Beyond The Lane Lines: Gender Balance Within Swim Ireland
Catch up on swimming stories from around the web, including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and more in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.
Victoria, Australia Back Under Lockdown Due To Coronavirus Spike
Just as England’s pools announced their reopening dates, Swimming Victoria is announced re-closures due to an increase in coronavirus cases within the state.
BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Costa Mesa Aquatics Club
Costa Mesa Aquatic Club has been providing an array of aquatic programs for the Southern California area since its founding in 2010.
Commonwealth Games Medalist Leiston Pickett Reportedly Moves To Marion
28-year-old Aussie Leiston Pickett has reportedly moved training bases just over a year out from the next Summer Olympic Games.
ESPN: Big Ten Likely To Cut Non-Conference Matchups For All Fall Sports
ESPN reports that the Big Ten Conference is likely to restrict its fall sports to only conference matchups – that includes college football.
Japan’s National Junior Olympic Cup To Be Held At Prefecture Level
The Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF) has revealed the plan for its first competition back from its coronavirus lockdown.
High School All-America Lists Heavily Impacted By California Cancellation
California had a combined 425 high school All-America awards in 2019, dropping to just 13 in 2020 when the state’s high school swimming season was canceled.
Drowning Deaths Lead New Jersey Town To Prepare Community Swim Lessons
Drowning is the 5th leading cause of unintentional injury death for people of all ages, and the 2nd leading cause of injury death for children aged 1-14.
ACC Schools Won’t Begin Competition in Fall Sports until At Least September
(Above: defending ACC men’s swimming & diving champions NC State). ACC schools won’t be allowed to begin fall sports competition until at least September 1.
Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games Tickets Can Be Refunded Due To Postponement
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has said it will issue ticket refunds for those spectators unable to attend due to the delay.
2020 Corona Race Between Netherlands & Belgium Set To Kick Off
Several elite Belgian and Dutch swimmers, such as Arno Kamminga, are set to compete this weekend at an inaugural Corona Race.
NCAA Rules Don’t Allow Virtual Meets to Count as Bona Fide Competition
College swimming & diving teams are looking at creative ways to cut costs and reduce risk in a coronavirus world, but virtual meets won’t always work.
Australian Olympic Trials Qualifier Abby Hartshorne Commits to Ball State
Sprinter Abby Hartshorne has verbally committed to swim at Ball State. The senior will graduate in December and join the Cardinals in the fall of 2021.
SwimSwam Podcast: Tyler Fenwick on How UVA is Recruiting During Quarantine
Fenwick dives into the emphasis UVA has put on recruiting and how that’s changed since COVID. There has been more zoom calls and face-to-face interactions
Massachusetts Publishes Guidelines for Youth Sports as the State Reopens Pools
Massachusetts has published its guidelines for the return to youth sports as the state moves into phase 3 of its reopening plan.
