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IOC Reconfirms Commitment to Olympic Games Following Tokyo’s State of Emergency

Despite the city of Tokyo declaring a state of emergency, both the country and the IOC remain committed to hosting the Olympic Games as scheduled.

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State Of Emergency Declared For Olympic Host City Of Tokyo

A state of emergency has been declared for the Tokyo metropolitan area, host of the 2020 Olympic Games, effective today.

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IOC Member Dick Pound Says Athletes Should Be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccines

A vocal member of the International Olympic Committee, Dick Pound said he believes athletes should be made priority recipients of the vaccine.

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Two-Time Aussie Olympian David McKeon Announces Retirement

Says 2-time Olympian David McKeon, “This isn’t a goodbye to swimming by any means, this is just the start of a new chapter in my journey!”

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Rikako Ikee Opting Out Of This Weekend’s Tokyo New Year Meet

Originally entered in this weekend’s Tokyo Metro New Year Meet, leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee will be opting out of the competiton.

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Swimmer Matteo Restivo Becomes First Italian Athlete to Receive Covid Vaccine

26-year old swimmer Matteo Restivo, a 2018 European Championships bronze medalist, has become the first elite Italian athlete to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Swimming Canada Sends Out Invites For 2021 Olympic Trials; Full Lists Here

Swimming Canada has just sent invites to 20 swimmers in each event for the reduced capaity 2021 Canadian Trials to be held in April.

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SSPC: Kaylee Mckeown Describes 21-Day Training Blocks with 17-on, 4-Off

McKeown re-wrote half of the Australian backstroke record book last year, setting records in the 100 and 200 backs long course and the 200 back short course

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Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update – Women’s 400 Free Relay

Charlotte Bonnet and the French women now have the fifth fastest 400 Free Relay time as they look ahead to Tokyo while other countries fight to qualify.

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8 German Swimmers Have Qualified So Far For Postponed Olympic Games

Germany’s two-time world champion from 2019, Florian Wellbrock, has achieved Olympic qualification in the 800m and 1500m freestyle events.

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Australian Coach Dean Pugh Loses Battle With Cancer

Australian coach Dean Pugh lost his battle with lung cancer, dying in his sleep earlier this week surrounded by his family and friends.

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Pandemic and Politics Narrow Manaudou’s Tokyo 2020 Training to Marseille

Manaudou had planned to train for Tokyo with Energy Standard head coach James Gibson in Turkey, but politics and pandemic travel difficulties changed that.

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Swim England CEO Nickerson: Closures Are Extremely Distressing

Swim England CEO Jane Nickerson posted an official response regarding new restrictions, pleading for leisure centres to be exempt from closures.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer of the Year Caeleb Dressel

This year’s Male Swimmer of the Year goes to the man who set 4 world records this year en route to decisively winning the 2020 ISL MVP award: Caeleb Dressel.

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