Category: Competition
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IOC member says that 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,†Pound said in…
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Michael Phelps on why he doesn’t want son to take up swimming | Leaders Talk
https://youtu.be/G071qmdcPLQ
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Cameron van der Burgh Goes Viral On His Coronavirus COVID-19 Struggle
Cameron van der Burgh, the 2012 Olympic 100m breaststroke champion and former World champion and record holder from South Africa, has been battling coronavirus COVID-19 infection for the past fortnight and has taken to social media to explain how tough it’s been even for a fit, young man whose athletic prime was just yesterday. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine…
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Top 10 Fastest Ever Men’s 50m Freestyle at the Olympics | Top Moments
Check out the Fastest Men’s 50m Freestyle Swimming Races in Olympic history! Do we forgot someone? Let us know in the comments!
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LEN postpones 2020 European Aquatics Championships
UPDATE: LEN now informs its federations that ALL LEN sports and non-sport events scheduled to take place before the beginning of July are being put on hold, postponed or canceled! Directly mentioned are the Budapest 2020 European Aquatics Championships, the LEN European Masters Championships, the LEN Congress, all LEN European Junior Championships and all LEN…
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AOC preparing for Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as planned | ABC News
The Australian Olympic Committee is preparing for the Olympic Games to go ahead as planned on July 14 despite the coronavirus threat, saying the International Olympic Committee is not living in an “Olympic bubble”. https://youtu.be/AEB2Wmh6q5Y
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Time to accept inevitability of 2021 Tokyo Olympics
One by one, some of the world’s grandest sporting events have fallen or faded away to a later spot on the calendar. March Madness. The Masters. Baseball’s opening day. On Tuesday, at least four more huge spectacles were taken down by the coronavirus: the French Open tennis tournament and Kentucky Derby horse race were both…
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ILS Postpones 2020 Lifesaving World Championship (LWC) until 2021 or 2022
The ILS has considered the worsening position in Italy, Europe and around the world which has deepened considerably in recent days. In the interests of the health and well-being of all participants of our events, the ILS has decided that the Lifesaving World Championships 2020 will not take place in September 2020 and will be postponed until…
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Coronavirus | What Should The Olympics Do About Covid-19? [Podcast]
In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss the impact the Coronavirus (Covid-19) is having on swimming and our everyday lives. Plus, we debate whether the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games should go ahead or not!