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FINA Will ‘Determine Flexibility’ of 2021 Worlds Dates After Olympic News

FINA has issued a statement promising to determine the flexibility of 2021 World Championships dates to accommodate a rescheduled 2020 Olympics.

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Japan Swim Olympic-Qualifying Event In Limbo As Games Moved To 2021

As of today, the 2020 Japan Swim remains on the international calendar, essentially representing the sole elite swimming meet for the month of April.

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Tokyo Olympics Officially Postponed to 2021 Over Coronavirus Pandemic

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been officially postponed to 2021 after the IOC and Japan’s Prime Minister released a joint statement this morning

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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.’

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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…

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Brent Hayden on Olympic Postponement, Comeback

I was excited when I heard Brent Hayden was making a comeback for the 2020 Olympics – I remember taking a picture with him at the 2010 Missouri Grand Prix

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IOC Member Dick Pound: 2020 Olympics Will Be Postponed Due to COVID-19

Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today that the IOC has made its decision, and that the details will be “worked out in the next four weeks.”

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WATCH: Taylor Ruck, Dylan Melin, Connor Stirling Race Backyard 40-Yard Free

With quarantine forcing top-level swimmers to find alternate ways to train and race, a few top-level talents are making do with an Arizona backyard.

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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.

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Australian OLY Committee, Swimming AUS: We Cannot Assemble OLY Team For 2020

Big-time announcement coming first from the Australian Olympic Committee, then supported by Swimming Australia regarding Tokyo 2020.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe Now Considers Olympic Postponement

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in Parliament today that the world isn’t in the right position to hold the Games.

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German Olympic Sports Confederation demands postponement of 2020 Olympics

The President ot the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), Alfons Hörmann, said in an interview with the German Press Agency…

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Aussie Swimmers React To AOC ‘No Team In July’ Announcement

Kyle Chalmers and more are among Swimming Australia’s elite taking to social media, mourning what could have been for Tokyo in July.

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South Africa Announces New OLY Trials Date For Postponed Event

Swimming South Africa has announced its revised dates for the National Championships which doubles as its Olympic Trials.

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