Category: Competition
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Michael Phelps feels for the athletes after 2020 Olympics postponed | SC with SVP
Decorated Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps talks with Scott Van Pelt about what he thinks life will be like for the athletes over the next year after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were postponed to 2021. Watch this video on YouTube
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FINA to Reconsider World Championship Dates After Tokyo Games Moved to 2021
The 2021 World Aquatics Championships that were due to be held in July-August 2021 in Fukuoka, Japan could be rescheduled after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021, swimming’s world governing body FINA said on Tuesday. The Tokyo Olympics, originally scheduled for July 24-Aug. 9 this year, were postponed to 2021 earlier in the…
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Minnesota Swimmer Keeps Reality in Perspective
Lindsey Kozelsky, a graduate of Albert Lea High School and current senior at the University of Minnesota, has her season cut short because of Covid-19. While her senior season is over, she remains hopeful for the Olympics. Minnesota swimmer keeps reality in perspectiveWatch this video on YouTube
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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
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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! Watch this video on YouTube
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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”. AOC preparing for Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as planned | ABC NewsWatch this video on YouTube https://youtu.be/AEB2Wmh6q5Y