Notre Dame Moves Classes Online For Two Weeks As COVID Positives Rise To 15%
Notre Dame is shifting all of its courses to online remote instruction for two weeks after positive COVID tests rose during the first week of classes.
Missouri Offers Alternate Seasons For Fall Sports, Like Boys Swim, Amid COVID
Missouri will allow schools to move their fall sport to an alternative spring season because of the coronavirus pandemic – that includes boys swimming.
D-II Bluefield State Adds 12 New Sports For 2021, Including Swimming & Football
Bluefield State College in West Virginia has added a dozen new sports teams for the 2021-2022 school year, including women’s and men’s swimming & diving.
UNC Switches To Remote Learning Amid COVID Spike, Student-Athletes Can Stay
After a spike in COVID-19 cases during the first week of classes, UNC will shift to remote learning, though student-athletes can remain on campus.
Running Site RunRepeat Compiles Data On Russian Doping Cases Since 1993
Running website RunRepeat has compiled more than 24,000 track and field results to come to some data-based conclusions on Russian doping.
Former Club Board President Banned, Charged With Sexual Exploitation of Minor
Former Raleigh Swimming Association Board President Neil Horman has been charged with felony sexual exploitation of a minor and banned from the sport.
Dartmouth Swimmers Cite Diversity, Communication In Fight To Reinstate Teams
Dartmouth’s swimmers and divers sent a survey to fellow students as part of their ongoing push to get their program reinstated by the school.
Quiz: Can You Name Every School To Win An NCAA Relay Title?
Just 25 schools have ever won an NCAA women’s or men’s relay title at the Division I level – and only 13 have won a relay in the past decade.
Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/13/2020
Rising high school senior Austin Kehr came close to two sprint free personal bests in his first registered swims since March.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Paltrinieri’s 14:33 In 1500… Duh
Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri smashed a 14:33.10 to win the 1500 free at the Sette Colli Trophy. That is the second-best swim in history in the event.
NSIC (Division II) Suspends All Athletic Competition Through December 31
With the NCAA canceling fall Division II Championships, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has canceled all athletic competition through December 31.
North Carolina Shortens, Delays High School Swim Season By 4 Weeks
North Carolina has released an amended calendar for high school sports, including a delaying and shortening the swimming season by about a month.
15 of 23 Division I Swimming Conferences Have Postponed Fall Sports
15 of 23 Division I swimming conferences have postponed their fall sports, 7 plan to move forward, and one doesn’t sponsor any fall sports.
Big East Latest To Postpone Fall Sports; Nebraska Won’t Defy Big Ten
The Big East has postponed fall sports, while Nebraska backed down on its talk of defying the Big Ten’s postponement of football.
Australia Out, Budapest In As 2020 ISL Hosting Frontrunner
Athletes in the ISL have been informed that the league’s training camp will likely be in Budapest, Hungary, not in Australia as previously rumored.