Coronavirus

US Para Swimming ‘Still Proceeding with Planning’ for World Series Stop in Indy

Two meets out of the formerly seven-meet series have already been canceled – the Indianapolis stop, scheduled for April 16-18, is currently a “go.”

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USA Water Polo Officially Cancels Inaugural Women’s DIII National Championship

The inaugural women’s DIII Water Polo National Championship has formally been canceled, though many involved schools had already shut down their athletics.

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First Quarantined, Dutch Elite Must Now Stop Training For 2 Weeks

Just as meets and Trials are being cancelled around the world, some swimmers are facing barriers to simply get in the pool to train.

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Hagino & Ohashi Rush Home To Japan From Spain Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Japanese swimmers currently at a high-altitude training camp in Spain are quickly returning home in the midst of Spain’s state of emergency declaration.

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Editorial: Coronavirus Can’t Take Your Season Away

Though you may not see the improvements you’ve made show up on a scoreboard in numeric form, the growth in who you are and how you swim is still there.

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Dutch National Swimmers Train In Drachten During Coronavirus Outbreak

Today, Saturday, March 14th, the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) released additional information concerning their top-tier aquatic sports programs.

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NCAA Agrees To Grant Division I & III Spring Athletes Eligibility Relief

The NCAA Council Coordination Committee has agreed to grant a year of eligibility relief to spring athletes due to the season’s cancellation.

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What’s Known About Chlorine’s Impact On Coronavirus

Read on about how chlorine interacts with coronavirus, per data reporting by Ireland’s Health Protection Surveillance Center.

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Suspendidos los trials Olímpicos españoles de natación por el Coronavirus

Debido al brote de Coronavirus, la Real Federación Española de natación ha cancelado los trials Olímpicos, que se iban a celebrar en abril en Sabadell.

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Swiss Aquatics Cancels April’s Olympic Trials

The Swiss National Championships, which were to serve as the nation’s Olympic Trials, had been scheduled for April 2nd-5th.

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Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials “Postponed or Cancelled”

Swimming Canada announced today that the Trials, scheduled for March 5th through April 5th, will be postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. Masters Swimming Cancels Spring Nationals, Recommends No Meets Until May

U.S. Masters Swimming has officially cancelled its Spring National Championship meet in late April, and recommends no meets through April 30.

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Your Guide To All Of The International Olympic Swimming Trial Meet Changes

There hasn’t been an hour gone by without a meet or event being cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus. Get the big-picture view of it all here.

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Corona-Hunter Ralph Baric Is a Former NC State Swimmer

Ralph Baric, one of the world’s leading experts on the coronavirus, was a distance swimmer with NC State back in the 1970s.

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USA Diving Announces 30 Day Suspension

Following the pattern of many other organizations, USA Diving announced today that it will be suspending all USA Diving events for the next 30 days

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