Russia Releases the Date for the 2020 Open Water Swimming Cup
Russia releases new information about their Open Water Swimming Cup, set to be held on August 16.
San Antonio, Texas Is Bidding to Host the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials
The San Antonio proposal would use a section of the 64,000 seat Alamodome, with some temporary seating installed, to host the US Olympic Swimming Trials.
NSIC (Division II) Suspends All Athletic Competition Through December 31
With the NCAA canceling fall Division II Championships, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has canceled all athletic competition through December 31.
Louisville Soccer Dismisses Three Players Over Party, Other Sports Pause
The University of Louisville has dismissed three men’s soccer players who organized a party that caused multiple Louisville sports to pause workouts.
Big 12 To Move Forward With Fall Football, Joining ACC & SEC
The Big 12 Conference is moving forward with its fall football season, joining the ACC and SEC, while the Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled fall sports.
Pac-12 Postpones Football, All Sports Competitions (Including Swimming) To 2021
The Pac-12 has joined the Big Ten in postponing fall sports. But the Pac-12 also postponed all sports (including swimming & diving) to January 2021 or later
Sage YMCA Piranhas Accuse Local Y of Trying To “Eliminate” The Club
“Our swim family was needlessly shattered.”
USA Swimming Partners with Futures Without Violence
The partnership is aimed to introduce the programs of Coaching Boys Into Men and Athletes as Leaders to the USA Swimming membership.
“He’s Done It!”: Relive Jason Lezak’s Epic Anchor Leg 12 Years Later
On August 11, 2008, Lezak defied the odds to produce the fastest 100 freestyle split of all-time to run down France and win gold in the men’s 400 free relay.
UMass Cancels 2020 Fall Football Season Amid Pandemic
Amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the University of Massachusetts has become the latest Division I FBS school to cancel its fall football season.
Updates: Big Ten Denies Cancellation Vote, Trump Weighs In, ODU Cancels
There have been a flurry of reports about college athletics, including a Big Ten spokesperson denying that the conference voted to cancel the football season.
James Savage, 13, Becomes Youngest To Complete ‘Godfather’ Open Water Swim
13-year-old James Savage has become the youngest person to complete a 12-mile open water swim known as the “Godfather” swim.
2 Rio Salado Swimmers Hit Olympic Trials Cuts in Post-Quarantine Racing
Jeremy Graunke, an Arizona State commit, is now an Olympic Trials qualifier, having hit the standard in the 50 meter free on Sunday.
Two FAST Swimmers Post Jr. National Cuts at Senior Intrasquad Meet
The Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team (FAST) hosted an intrasquad meet on August 7, where two swimmers earned their first Winter Junior Nationals Cuts.
Swim Coach John Casillas Arrested after Missing Teen Found in His Bedroom
John Casillas, who coached the teen while he was the head coach at Desert Aquatics, was arrested and charged with child abduction last week.
