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Italian Swimming Federation President Paolo Barelli Turns To Gov’t For Help

Business owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can request the suspension of mortgage installments due between the months of March and September 2020.

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Hungarian Swimming Reports 9 Positive Tests for COVID-19 at Training Camps

Nine swimmers and staff members associated with the Hungarian Swimming Federation tested positive for COVID-19, including Dominik Kozma (above).

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Swimming World Champion Boglarka Kapas Tests Positive For Coronavirus

“I felt good I don’t feel any symptoms and that’s why I wanted to draw but more attention that I am positive,” says Hungarian Boglarka Kapas.

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Chun Kong Mak Becomes First Man to Swim a Butterfly Ice Mile

Chun Kong Mak became the first man to successfully complete a butterfly ice mile back in February of this year in Austria.

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Dutch Olympic Gold Medalist Van Rouwendaal Takes To Inflatable Pool

Reigning open water Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands is trying out some unique training contraptions to keep herself in the water.

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IOC Criticized for Holding OLY Boxing Qualifier After 7 Test COVID-19 Positive

Two Turkish boxers and one coach have tested positive for COVID-19 after a Road To Tokyo Olympic qualifying event in London last week, hosted by the IOC.

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What’s Going On in Non-Aquatic Sports in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aquatic sports don’t happen in a vacuum — there’s a whole world out there of fallout in the wake of the Olympic cancellation.

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IOC Delays All Remaining Olympic Test Events Beginning in April 2020

The Tokyo Aquatics Centre will hold 15,000 spectators when the games begin in July of 2021…………………………

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Spanish Swimming Federation Donates Hypoxic Generators In Effort To Save Lives

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation is donating its hypoxic generators in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives.

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IOC Sets Date For Postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Let the countdown begin, as the IOC announces the official new start date of the 2020 Olympic Games, rescheduled to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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World University Games Delayed 2 Days to Avoid Olympic Conflict

The 2021 Summer Universiade (World University Games) will shift its schedule by 2 days after the dates for the Tokyo Olympics were announced.

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2021 FINA World Aquatic C’ships To Revise Dates Due To Olympic Overlap

FINA will consult with stakeholders including athletes, coaches, national federations, TV partners & sponsors to determine the most appropriate solution.

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Extreme Athlete Aims to Circumnavigate the World Triathlon Style

An extreme athlete is planning on circumnavigating the world and breaking a world record in a triathlon that is 120 times the length of an Ironman.

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See 2325 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2725 Swim Jobs.

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1952 Olympic Champion, U.S. District Court Judge, John Davies Dies at 90

John Davies was a historic Australian swimmer, becoming the last 200 butterfly-breaststroke Olympic champion in 1952. Read more on his legacy here.

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