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Idaho Governor Signs Bill Limiting Transgender Women & Girls in School Sports

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed both HB 500 and HB 509, which limit the rights of transgender people, Monday.

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AnnaKate Velasquez Commits to DII Ouachita Baptist College

AnnaKate Velasquez, a sprinter from Pearland, Texas, has committed to swim for DII Ouachita Baptist University. She will begin her collegiate career fall 2020.

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Your At-Home Haven Amid Pandemic Crisis

We are living in a time of uncertainty, but we need to find some calm during the storm. A Michael Phelps Signature Swim Spa can be that retreat.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 38% Think Farris Should Delay Harvard Return Until After Tokyo

It was a relatively close poll result, with 38% of voters saying Dean Farris should take another year to focus on the Olympics before returning to Harvard.

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SURVEY: Sporting Host Cities Globally Expect Financial Hit from Coronavirus

Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, but they are one of many of cities globally facing an uncertain hosting future due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Daily Swimmer Dryland Workout #14

Today’s workout is brought to us by Coach Travis Kiser, assistant coach of men’s and women’s swimming at Gardner-Webb University.

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IOC Athletes’ Commission Holds First Meeting With New Olympic Dates In Mind

The IOC AC conducted a call with over 150 athletes representatives to collect feedback and address questions and concerns over the new Olympic timeline.

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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Announces Mental Health Taskforce

Members have been tasked with developing recommendations and resources to address athlete mental health and well-being.

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Bygones Of 2020 Olympic Trials: Hosszu, Milak & Cseh in Hungary

Take a look at what could have been had the 2020 Hungarian Nationals (Olympic Trials) stayed the course: Katinka Hosszu, Kristof Milak, Laszlo Cseh.

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See 2329 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 2729 Swim Jobs.

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ISL Set To Launch ‘Solidarity Programme’ For Athletes

The new programme will feature a financial grant for athletes in the run up to the Olympics next year and a tournament to be held in September 2020

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ISL Lancia IL Programma Di Solidarietà Per Gli Atleti

ISL lancia l’iniziativa “programma di solidarietà per gli atleti”. Agli atleti ISL verrà corrisposta una somma mensile fino a Luglio 2021.

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Clayton Conklin, Son of an Aggie Football Player, Commits to Texas A&M

Texas A&M legacy Clayton Conklin from League City, Texas has committed to swim for the Aggies beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Brown, MacNeil, Nelson, Weitzeil Named 2020 Honda Sport Award Finalists

Tennessee’s Erika Brown, Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil, Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson, and Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil are the four finalists for the 2020 Honda Sport Award.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Chris Reid on the Importance of Journaling

Chris spoke to the importance of journaling and getting your feelings down on paper, so that way they don’t control you.

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