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Qualifying Window For 2020 British Summer C’ships Peeled Back To July 2019

Today British Swimming has revealed revisions pertaining to the qualification windows for its elite summer meets, including the British Summer Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Had Picked Texas To Win Men’s NCAAs

The meet won’t happen due to the NCAA’s cancellation, but a solid majority of SwimSwam voters expected Texas to win the men’s NCAA title.

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Coronavirus: Barcelona Olympic Stadium Architect Vittorio Gregotti Dies At 92

Gregotti is renowned for having redesigned Barcelona’s Olympic stadium for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Pitchfork’s Vica Dow Has Committed to Colorado Mesa University

Arizona Interscholastic Assoc. DI First Team member Vica Dow has committed to swim for Division II Colorado Mesa University beginning fall 2020.

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Water Polo Website The FOSH to Simulate NCAA, Conference Tournament Results

The FOSH will use the ARRIAGA Rankings to simulate the women’s water polo postseason and raise money for the American Red Cross and Greater Boston Food Bank.

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Swimming Canada Cancels Open Water Trials; Evaluating Late-June Pool Trials

Swimming Canada has cancelled one trials event and has announced a target date for another.

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Barrington Swim Club’s Ellie Graves Commits to Boston University

Ellie Graves, a distance free and breast specialist from Barrington Swim Club, has committed to Boston University for 2020-21.

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California Puts Off Decision About 2020 Spring Sports Season Until April 3

The California Interscholastic Federation postponed its decision about the fate of the 2020 spring season until April 3.

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IOC Remains ‘Fully Committed’ to Tokyo ’20: ‘No Need For Any Drastic Decisions’

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues to back the 2020 Olympics to remain on-schedule, despite the slate of coronavirus cancellations.

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Top 10 College Seniors Ready to Make the Jump to the ISL

With a jump from 8 to 10 teams in the league, and an expansion from 7 meets to 27, there is going to be a dramatic rise in the need for athletes…

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Men’s Midseason

For the men’s mid-season quotes, we had spoken with a lot of seniors who had high hopes for the end of the season, which is, as we’ve said before, devastating

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Former NCAA All-American Lee Michaud Named President Of USA Diving

Michaud’s hiring marks the latest change the organization has undergone over the last few years. Former CEO Terry Bassett resigned in February.

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7 Services Your Team Can Use to Stay in Touch While You’re Remote

While practices are cancelled due to precautions to limit the spread of the coronavirus, there are a few tools teams can use to stay in touch remotely.

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Michael Andrew Posts Vlog Describing His Breakout Meet in Des Moines

Michael Andrew swam three lifetime bests at the 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines a couple weekends ago and his new vlog gave us behind the scenes.

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Poll of Japanese Citizens Favors Postponing 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Coronavirus

A poll of the Japanese population published by the Kyodo News report that 70% of respondents do not believe the Tokyo Olympic Games should go on as planned.

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