Air Force Swim Meets Against UNLV Cancelled Due to Gov’t Shutdown

The Air Force swim and dive teams were scheduled to take on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Saturday, but those meets have been postponed due to the federal government shutdown.

“Due to the government shutdown, all Air Force Academy home and away intercollegiate athletic events have been cancelled until further notice,” read a statement posted on the Academy’s website. “In the event a solution is reached, the Academy will work to reschedule as many missed events as possible.”

The federal government was shut down late Friday night after the U.S. Congress could not come to an agreement over funding of the federal government. According to an ABC News report, most non-essential military and Department of Defense action is put on hold, and nearly 20,000 employees will be furloughed until the shutdown ends.

An athletic spokesman for the Naval Academy told ESPN that all Navy athletic events would continue Saturday, but Navy’s swim teams were not scheduled to compete.

Army was scheduled to compete in swimming at George Mason University (with Boston University and American’s women’s teams also in attendance). It’s unclear if the Golden Knight will still take part in that meet, and Swimming World has reached out to Army for clarification.

Read a full statement from the Air Force Academy about the cancellation here, and read more from ESPN here.

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