{"id":438507,"date":"2020-07-03T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T07:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=438507"},"modified":"2020-07-03T09:57:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T16:57:30","slug":"could-central-florida-ymca-team-cuts-generate-a-ripple-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/could-central-florida-ymca-team-cuts-generate-a-ripple-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Central Florida YMCA Team Cuts Generate a Ripple Effect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When news broke on Thursday that the YMCA of Central Florida was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-of-central-florida-to-disband-competitive-teams-indefinitely-due-to-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eliminating its competitive aquatic sports program at 22 locations<\/a>, reactions were swift. Some individuals floated the idea that the decision was using COVID-19 as a shield to make the unpopular cuts. Others were angered that their children, who now must fine a new team, were left in the dark and not given a proper heads up. Some argued that the decision will force athletes away from the sport if they couldn&#8217;t find a similar replacement for their past YMCA home.<\/p>\n<p>Given the situation that unfolded in Florida, the question must be asked: Could the YMCA of Central Florida decision be an indicator of what is to come? There is no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has not only been damning from a health standpoint, but the fiscal damage has been felt across the country. It is possible that other clubs &#8211; YMCA or USA Swimming-affilitaed &#8211; could follow the path the YMCA of Central Florida traveled. Rental agreements of pools will be considered, along with the future of the sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. If pools must close again amid rising COVID-19 cases, further damage will be done.<\/p>\n<p>In Central Florida, the decision was to eliminate the competitive programs, but keep the facilities, which can be used for open-swim opportunities. It is disturbing to think that YMCA facilities in, say, Ohio and Pennsylvania, could follow suit and get rid of their competitive programs, thus saving money. The removal of competitive swimming from developing swimmers not only hurts talent growth, it takes away factors that are positives of the sport: Discipline, teamwork, fitness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision was just about the aquatic teams and has nothing to with the aquatic centers themselves. They will likely re-open as soon as it is safe to do so, but the teams will not be a part of it,\u201d YMCA of Central Florida District Executive Director <strong>Mike Brady<\/strong> told <em>Swimming World<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Florida alone had 10,109 new cases on Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2020\/07\/02\/coronavirus-live-updates-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to the Washington Post<\/a>, it is the 25<sup>th<\/sup> consecutive day that Florida\u2019s seven-day COVID-19 case average has broken the previous record for a seven-day span. While most swimmers across the U.S. have been out of the water for weeks and are only easing back into a lane \u2014 and of course that is only in areas that are safe to do so \u2014 the recent rise of COVID-19 cases is raising some serious concerns.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the U.S. reported 55,220 new cases of the coronavirus, breaking the single-day record, set just the day before at 52,789. That\u2019s more than 100,000 in just a two-day span \u2014 and that is just the official numbers. The total number of cases in the U.S. is now more than 2.7 million with more than 128,000 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When news broke on Thursday that the YMCA of Central Florida was eliminating its competitive aquatic sports program at 22 locations, reactions were swift. 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