Coronavirus

NCAA Releases New Return-to-Sport Guidelines, Mention of Sport Cancellation

The NCAA has released its latest set of return-to-sport guidelines, including their first hint of the potential need to cancel sports such as football.

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USA Swimming Lifts Restrictions on Times Counting for National Meets in August

USA Swimming will continue to allow teams to compete in meets only within their LSCs in August, but will loosen some restrictions on what times can count for.

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Condition of AZ High School Swim Coach With COVID-19 Is Deteriorating

The last few days have seen a worsened condition for Arizona High School swimming coach Kerry Croswhite as he battles the coronavirus-caused COVID-19.

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USA Diving Withdraws from 2020 World Junior Diving Championships in Kyiv

The 2020 FINA World Junior Diving Championships are scheduled to take place beginning in late November in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Atlantic 10, America East Pushing Fall Sports to Spring Semester

Two more Division I conferences, the Atlantic 10 and America East, have postponed fall sports. Neither conference sponsors football.

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No Fall Football for Virginia Public High Schools; PA Full Steam Ahead

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York have all officially published their plans for fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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All the Cuts and Cancellations to College Aquatics Programs for 2020-2021

SwimSwam’s running list of all the college swim & dive, synchronized swimming and water polo teams that have been cut or canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AAU Is Hosting 17,000-Strong Volleyball Tournament in Litmus Test for Sports

While most sports remain away from competition, the AAU will be hosting their 2020 National Volleyball Tournament in Florida with 12,000 athletes this week.

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With $20 Billion on the Line, Tokyo Shows Olympic Hosts Must Plan for Pandemics

With so much at stake, it’s no surprise Japan continues to go forward with reopening and has made spectator sports available to the public once more.

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D3 Powerhouse Kenyon Among the Latest Wave to Cancel Fall College Athletics

While the NCAC has said that it will allow limited competition in the fall, Kenyon administrators have chosen a more restrictive route.

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Video: Beach City Swimming Demonstrates Safe Practice Protocols

From before practice begins to reminders of what to do after getting home, Beach City Swimming’s back-to-practice protocol video covers it all.

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Il Ranista Brasiliano Joao Gomes Jr Positivo Al Coronavirus

Il ranista brasiliano Joao Gomes Jr, finalista nei 100 metri rana  alle Olimpiadi del 2016, è risultato positivo al COVID-19 in Brasile

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Olympic Finalist Joao Gomes Jr Tests Positive for COVID-19

He was supposed to be among the first batch of Brazilian Olympic hopefuls flying to Portugal this Friday for a training period between July and December.

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New Jersey to Postpone Fall HS Sports Start By One Month, No Word on Swimming

On Friday, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association announced a plan to postpone the start of fall high school sports season by one month.

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IL Lawyer Sues To Lift Pandemic Rules For Illinois High School Sports

An Illinois lawyer who has already sued the state governor over pandemic restrictions is now suing the Illinois High School Association.

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