{"id":419916,"date":"2020-02-29T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=419916"},"modified":"2020-02-29T15:09:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T22:09:20","slug":"usa-water-polo-issues-update-to-members-on-coronavirus-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-water-polo-issues-update-to-members-on-coronavirus-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Water Polo Issues Update to Members on Coronavirus Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acknowledging the inherent threat posed by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has sickened thousands worldwide and claimed almost three thousand lives, USA Water Polo, the leading voice for water polo in America, issued a statement to USAWP membership regarding the disease\u2019s potential impact on the organization plans over the next few months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"296458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/safe-sport-for-water-polo-athletes-in-america\/usawp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/usawp.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"217,232\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"usawp\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;usawp&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/usawp.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/usawp.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-296458\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/usawp.jpg\" alt=\"usawp\" width=\"160\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/usawp.jpg 217w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/usawp-187x200.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>This upcoming period coincides with two significant events for the organization; play in <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/2019\/1\/22\/mens-national-league.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National League<\/a>\u2014a senior men\u2019s competition that is integral to the organization\u2019s long-term growth strategy\u2014and the <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/2018\/12\/19\/junior-olympics.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Junior Olympics<\/a>, which is the world\u2019s largest water polo tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Ramsey<\/strong>, USAWP&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer, explained that\u2014based on current information\u2014all national events are still slated to be held as scheduled. He said that his organization is \u201cclosely monitoring the news and recommendations from national and international health organizations,\u201d including yesterday\u2019s announcement that FINA was postponing the Women\u2019s Olympic Qualification tournament in Trieste, Italy as a result of coronavirus concerns.<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-postpones-womens-water-polo-olympic-qualifier-in-coronavirus-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>FINA Postpones Women\u2019s Water Polo Olympic Qualifier In Coronavirus Emergency<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging the concerns of the organization&#8217;s more than 50,000 members regarding a health crisis that has captivated many, Ramsey said: \u201cUltimately, whether our members elect to proceed with events that they have organized and\/or to attend events is their choice based upon their individual assessment of the risk posed by holding\/participating in the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His statement included the following links for up-to-the-minute information regarding the coronavirus, both in the United States and worldwide:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Centers for Disease Control<\/strong> (CDC): <a href=\"https:\/\/webpoint.usawaterpolo.com\/wp15\/Email\/CT.wp?cx=hgzzccfi_wtydr&amp;pz=tyccdr_wtyv_wx__&amp;tgt=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/summary.html#situation-in-us\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/summary.html#situation-in-us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>World Health Organization<\/strong> (WHO): <a href=\"https:\/\/webpoint.usawaterpolo.com\/wp15\/Email\/CT.wp?cx=hgzzccfi_wtydr&amp;pz=tyccdr_wtyv_wx__&amp;tgt=https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/advice-for-public<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ramsey, who has led the national governing body for the sport <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/staff-directory\/chris-ramsey\/60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">since 2006<\/a>, closed his statement with an assurance that USAWP will\u00a0 keep membership updated about a situation that over the past week has changed dramatically in this country. Earlier today it was reported that a resident of Kirkland, Washington was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/1st-coronavirus-death-u-s-officials-say-n1145931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first COVID-19 fatality<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/updated-list-of-sports-events-knocked-by-coronavirus-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Updated List of Sports Events Knocked By Coronavirus Emergency<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will strive to keep you informed as the world health situation evolves,&#8221; Ramsey said in his statement. &#8220;Should our plans change regarding JO\u2019s, as well as other USA Water Polo sanctioned competitions and public events, we will notify you promptly, so please stay tuned.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acknowledging the inherent threat posed by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has sickened thousands worldwide and claimed almost three thousand lives, USA Water Polo, the leading voice for water polo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4875,"featured_media":322901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[62378,121745,48355,120856,121252,184,60192,121744,121743,3613,121522,16357],"class_list":["post-419916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water-polo","tag-cdc","tag-centers-for-disease-control","tag-christopher-ramsey","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-fina","tag-michael-randazzo","tag-national-junior-olympics","tag-the-national-league","tag-usa-water-polo","tag-who","tag-world-health-organization"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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