Swim Poll of the Week: 66% Have Not Been In Pool During Quarantine
This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Wednesday May 20, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Are you getting in
East Carolina University Cuts Men’s & Women’s Swimming and Diving
East Carolina University announced on Thursday it would cut four athletic programs as part of the school’s budget restructuring efforts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Both men’s and women’s swimming
Swimmers from New Jersey Petition Governor to Reopen Pools
Two high school swimmers from New Jersey have started a petition to Governor Phil Murphy to reopen pools in the state. Jerry Zheng and Andy Moss, both high school sophomores,
Delfina Pignatiello Trains Through COVID-19 Infection But Finds Online Abuse The Bigger Sickness
Delfina Pignatiello, Argentina’s Pan American Games champion over 400, 800 and 1500m freestyle last year, is training on home-alone in isolation during quarantine following positive COVID-19 but the virus is
European Short-Course Championships Shifted Back A Month After FINA Moves World Championships To 2021
The 2021 European Short-Course Championships have been moved back a month to November 2-7 after an announcement earlier in the day from FINA, the international federation, that it has shunted
Becky Adlington “Absolutely Honoured” With Nomination For British Women’s Sporting Moment Award
Double Olympic champion Becky Adlington has declared herself “absolutely honoured” after her 800m free victory at Beijing 2008 was nominated in a BBC poll to find the best sporting moment
US Masters Swimming Cancels 2020 Summer National Championship
US Masters Swimming has canceled the 2020 USMS Summer National Championship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announced on Thursday. The decision to cancel Summer Nationals, which was
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach: Games Will Be Cancelled If They Are Not Held In 2021
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the Tokyo Games would be cancelled if they are not held in 2021. Doubt has been cast recently over whether the Olympics can
World Swimming Championships (25m) Shunted To December 2021; FINA ‘Stand-Alone’ Congress In Qatar, June 2021
The short-course World Swimming Championships has been moved a year ahead to December 2021, FINA, the international federation, announced this morning in Lausanne, its base in Switzerland. The decision to
Duke Grad Max St. George Earns Fulbright Scholarship
Duke swimmer Max St. George has received a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Malaysia next year, the school announced Wednesday. St. George graduated from Duke in 2019 after a