Read, Watch, Play: What Elite Swimmers Around The World Are Doing At Home
Does Bruno Fratus love Monopoly? Which book is helping Aimee Willmott pass the time? Check out what elite swimmers are reading, watching & gaming while home.
Cal Commit Bjorn Seeliger Swims Lifetime Bests in “Stockholm Closed” Meet
Seeliger, who will swim for Cal next season, and World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom were among the 7 who raced a closed time trial this week in Stockholm.
Russian Gymnast Khorkina Says Tokyo 2020 Postponement Is Punishment From God
Svetlana Khorkina has spoken out, saying that the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is a punishment from God for offending Russian athletes
Sweden National Team to Hold Closed Time Trial This Weekend in Stockholm
The Swedish government has taken a less-draconian approach to the coronavirus response, which includes allowing its elite athletes to continue training.
Italy’s Luca Dotto Takes To Twitter, Calls For A Touch Of Common Sense
“The real worry is for those who are sick or who by the end of this outbreak will lose their jobs and will not know how to feed their family,” wrote Dotto.
Swim England Releases Best Practice Guidelines for At Home Dryland Training
The guidelines are official policy for Swim England clubs, but also serve as best practice guidelines for programs around the world using remote dryland training.
Swimmer Andrei Minakov Issues Apology for “Emotional” Reaction to Olympic Delay
Minakov returned to Instagram on Wednesday to “humbly apologize,” saying that his Tuesday post was an “emotional first reaction.”
All 2020 British Championships & Home Nation Meets Now Cancelled
The British Summer Championships is among a host of meets cancelled by British Swimming today, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Swim Ireland Announce All Upcoming Competitions Are Cancelled
Swim Ireland have announced that any upcoming national and regional competitions (across all aquatic sports) will not take place
Pellegrini Shares Mixed Emotions On Olympic Deferral: “I Can’t Stop Swimming”
Federica Pellegrini knows postponing the Games is the right move, but is also incredulous to having to extend her career. “I don’t want to believe it.”
Video: Adam Peaty Shares Thought on Olympic Postponement, Staying Indoors
World record holder Adam Peaty shares his thoughts on the Olympics being postponed, staying indoors, and where his focus will be during the break in training.
Minakov on Olympic Delay: ‘I Can’t Agree That It Was The Correct Decision’
Minakov expressed his disappointment, writing that “if the country denies taking a part in the Olympics, it’s their problem.”
British Swimming Fully Supports Decision To Postpone Olympics To 2021
British Swimming says it ‘welcomes the decision of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee to postpone the Olympic and Paralympic Games.’
LEN Postpones a Number of Events, Including European Junior Championships
LEN, the governing body for aquatic sports including swimming in Europe, has announced that all sports and non-sports events scheduled…
Pro German Team ONEflow Aquatics “Suspends Pursuit” Of 2020 Olympic Cycle
Annika Bruhn is one of seven ONEflow members who is currently training with the German National Team, which “contradicts” their belief as a team.
