COVID-19: Swimming Related Updates

Swim.com aims to keep you updated on the COVID-19 news and all things related to how the global pandemic affects the sport of swimming.

The novel global pandemic known as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is becoming an increasing concern for the entire world. On a deeper level, the world of aquatic sports has taken a hit in terms of event cancelation, pool closure and training plans becoming significantly altered.

See below for a continuously updated post on event cancelations, pool closures and more.

• General News
  • Trump admin warns for “two very very painful weeks” coming up
  • USMS Releases Letter to All Members 
  • Boston Globe releases article on likelihood of contracting the virus in a pool
  • Tokyo 2020 tentatively moved to 2021 
• Event Cancellations
  • USMS cancels Spring SCY Nationals and recommends all LMSC’s shut down through 4/30 
  • USA Swimming cancels all events for 30 days
  • International sporting events cancelled across the globe
  • USAT cancels several world-wide races 
• Pool Closures
  • Seattle Parks & Rec. closes all rec. facilities 
  • DCPR closes all pools for two weeks 
  • Bay Area pool and rec. center closures
  • City of Portland closes all city pools 
  • Top 3 USA clubs suspend training for three weeks 

For more updates on the broad scope of the global COVID-19 outbreak, monitor the CDC’s website and Twitter page for recommendations, guidelines and alerts regarding your health and safety.