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Update posted by the Bruce Furniss' family Saturday morning: Sharon [Bruce's wife] reports that the Neurologist told her this morning that Bruce is so high functioning that he no longer needs to see him any more! I was stunned - this seems impossible. The neurologist reported he gave Bruce a math pr...

When the Olympics were postponed for an entire year, it left a lot of swimmers wondering if they could afford to keep their dreams alive. ISL swimmer Amy Bilquist was one of them. The reigning U.S. champion in the 100-meter backstroke, Bilquist is a full year removed from college at Cal and was look...

In a swimming career that took her to four Olympic Games, Jenny Thompson was known as one of the world’s best relay swimmers. In her second career, it’s former teammates that are helping her. Thompson works as an anesthesiologist at a hospital in Charleston, S.C. When she grew concerned about a shor...

The United States Olympics and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Friday announced a Mental Health Taskforce to support Team USA athletes. The 13-member body includes three-time Olympian Allison Schmitt and USA Swimming sports medicine and science director Keenan Robinson. The group was organized in Febru...

Kieran Smith's breakout sophomore year is a sign of bigger things to come for the Ridgefield, Connecticut native. When the NCAA cancelled its winter championships last month due to the coronavirus that has affected the entire world, it was a huge blow to all involved. Coaches and athletes would miss...

Lauren English was a leader as a swimmer at the University of Georgia, a captain for the Bulldogs on the NCAA Championships runner-up squad in 2012. In her professional life, she’s a leader in the fight against coronavirus in the New York metro area. English, as profiled by the Athens Banner-Herald,...

Olympic Perspective from the Past for the Present generation coming to terms with a shift from Tokyo 2020 to 2021 that offers hope not finality This weekend, Swimming World is trawling back in history to find some of the stories of the past that contribute to our series in search of perspec...

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials were postponed by USA Diving, the organization announced Wednesday. The decision was mostly a formality after Tuesday’s announcement that the 2020 Olympics would be postponed to at least the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. New dates for the event at the I...

USA Diving on Wednesday announced that its board of directors adopted new bylaws, effective March 15, 2020. Per a USA Diving statement, “bylaws were completely rewritten to bring USA Diving up to date with best practices in nonprofit governance, with assistance and feedback from various stakeholders...

Mark Schubert doesn’t take early dismissal of practice lightly. So when the Mission Viejo Nadadores head coach, a man who’s been on the staff of eight Olympic teams, got official word Tuesday that the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed to the summer of 2021, the symbol of dispersing the group car...

With the announcement today by International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed to 2021, a blow was delivered to thousands of dedicated athletes around the world. Although the decision is the prudent one in light of the impact of the Coronaviru...

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee issued a response to USA Swimming's call to postpone the 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games in Tokyo. As of this writing, the Games are still on for a July 24 start in 127 days. Sarah Hirshland (USOPC CEO) and Susanne Lyons (USOPC Chair) issued the follo...

The groundswell of sentiment pushing for postponement of the 2020 USA Olympic Trials and 2020 Olympics Games in light of the coronavirus global pandemic is growing. Thursday, it gained a prominent voice from the athlete community. In a letter posted to his Instagram account, American Olympian Jacob ...

The Toronto Titans, the newest International Swimming League franchise, have added their second and third signings in Canadian Kayla Sanchez and American Michael Chadwick. Sanchez, a native of Scarborough, Ontario, competed for Energy Standard last year. She was part of Canada’s stellar 2017 World J...

“If they did postpone it, it would take a lot of pressure off this situation right now,” - Bob Bowman “In my very humble option, I really do feel the Olympics should be canceled,” - Frank Busch The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic is looking increasingly li...

By Dave Bartlett and Brenda Borgh Bartlett “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” Loren Eiseley Great races are made of great racers.  Great racers start out with a dream.  That dream becomes reality through limitless training, never-ending miles, demanding coaches, and bone-a...

If you’re a little surprised to see Joe Rodriguez representing the Coast Guard Academy on the podium of the NCAA Division III Championships or at Olympic Trials, the senior doesn’t mind. He’s occasionally in awe of how far the swimming journey has taken him, too. Rodriguez, a native of Atlanta, wasn...

USA Swimming on Monday canceled the TYR Pro Swim Series event in Mission Viejo in April and postponed the Open Water National and National Junior Championships amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These moves extend the USA Swimming suspension of events through April 30. The TYR Pro Swim Series ev...

USA Swimming has announced that it is cancelling the Mission Viejo Pro Swim Series that was set to take place in California in mid-April because of the growing concern of the coronavirus. The organization has also decided to postpone the Open Water National and Junior National Championships that wer...

After the NCAA swimming championships were cancelled because of the coronavirus, the emotional toll of the monumental decision began to rise. Anger. Sadness. Disappointment. Devastation. While everyone seemingly is on the same page about this having to happen, it still is devastating to athletes mis...