Pennsylvania 2A HS State Meet Postponed, 3A Meet ‘Truncated’ From Coronavirus
Pennsylvania has postponed the second of its high school state swimming & diving meets, the next in a wave of events upended by the novel 2019 coronavirus.
2020 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Previews Index
As we tick down the days to the 2020 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.
CDC: No Indication that Covid-19 Can Spread to Humans Through Treated Pools
As long as pools are properly maintained and disinfected through the use of chlorine and bromine, the virus should be removed or inactivated.
Club Championship Meets Dropping Amid Coronavirus-Related Closures & Mandates
Multiple junior Olympic championships and like meets have been canceled due as a result of Coronavirus-related precautions.
Brownstead Breaks Dressel’s Nat’l HS Record with 19.2, Posts 18.6 50 FR Anchor
That was a lifetime best by 3 tenths and took down the former National High School Record set by Caeleb Dressel in 2013.
Columbia Sectionals Cancelled after University of Missouri Closes Doors
The University of Missouri has cancelled all non-essential campus events, including this weekend’s Sectional Championships.
Akron Diving Coach Resigns After Allegations of Secretly Filming Students
University of Akron head diving coach Chris Medvedeff has resigned after being accused of secretly filming students in a school rec center.
Kukors Smith Settles Lawsuit With USA Swimming, Hutchison
Olympian Ariana Kukors Smith has settled her lawsuit against USA Swimming over sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of former coach Sean Hutchison.
NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines for 2020 Men’s NCAA Champs
Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas holds three top-2 seeds, including the top incoming times in the 200 IM (1:39.91) and 200 back (1:37.20).
Triple Olympic Medalist Yuliya Efimova Entered at Pleasant Prairie Sectionals
Russian Olympian Yuliya Efimova will race at the 2020 Central Zone Section 1 Spring Champs that get under way this weekend, in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
YMCA Short Course Nationals Canceled For First Time Since 1947
YMCA staff was informed in an email that all in-person Y-hosted events through April 30 are to be canceled, including nationals.
King County, Home to Major COVID-19 Outbreak, Cancels Federal Way Sectionals
Pacific Northwest Swimming announced Tuesday that King County, which has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, canceled the meet.
2020 W. NCAA Previews: Weitzeil Aiming for 2nd Sub-21 to Defend 50 Free Title
Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the reigning NCAA Champion, made history this season as the first woman to break 21 in the 50 free.
Scoring Out The 2020 NCAA Men’s D1 Pre-Selection Psych Sheets
The NCAA pre-selection psych sheets only dropped this morning, but we’ve already got the seeds scored out with all swimming events (but no diving) included.
2020 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming Pre-Selection Psych Sheets Drop
Only 3 individual event champs return from 2019: Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (50 free), Michigan’s Felix Auboeck (1650 free) & Texas’s Jordan Windle (platform diving).
