﻿{"id":429804,"date":"2020-05-01T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=429804"},"modified":"2020-05-01T11:16:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T18:16:34","slug":"usas-convention-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usas-convention-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"USAS Convention Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) Convention, scheduled for September, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"429819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usas-convention-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic\/image-32\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png\" data-orig-size=\"700,253\" 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=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12-4-20&lt;br \/&gt;\n5-1-20&lt;br \/&gt;\nUSAS&lt;br \/&gt;\nUnited States Aquatic Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-429819\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image.png 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image-280x101.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image-450x163.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image-150x54.png 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image-500x181.png 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image-533x193.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>USAS President <strong>Bill Smith<\/strong> made the announcement Friday in a letter to affiliated organizations. The USAS convention had been scheduled for Sept. 22-27 in Jacksonville, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>Wrote Smith:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Many factors have weighed on this decision, namely the overall uncertainty of the circumstances, the likely inability for us to gather safely as a large group or travel across the country, and the effect this ongoing situation has on our ability to plan, coordinate and execute this extensive and interactive in-person assembly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The USAS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamunify.com\/team\/usas\/page\/about-usas\/who-is-usas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unites<\/a> USA Swimming, USA Diving, USA Synchro, USA Water Polo, and U.S. Masters Swimming. The USAS Convention has been held annually since 1979, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sa-swimming-to-vote-on-new-governance-rules-and-regulations-at-usas-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an important date<\/a> on the calendar for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-to-vote-on-new-regulations-at-usas-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">governing bodies to meet<\/a>. Its 2021 convention is slated for Atlanta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) Convention, scheduled for September, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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