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- Olympics officially postponed to 2021<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tokyo 2021 a ‘bittersweet victory for the collective power of athletes’<\/a><\/li>\n
- USA Swimming in solidarity with postponement<\/a><\/li>\n
- Adam Peaty ‘This is a matter of life or death’<\/a><\/li>\n
- Olympic Postponement Brings Sadness, Resolution, Resilience, Say Top Coaches<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- In Search Of A Silver Lining for Open Water Swimmers In Trying Times<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- FINA Breaks Silence: Fukuoka 2021 World Titles In Focus As Tokyo 2021 Shuffles The Deck<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Paralympic Athletes & Committee Welcome Decision To Shunt Tokyo 2020 To Tokyo 2021<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- British Swimming & British Olympic Association: Postponement Is The Right Decision<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Commentary on the cusp of U-turn: How Olympic Popes Finished Last In Tokyo 2020 Race<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n
- Jacob Heidtmann: Coronavirus A Chance To Reassess, Find Perspective, Embrace Solidarity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Jacco Verhaeren\u2019s Message To The Australian Dolphins: \u201cGive Yourself Time And Space.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cThinking about 2021, it is definitely crazy, but it is definitely the right decision,\u201d 2016 Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck<\/strong> told Swimming World<\/em>. \u201cIt lessens the mental stress being put on all of the athletes right now. No one can really train, so that would impact the games. But it is still a hard decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust seeing it from a few weeks ago to today, it is insane how things have changed. I feel like you see movies like this, but it is real life. I am just glad everyone is hanging in there and holding on to hope. That is really important.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Taylor Ruck. Photo Courtesy: Ian MacNicol<\/p><\/div>\n
Most of the countries with earlier Olympic trial meets had already postponed those qualifying meets because of the virus, leaving a lot of uncertainty for athletes around the world, especially those in a sport like swimming where taper is a pivotal factor on the results.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am actually quite relieved,\u201d 2019 world champion Maggie MacNeil<\/strong> of Canada told Swimming World<\/em>. \u201cCanada did what needed to be done and the other dominoes started to fall after that. It was only a matter of time before the IOC was forced to make a decision.\u00a0It has been stressful. We found out the NCAAs were canceled, then it has been uncertainty every since. I got one day of training with my club team before they had to shut down.\u201d<\/p>\n
- Tokyo 2021 a ‘bittersweet victory for the collective power of athletes’<\/a><\/li>\n