Coronavirus

Nashville Swim League, Home to US National Team Members, Cancels 2020 Season

US National Team swimmer Alex Walsh (above) and her sister Gretchen are among the annual participants in the Nashville Summer League.

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Louisiana Allows Lap Swimming to Resume at 25% Capacity

COLA in Lafayette, Louisiana has slowly begun resuming training and have produced a useful informational video about their social distancing protocols.

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NCAA Extends Division 1 Recruiting Dead Period for All Sports Through June 30

The Division I dead period was initially instituted in March to last through April 15 in the wake of winter NCAA championship cancellations.

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NCAA Says They Expect to Conduct Division I Championship Events “as Scheduled”

On the same day that the California State University system announced that it would be holding mostly-remote learning in the fall, the NCAA reaffirmed…

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NCAA Division II Veers from Division I Plan, Moves into Recruiting Quiet Period

Several 2020-21 measures have been put into action, or entered consideration, by the NCAA’s Division II in the last few days.

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Bowling Green State Cuts Men’s Baseball; AD Is a Former Team Member

The move came as part of an athletics department restructuring designed to save $2 million. The school says no other programs, including swimming & diving, will be cut.

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WADA Identifies 4 More Positive Tests in Moscow Lab Data

This brings the total adverse analytical findings in the Moscow laboratory data to 61 since WADA began reviewing the retrieved information.

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Midwestern Swimming LSC Cancels Summer 2020 Competition Schedule

The Midwestern Swimming Local Swimming Committee (LSC) is the latest that has announced a decision to cancel its summer 2020…

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South Koreans’ Return To Training Stifled Due To Coronavirus Spike

South Korean Olympic athletes, including swimmers, have seen their return to training derailed due to a coronavirus resurgence in the nation. 

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Some Virginia Pools Reopen for Lap Swimming; Delaware Won’t Allow Swim Teams

Many of Virginia’s most populous areas, including Richmond (above) and the northern part of the state, are not included in the state’s phase 1 reopenings.

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“Ognuno Protegge Tutti” La Ripartenza Dello Sport In Sicurezza

“Ognuno Protegge Tutti” è il titolo della guida per l’esercizio fisico e lo sport elaborata dall’Ufficio Sport della Presidenza del Consiglio Ministri

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Spanish Sports Council Launches Post-Coronavirus Code Of Conduct

Calling for exemplarity and transparency in terms of sports management, the document aims to create a collaborative and respectful environment.

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Indiana, Kentucky Latest States Set to Allow Pools to Reopen to Varying Degrees

Indiana is reopening community pools in time for Memorial Day, while Kentucky will allow only pools used for exercise and lessons to reopen June 1.

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USA Swimming Suspends Sanctions Through June 30, Outlines Return to Competition

USA Swimming outlined a three-month plan with recommendations for how to safely return to completion in the wake fo the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Slovenia Becomes First European Country to Declare an End to the Pandemic

This week, the country of Slovenia announced an end to its Coronavirus Pandemic. With this, pools will be able to re-open with some restrictions.

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