NCAA Says Coronavirus Testing is Crucial For College Sports Next Year
Dr. Brian Hainline, the top doctor for the NCAA, says these protocols won’t be risk-free but is optimistic for sports starting back up in the fall.
2020 Jr. Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Cancelled; Hawaii Will Host in 2022
Carson Foster (above) broke National Age Group Records held by Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel at the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Fiji.
The 2022 Global Swimming Calendar Gets Crowded: a Date Breakdown
Most of the world, aside from the United States, will have multiple international championships already in 2022. Could Pan Pacs be cancelled?
U.S. OLY Swimming Trials, Other Event Delays Costing Omaha Almost $200 mil
The U.S. Swimming Trials represents just one of the pieces of the overall Olympic puzzle that has taken a different shape in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
USA Swimming Releases Guidelines On Reopening Facilities
The organization has sent out a document outlining how to safely reopen facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
USA Swimming Will Hold Virtual Convention in 2020; US Aquatic Sports Cancels
USA Swimming will hold an independent, virtual convention in 2020 after United States Aquatic Sports cancelled its 2020 event scheduled for September.
Paralympic Gold Medalist Jessica Long Featured In Documentary
23-time Paralympic medalist and world record holder Jessica Long is the feature of a new film from the nonprofit organization I Am Second.
Luca Urlando’s Shoulder Back To Normal; Plans To Attend Georgia for 2020-2021
World Junior champ Luca Urlando is fully recovered from a dislocated shoulder, his coach says, and is still on track to attend UGA next year.
Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2020
It’s an elite class of IMers heading into the NCAA next fall (assuming there’s a season), led by Carson Foster and a host of World Junior medalists.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Looking Back At Maya DiRado’s April of 2016
One Olympic cycle ago, Maya DiRado was completing an impressive month of April that set her up for a first-time Olympic berth and four medals in Rio.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Salo’s Trojans Ruled April of 2012
It’s been a sadly swimming-light month of April, so we’re using our Swimmer of the Month to look back on this month two Olympic cycles earlier.
Pentland Announces Jim Gerson’s Return As President Of Speedo North America
Jim Gerson says: “It’s a really exciting time to be re-joining team Speedo. Pentland has an outstanding track-record in brand building…”
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Podcast: Schooling Tore Bicep Twice Post-Rio, Regrets Not Red-Shirting
On coach Sergio Lopez’s podcast, Olympic champ Joseph Schooling says he tore his bicep twice in the fall after Rio and wishes he’d sat out the college season.
U.S. Paralympics Confirms 3 Major Meet Dates for 2020;
McKenzie Coan (above) won 3 gold medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games and 5 total medals at the 2019 IPC World Championships.
NCAA To ‘Modernize’ Name-Image-Likeness Rules For Student-Athletes By 2021-2022
The NCAA announced that it would be “modernizing” its rules that currently prevent student-athletes from profiting from their names, images, or likenesses.
