{"id":422748,"date":"2020-03-16T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=422748"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:08:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T17:08:02","slug":"the-week-that-was-coronavirus-causes-worldwide-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-coronavirus-causes-worldwide-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Coronavirus Causes Worldwide Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic seemed to reach a climax last week in the western hemisphere as sporting events all across the United States ceased in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. The NBA season got shut down. The NCAA Division II Championships got cancelled after just three sessions. Pools all around the world shut down, leaving a lot of questions of the status of the Olympic Games up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA decided to cancel all of its winter championships, including the March Madness basketball tournament, and the swimming and diving championships.<\/p>\n<p>Read below the five biggest stories in the Week That Was sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/suitmate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: Ariana Kukors Settles in Hutchison Abuse Claim<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_39203\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39203\" data-attachment-id=\"39203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-coronavirus-causes-worldwide-shutdown\/kukorsa-08-ncaa-0156\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/KukorsA.-08-NCAA-0156-e1584376923645.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,998\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1206015389&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;380&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kukors,A. 08 NCAA 0156\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/KukorsA.-08-NCAA-0156-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/KukorsA.-08-NCAA-0156-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-39203 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/KukorsA.-08-NCAA-0156-e1584376923645.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"333\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariana Kukors while competing at the University of Washington. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariana-kukors-settles-in-hutchison-abuse-claim-with-usa-swimming-for-undisclosed-sum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Swimming World Editorial Team<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ariana Kukors Smith<\/strong>, who claimed the World 200m medley crown and world record in Rome back in 2009, has settled with\u00a0<strong>USA Swimming<\/strong>\u00a0for an undisclosed amount\u00a0two years after pursuing a legal case against the swimming federation after she said that she had been groomed and then sexually assaulted by her personal and national-team coach\u00a0<strong>Sean Hutchison<\/strong>\u00a0when she was a teenager.<\/p>\n<p>Today (March 11) the fifth-place finisher over 200m medley at the London 2012 Olympic Games, announced:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am glad that we were able to come to a resolution to this difficult process. As I begin the next chapter of my life, I hope that these last two years, along with the efforts of so many others, will help to provide athletes with a safer environment in which to compete.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In its own statement, USA Swimming thanked Kukors Smith for her \u201cincredible strength and bravery\u201d in sharing her story, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMrs. Kukors Smith thrust the very important subject matter of sexual abuse within youth-serving organizations into focus and furthered important dialogue about the continued need for robust athlete-protection policies and strong athlete and parent education.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>#4: Tokyo Olympic Games Could Be Called Off If WHO Says They Should Be<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_199282\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199282\" data-attachment-id=\"199282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/logo-released-for-2020-tokyo-olympics\/tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"912,500\" 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=\"tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/11\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/29\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\ntokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released (1)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: The Japan Times&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-199282\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"tokyo-2020-olympic-logo-released (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: The Japan Times<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tokyo-2020-olympic-games-will-be-called-off-for-july-if-who-says-it-should-be-says-ioc-boss-thomas-bach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Craig Lord, Swimming World Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>International Olympic Committee\u00a0<\/strong>will follow the recommendation of the\u00a0<strong>World Health Organization <\/strong>(WHO) on whether to cancel or postpone the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/who-set-to-give-basic-thoughts-on-olympics-coronavirus-as-unrepentant-tokyo-2020-board-member-sounds-warning-bell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>as a response to the containment and control measures required to combat the\u00a0coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, IOC president \u00a0<strong>Thomas Bach\u00a0<\/strong>has suggested.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/breaking-australia-cancels-australian-championships-and-age-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australia prepared to become the latest nation to cancel national swimming championships<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20200313083212-5i69y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tokyo metropolitan government postponed the opening ceremony of the Olympic Aquatics Centre<\/strong><\/a>, Bach was invited time and time again to get \u00a0beyond the standard \u201cGames will go on from July 24\u201d mantra, in an interview with German television\u00a0<em>ARD.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the reporter changed tack and asked Bach \u201cif the WHO recommends that you should not go ahead with the Games in July, will you call a halt?\u201d Bach hesitated a touch before replying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe will follow the advice of the WHO.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As of today, the Olympic Games are 131 days away.