Tag: COVID-19
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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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Quarantine Dryland Workout for Swimmers
I team up with @tyson_strength to bring you a great little circuit that you can do during isolation and practicing social distancing. Let us know how you find it and if you would like another workout next week?
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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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City Of Sydney Cancels Events And Shuts Down Its Gyms, Aquatic Centres And More Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The City of Sydney council has announced that they will be cancelling or postponing all non-essential events and in-person meetings as well as closing off some facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Facilities like gyms and aquatic centres will be closed while restricted hours are being placed on libraries and community centres in a bid to…
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Coronavirus fears leave Olympic torch plane virtually empty
Tokyo 2020 officials did not fly to Athens to fetch the Olympic torch amid fears around coronavirus. https://youtu.be/sYgblq4uB8Q
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Woman Arrested For Swimming During Quarantine
While in lock down in Spanish hotel, a British woman broke quarantine protocol and went for a dip in the pool. She may not have expected this result.
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FINA Postpones Diving and Artistic Swimming OG Qualification events
FINA informed today all 209 National Member Federations that its COVID-19 Taskforce, in consultation with the IOC and the Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, decided to postpone the staging of the following qualifying/test events: - FINA Diving World Cup – scheduled to take place in Tokyo (JPN), on April 21-26, 2020 - FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic…
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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!
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Worried athletes urged to focus on mental health amid Olympic anxiety
A group of leading current and former athletes have urged their compatriots not to be “overwhelmed” by the uncertainty surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games and Paralympic Games as the mammoth events struggle to stay on track in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter sent out late on Thursday by the Australian Institute…