Category: Competition
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Edinboro holds time trial for senior swimmer
Edinboro senior swimmer Yana Miletska had her NCAA Division II championship meet cut short because of the NCAA canceling the meet over the coronavirus. When the team returned to Edinboro, Miletska swam the 100 breaststroke.
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Abe pledges Japan will hold Olympic and Paralympic Games “without problems” despite virus fears
Japanese Prime Minister ShinzÅ Abe has insisted the country will host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games “without problem as planned”, despite growing international concern over the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a press conference today, Abe refused to waver from the stance adopted by Japanese officials and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Tokyo 2020…
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Olympic Committee Says Japan ‘Absolutely Not’ Postponing Olympics After Donald Trump Suggests It Should
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday disregarded President Donald Trump’s suggestion to postpone the 2020 Olympics, stating that they will “absolutely not” be postponed. “The IOC and the organizing committee are not considering cancellation or postponement—absolutely not at all,” said Seiko Hashimoto, a former Olympic bronze medalist and Japan’s Olympic minister. Hashimoto’s comments came…
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Local swimmers come together for one final practice amidst season suspension
There was laughter in the air, amidst the sadness and confusion of the day. The Michigan High School Athletic Association had announced in the hours preceding that the high school swim season was basically being shut down because of the coronavirus virus outbreak and athletes were still in shock to hear they would not be…
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Opinion: IOC Needs to Cancel the Olympics NOW
This is not what I usually do on this site, but feel that I have to speak out, as president of a tiny swimming federation, and as a fellow human being. Despite all good efforts made by federations and clubs around the world, canceling major meets and urging everyone to take care, I suspect that…
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Giro d’Italia postponed as Hungary declares state of emergency over coronavirus pandemic
The European Aquatics Championships must be hanging in a very thin thread also, set to start in Budapest on 11 May 2020, with Giro d’Italia now postponing its Hungary stages on 9-11 May. Italy’s biggest cycling event, the Giro d’Italia, has been postponed after Hungary, the nation where this year’s tour was due to begin,…
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Opening of Tokyo Aquatic Centre postponed due to coronavirus
The grand opening ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre has been postponed, with a rescheduled event set to take place without members of the public. The opening ceremony had been scheduled to take place on March 22. The event was postponed as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Tokyo Metropolitan…
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IOC will follow WHO advice on Olympics cancellation: Bach
The International Olympic Committee will follow the World Health Organisation’s recommendation on whether to cancel or postpone this year’s Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Thursday. In an interview with German television ARD, Bach said his organisation has been in regular contact with WHO experts since mid-February over the issue.…
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USA Swimming to Cancel All Events For 30 Days Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
USA Swimming has officially pulled the plug on all events for the next 30 days regarding the coronavirus pandemic, sources have confirmed. That includes all championship meets including NCSAs. The coronavirus pandemic ramped up this week with many American colleges and universities suspending classes and shifting to online schooling for the rest of the semester.…