Coronavirus

Ohio Pools Can Reopen On May 26th

There was some good news out of Ohio today, as Governor Mike DeWine proclaimed that the state’s pools are able to reopen on Tuesday, May 26th.

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British Swimming Working Through UK’s Reopen Roadmap

British Swimming has conveyed that a working group is already dissecting the UK government’s advice and guidelines for overall societal reopening.

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South Carolina, Georgia Join List of States Ready to Reopen Pools

While Georgia pools can begin to reopen, Atlanta says it has no plans to reopen its public pools in the immediate future.

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Alabama Reopens Pools & Gyms With Social Distancing Requirements

Alabama has become the latest state to start loosening coronavirus restrictions, with pools and gyms allowed to re-open under social distancing guidelines.

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Dynamo Swim Club To Resume Training For Senior Group Only On Thursday

One of the country’s biggest clubs will resume practice exclusively with its Senior Group on Thursday as part of Phase 1 of its reentry plan.

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Northern Lights Leads The Charge As First Alaskan Swim Club Back In The Pool

After the state gave the green light on Friday, the club waited a few extra days for the city of Anchorage to give clearance before returning to practice.

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Missouri School Guidelines Suggest ‘Revising’ Sports, Alternating Class Days

The Missouri School Boards’ Association has published guidelines for reopening schools, including limiting or canceling school sports.

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Canadian Swimmers Join In and Nominate The Dutch For ‘Don’t Rush’ Challenge

The Canadians have become the most recent national team to complete the ‘Don’t Rush’ video challenge and have nominated the Netherlands to do the same.

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Many of Austria’s Top Swimmers Returned to Training Several Weeks Ago

Austria has recently allowed top swimmers back to training in pools in the midst of the near-worldwide shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Piscine E Palestre Riaperte Entro Il 25 Maggio

“Palestre e centri sportivi riapriranno al massimo entro il 25 Maggio” Il Ministro dello Sport Vincenzo Spadafora nel corso di un’informativa al Senato

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California State University Campuses to Remain Closed Through Fall 2020

Instruction for students at all 23 Cal State campuses will remain mostly online through the fall, chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday.

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Arizona to Allow Professional Sports, Pools, Gyms to Reopen with Restrictions

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced the state’s plan to allow professional sports to resume without fans in attendance Tuesday.

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Rowdy Gaines On COVID And The 2021 Olympics: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Three-time Olympic Champion and NBC Sports Voice of Swimming, Rowdy Gaines, drops in on this Gold Medal Minute takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast.

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AOC President John Coates Claims Tokyo 2021 Olympics Could be “Greatest Ever”

In a meeting with the Australian Olympic Committee, Coates remarked that the Tokyo Games could be the “greatest ever” despite of the delay caused by COVID-19.

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Mike Bottom on Handling Adversity: ‘Turn All the Emotion into Motivation’

University of Michigan head coach Mike Bottom was set to compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics before the United States boycotted.

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