS Swim/Dive Seasons While Moving Football to 4th Season
Colorado will move several fall high school sports, including football, to the spring, creating a fourth sports season and condensing all four seasons.
Minnesota To Keep Girls Swimming In Fall, Condense Season & Limit Invites
Minnesota has approved high school girls swimming & diving to remain in the fall season, though limited to two-team meets in a condensed season.
2020 Olympic Diver Ken Terauchi Being Treated for Coronavirus
The 39-year old Terauchi is a 5-time Olympian. He is the first member of the Japanese Olympic Team to test positive for the novel coronavirus.
Maryland Postpones Both Fall & Winter High School Sports Competitions
Maryland has postponed high school sports in both fall and winter seasons for the 2020-2021 school year – that includes girls and boys swimming & diving.
Tokyo Sees Record Coronavirus Cases 1 Year Out from Rescheduled Olympics
Tokyo, and the whole country of Japan, is seeing a rise in new coronavirus cases a year out from the rescheduled Olympic Games.
Spain Update: More LSC’s Bring Season To A Close; Others Create Meet Protocols
Catalonia, among the different regional governing bodies for the sport, has established a special protocol that would allow for a safe return to competition.
Division II Administrative Committee Allows Temporary Eligibility Waiver
The Division II Administrative Committee will allow athletes to obtain an eligibility waiver if they play less than 50% of their season due to coronavirus.
Washington State Will Go Fully Online This Fall; Swimming Still on Track
(Above) Washington State’s 2020-2021 captains). The Cougars are expecting to resume their season as normal this fall, though school will be online only.
Brazil Re-opens Olympic Training Center
As Brazil sends some athletes to train in Portugal, they have announced they will be reopening their own Olympic training center in Rio de Janeiro.
Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center Closes After 5th Positive Coronavirus Case
North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center has closed temporarily due to another employee having tested positive for coronavirus.
Brazilian National Teamers Travel To Portugal To Resume Training
A handful of Brazil’s top aquatic athletes have traveled to Portugal to resume their training for next summer’s Olympic Games.
University of Michigan Pauses Summer Workouts for Swimming & Diving
The University of Michigan swimming & diving team is the latest to take a break from training after positive tests for the coronavirus.
FINA Cancels Remainder of 2020 Marathon, UltraMarathon Swim Series
FINA has canceled the remainder of its two primary open water series for 2020: the 10km Marathon Swim Series and the 15km+ UltraMarathon Series.
