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Update posted by the Bruce Furniss' family Saturday morning: Sharon [Bruce's wife] reports that the Neurologist told her this morning that Bruce is so high functioning that he no longer needs to see him any more! I was stunned - this seems impossible. The neurologist reported he gave Bruce a math pr...

Coleman Stewart of NC State and Virginia’s Paige Madden were named the ACC men’s and women’s swimmer of the year, respectively, in Friday’s list of postseason honorees. Full list of honorees: Men’s Swimmer of the Year: Coleman Stewart, NC State Women’s Swimmer of the Year: Paige Madden, Virginia Men...

In a swimming career that took her to four Olympic Games, Jenny Thompson was known as one of the world’s best relay swimmers. In her second career, it’s former teammates that are helping her. Thompson works as an anesthesiologist at a hospital in Charleston, S.C. When she grew concerned about a shor...

The United States Olympics and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Friday announced a Mental Health Taskforce to support Team USA athletes. The 13-member body includes three-time Olympian Allison Schmitt and USA Swimming sports medicine and science director Keenan Robinson. The group was organized in Febru...

Due to disruptions in the swimming calendar from the coronavirus outbreak, NISCA is extending its deadline for All-America applications and waiving late fees. The organization announced Monday, a day ahead of its usual March 31 deadline, that it is extending the deadline for All-American application...

Lauren English was a leader as a swimmer at the University of Georgia, a captain for the Bulldogs on the NCAA Championships runner-up squad in 2012. In her professional life, she’s a leader in the fight against coronavirus in the New York metro area. English, as profiled by the Athens Banner-Herald,...

Olympic Perspective from the Past for the Present generation coming to terms with a shift from Tokyo 2020 to 2021 that offers hope not finality This weekend, Swimming World is trawling back in history to find some of the stories of the past that contribute to our series in search of perspec...

Northeastern senior Megan Clark was named the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Swimmer of the Year for the second straight season Thursday. Clark had qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third straight season before that event was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Clark re-set ...

Plymouth State will added men’s swimming to its academic offerings in the 2020-21 season, the school announced Thursday. The Division III school in New Hampshire will compete in the Little East Conference, which hosted its first men’s invitational last February and now counts five men's swimming pro...

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials were postponed by USA Diving, the organization announced Wednesday. The decision was mostly a formality after Tuesday’s announcement that the 2020 Olympics would be postponed to at least the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. New dates for the event at the I...

USA Diving on Wednesday announced that its board of directors adopted new bylaws, effective March 15, 2020. Per a USA Diving statement, “bylaws were completely rewritten to bring USA Diving up to date with best practices in nonprofit governance, with assistance and feedback from various stakeholders...

Mark Schubert doesn’t take early dismissal of practice lightly. So when the Mission Viejo Nadadores head coach, a man who’s been on the staff of eight Olympic teams, got official word Tuesday that the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed to the summer of 2021, the symbol of dispersing the group car...

Last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued new guidance about doping enforcement during the coronavirus pandemic. Monday, it followed with a promised document addressing frequently asked athlete questions. Included in the nine-item document (pdf) is a provision for “enhanced measures” to ...

Seven out of 10 American athletes surveyed by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee favor postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games, the USOPC revealed Monday. Surveys were distributed to nearly 4,000 American athletes, of which more than 1,700 responded, as the organization and the world ...

The Canadian Olympic Committee Sunday night escalated the pressure on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, releasing a statement that it has “made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.” That st...

USA Swimming’s letter to the USOPC advocating for the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games due to the coronavirus outbreak can count Swimming Canada among its supporters. A letter from Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi Friday states that it is “very much aligned” with the position of USA Swimming...

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, won a gold medal with the American 400 free relay at the Rio Olympics and a bronze ...

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 prominent voice from the athlete community. In a letter posted to his Instagram account, American Olympian Jacob ...

The Toronto Titans, the newest International Swimming League franchise, have added their second and third signings in Canadian Kayla Sanchez and American Michael Chadwick. Sanchez, a native of Scarborough, Ontario, competed for Energy Standard last year. She was part of Canada’s stellar 2017 World J...

“If they did postpone it, it would take a lot of pressure off this situation right now,” - Bob Bowman “In my very humble option, I really do feel the Olympics should be canceled,” - Frank Busch The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic is looking increasingly li...