SwimSwam Pulse: 69% Pick Florida To Win Men’s SEC in 2021
The vast majority of SwimSwam readers picked Florida as the favorites to win the men’s SEC title in 2021. It would be 9 straight SEC titles for the Gator men.
Returning Conference Points: Stanford Returns 19 of 20 Relay Legs In W Pac-12
The Pac-12 brings in three of the top five recruiting classes nationwide on the women’s side, and a young Stanford team gets even tougher.
Finnish Stars To Return To Competition With Tampere Invite Tomorrow
Ida Hulkko, Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Jenna Laukkanen and Mimosa Jallow are among the Finnish national teamers expected to compete in tomorrow’s Tampere Invite.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Larkin’s World-Leading 1:55.7 IM From One Year Ago
Well known as a backstroker, Australia’s Mitch Larkin was the best 200 IMer in the entire world last season, with a swim he put up one year ago today.
SEC Scoring Breaststroker Cameron Karkoska To Transfer From LSU To NC State
Cameron Karkoska, an SEC-scoring breaststroker for the LSU Tigers, is transferring to NC State for his senior year in 2020-2021.
SwimSwam Pulse: 47% Pick Tennessee To Repeat As SEC Women’s Champs
Almost half of voters picked the Tennessee women as preseason favorites to repeat as SEC champs in 2021. No other team got more than 21% of the votes.
New Mexico (50%), Massachusetts (40%), Oklahoma (No Restrictions) Reopen Pools
New Mexico and Massachusetts have reopened pools, while Oklahoma appears to have progressed to a stage with no capacity restrictions on public pools.
Sex Abuse Survivors, Allard Call For Hinchey To Purge USA Swimming Of Enablers
Attorney Bob Allard and three sexual abuse survivors called on USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey to purge the organization of those who covered up sexual abuses.
IOC Plans To Reduce Overall Athlete Quota For Paris 2024 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee plans to reduce the overall athlete quota from about 11,000 to 10,500 for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Returning Conference Points: Big Talents Incoming For ACC Women
Virginia is in the midst of a recruiting tear – but how do their returning points stack up after graduating a few key contributors?
Three More Sex Abuse Suits Against USA Swimming Involving Ivey, Uchiyama & King
Six women say are suing USA Swimming for failing to protect them from abuse by now-banned swim coaches Mitch Ivey, Everett Uchiyama and Andy King.
IOC Will Still Outlaw & Punish Podium Protests In Tokyo
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will stand by its policies banning protests during medal ceremonies at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Minnesota To Allow All Pools To Reopen June 10 At 50% Capacity
Though some clubs had already gotten permission to resume training, all pools in Minnesota will be allowed to open at 50% capacity as of tomorrow, June 10.
New Jersey To Reopen Pools On June 22; Full Guidelines Should Come Tuesday
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says public and private pools in the state can reopen as of June 22, with more guidelines to come this week.
NCAA Planning For Unchanged Dates, Sites For Fall Championships
Despite some wrinkles amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA says it plans to keep the same dates & sites for NCAA Championships in fall sports.