USA Swimming Calls For Olympic Postponement In Face Of USOPC Indecision
As of today, the International Olympic Committee has insisted that the Olympic Games are still on for a July 24 start date as intended. U.S. Olympic Officials are backing this
“Olympics At The Moment…Would Not Be Fair,” Declares Dolphins Coach Jacco Verhaeren
Australia’s head swimming coach Jacco Verhaeren knows first hand that this year’s Tokyo Olympics will not be swum “on a level playing field” and has sent an impassioned and unprecedented
USOPC Responds to USA Swimming’s “Postpone the Games” Message
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee issued a response to USA Swimming’s call to postpone the 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games in Tokyo. As of this writing, the Games
European Aquatics Championships Postponed Until August As LEN & Buda Curse The Pest
The European Aquatics Championships, the continental showcase event for swimming scheduled for May 11-24 in Budapest, Hungary, has been postponed. The news on a shift to tentative dates in August for
BOA Will Not ‘Endanger Health & Wellbeing Of Athletes’ For Sake Of July Olympics
The British Olympic Association (BOA) will not “endanger the health and wellbeing of the athletes” as they prepare for Tokyo 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. There
Toronto Titans Sign Blake Pieroni, Anton Sveinn McKee
The Toronto Titans signing spree continues, with American sprinter Blake Pieroni and Icelandic Olympian Anton Sveinn McKee joining the roster of the newest International Swimming League franchise Friday. Pieroni, 24,
Swimming Australia’s Heart-Warming Message To Its International Colleagues
Swimming Australia’s athletes, coaches and staff have today sent their heart warming support to their international colleagues as the world comes to grips with COVID-19. In a statement issued today
Jacob Pebley to USA Swimming: “Only Moral Option” is Postponing Trials, Olympics
The groundswell of sentiment pushing for postponement of the 2020 USA Olympic Trials and 2020 Olympics Games in light of the coronavirus global pandemic is growing. Thursday, it gained a
Breaking the Silence: Coping With My Last Race in Wake of COVID-19
Taylor Covington is a senior swimmer at Boston College. She is a former Swimming World Intern and current Swimming World contributor. She was swimming at the CSCAA meet when the
European Swimming Championships ‘On Verge Of Coronavirus Postponement’
The European Swimming Championships and the continental showcase event for all aquatics sports scheduled for May 11-24 in Budapest, Hungary, is on the verge of being postponed, a senior source