International

South African Olympic Trials Postponed, Opening Door For Schoeman

The South African Olympic Trials have been postponed, leaving just the 2020 Japan Swim on the docket for the month of April.

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Swimming Australia Calls For ‘Level Playing Field’ At Olympic Games

Swimming Australia published a formal statement addressing the impact of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, including a call for level playing field.

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Former US National Team Director Frank Busch: Training “Doesn’t Make Sense”

While the IOC has said that it plans to go forward with the Olympics beginning on July 24th as planned, Busch believes they should take place in 2021.

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LEN Postpones 2020 European Aquatics Championships; Considering August or 2021

The Duna Arena in Budapest was scheduled to host 3 disciplines at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships. The event has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets — Men’s ACCs

While it’s tragic that the 2020 NCAA season ended this way, the season we did have was filled with amazing individual and team performances.

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See 2320 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 2720 Swim Jobs.

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5 Undeniable Truths The World of Swimming Keeps Failing to Address

It is still assumed champions are born with given mental powers, or expected that swimmers somehow ‘figure it out’ on their own…

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Paolo Barelli Speaks Out About Need To Postpone 2020 Games

Italian Swimming Federation president believes that with many athletes unable to train it’s unrealistic for the IOC to continue to plan on running the Games.

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Japanese Olympic Swimmer Naoko Imoto Appointed Torch Relay Anchor In Greece

Retired 1996 Olympic swimmer Naoko Imoto of Japan was a last-minute addition to receive the Olympic flame during a downsized handover in Athens.

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Kira Toussaint, Blake Pieroni, Hannah Miley Share Stuck-At-Home Workouts

With the majority of swimmers, as well as athletes in general, stuck at home around the world, tune in to what some elites are doing to stay in shape.

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Russian Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials) Postponed Indefinitely

The Russian Swimming Federation will host a training camp for Olympic-hopefuls from April 3-15, during which the meet would have originally taken place.

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NCAA D2 Champ and German International Alex Kunert Votes “No” to 2020 Olympics

24-year old Alex Kunert, who just finished his sophomore season at Queens University in the US, is part of a training group that is able to swim in Berlin.

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Swim England Explains Why They Are Only ‘Advising’ Event Cancellations

CEO of Swim England, Jane Nickerson, has revealed why they have only ‘advised’ clubs to cease activities rather than imposing rules that they do

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On the Anniversary of Kenneth To’s Death, Caring Remains the Greatest Legacy

Kenneth To died one year ago today, and his caring, humble, and compassionate approach to people seems more relevant today than ever.

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Russian Swimming Federation to Discuss Postponing Olympic Trials

Following a new recommendation from the Russian Sports Ministry, the previously spectator-less Russian Swimming Championships may be postponed.

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