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Federica Pellegrini Sends Out Postcards During Italy Shutdown<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_383196\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383196\" data-attachment-id=\"383196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/isl-managers-set-out-their-stall-for-mentors-at-dawn-of-new-era-in-swimming\/federica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/federica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1002\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7SM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563992954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"federica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/24\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/24\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nfederica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/federica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/federica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships-1-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-383196\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/federica-pellegrini-100-free-prelims-2019-world-championships-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"federica-pellegrini-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-383196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/postcards-from-pellegrini-co-in-coronavirus-containment-well-be-back-stronger-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Craig Lord, Swimming World Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Federica Pellegrini<\/strong>, the most decorated swimmer in the history of 200m freestyle racing, has urged Italy\u2019s young, swimmers and all alike, \u201cto\u00a0be patient and take care of yourselves and your loved ones. We\u2019ll be back, stronger than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pellegrini was taking to the leading Italian swimming site nuoto.com as part of a series of \u2018postcards from Italy<\/a>\u2018 during the nationwide lockdown imposed in Italy designed to contain the spread of\u00a0<strong>coronavirus (COVID-19)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Italy was the first European nation to be hard hit by the virus, prompting the Government to impose stringent lockdown measures that include the closure of schools, universities, institutions, the cancellation of sports events and the shutdown of pools. The infections count has now topped 21,500, while the numbers of death have exceeded 4,500.<\/p>\n<p>Elite senior and national-team juniors swimmers are being catered for, the bulk of club swimmers not \u2013 and<strong>\u00a0national and Olympic training camps are all off<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 as noted by Pellegrini and senior Italian coach\u00a0<strong>Claudio Rossetto<\/strong>\u00a0in coverage of the Italian swimming realm in lockdown by<em>\u00a0Nuoto.com, led by Editor-in-Chief Federico Gross<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pellegrini, the 2008 Olympic champion. and record four times World 200m freestyle champion with a stunning eight podium finishes to her name in that events between 2005 and 2019, tells Nuoto:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to stay focused on training while the whole world is facing such an unprecedented health crisis. I hope everything works out for the best, hope that the Olympics will take place, this year or next. To young people I say, be patient and take care of yourselves and your loved ones. We\u2019ll be back, stronger than ever.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>#2: Swimming Canada Postpones Olympic Trials<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_391795\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391795\" data-attachment-id=\"391795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-coronavirus-causes-worldwide-shutdown\/can-joshua-liendo-2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CAN-Joshua-Liendo-2-1-e1587575321199.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,753\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1566543584&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"josh-liendo-canada-fina-world-juniors\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/22\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\njosh-liendo-canada-fina-world-juniors&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josh Liendo and other Canadian swimmers are set to take the plunge back into pool training after COVID-19 lockdown &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada\/Ian MacNicol&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CAN-Joshua-Liendo-2-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CAN-Joshua-Liendo-2-1-1024x642.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-391795\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CAN-Joshua-Liendo-2-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"josh-liendo-canada\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-391795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada\/Ian MacNicol<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-canada-officially-postpones-olympic-trials-paralympic-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swimming Canada officially postponed the Olympic Trials and Paralympic Trials as part of containment measures being enforced in the country, in common with many others, due to the <strong>coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trials have not been cancelled, though Swimming Canada confirmed that they will not take place on the originally scheduled days, March 30-April 5.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #1: NCAA Cancels Winter Championships<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_358475\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358475\" data-attachment-id=\"358475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-coronavirus-causes-worldwide-shutdown\/venue-408\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/venue-_PB68424-e1584377815302.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552642702&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-_PB68424\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;venue- 2019 NCAA DII Swimming &amp;amp; Diving Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/venue-_PB68424-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/venue-_PB68424-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-358475\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/venue-_PB68424-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"venue-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-358475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-cancels-winter-championships-including-swimming-and-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Matthew De George<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA has joined most American sports leagues in cancelling events, wiping out winter championships as well as spring events in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s announcement includes the cancellation of the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championships due to be held later in March. It also halted the Division II Championships <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2020-ncaa-division-ii-championships-day-2-prelims-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that were underway<\/a> in Geneva, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>While everyone seemingly is on the same page about this having to happen, it still is devastating to athletes missing their final competitions \u2014 especially the seniors. It leads to an endless list of: \u201cWhat ifs?\u201d for NCAA swimming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is the biggest things, the \u2018what ifs?\u2019 It was such an abrupt end,\u201d Michigan senior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/artist-miranda-tucker-transforms-breaststroke-into-art-form-heading-into-ncaas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Miranda<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Tucker<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0told\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker was a senior poised to make a run at the NCAA swimming title in the 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt hurts a lot, I am not gonna lie. I had been feeling the best I had all year. Everything was going in the right direction,\u201d Tucker said. \u201cI finally had a true belief in myself. I am capable of great things and I was ready to let it rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy first heart-felt thoughts go out to the seniors. It is an absolute nightmare. It is powerful stuff when you have to mess with kids\u2019 dreams,\u201d Georgia coach\u00a0<strong>Jack Bauerle<\/strong>\u00a0said. \u201cIt is like all dressed up and nowhere to go. All the banners were in the pool when we got there, the place looked perfect and then no meet. It was a downer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. 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