{"id":457612,"date":"2020-12-18T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T23:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=457612"},"modified":"2020-12-18T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T23:28:40","slug":"ymca-announces-virtual-2021-ymca-national-swimming-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-announces-virtual-2021-ymca-national-swimming-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA Announces Virtual 2021 YMCA National Swimming Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National YMCA Swimming and Diving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamunify.com\/team\/yusa\/page\/news\/266832\/2021-ymca-swimming-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> that it will host a 2021 YMCA National Swimming Festival in the spring in lieu of its normal slate of events.<\/p>\n<p>The event, details of which have yet to be ironed out and publicized, will take place before April 15, 2021. Overseen by a \u201ccollective of coaches and volunteers,\u201d the festival will allow swimmers to compete locally or regionally, in accordance with health regulations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The results will then be compiled and compared to determine national rankings and awards.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 has effectively wiped out two years of YMCA competition, with the cancellation of 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-long-course-summer-nationals-cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">short-course national championships<\/a> made early in the shutdown that started in the spring. In November, the YMCA announced it wouldn\u2019t host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/covid-19-leads-to-ymca-long-and-short-course-nationals-cancellations-for-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national championships for 2021, either<\/a>. YMCA clubs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-swimming-cancellation-in-central-ohio-left-coaches-shocked-searching-for-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in various areas<\/a> have announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ymca-chicago-clubs-return-to-pools-for-lap-swim-after-closing-of-3-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facility closures<\/a> and <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\">program rollbacks<\/a> as financial pressures have mounted.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 YMCA National Swimming Festival hopes to provide an alternative, to the dearth of competition at least. By hosting individual meets or time trials and comparing the times digitally, Y Nationals can continue in some form. 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