BBC: Tokyo Olympics: Greece out of artistic swimming events after positive Covid tests. “Greece have withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics artistic swimming competitions after five members of the team tested positive for coronavirus. Seven others have been designated as close contacts.”
Cornell Sun: Cornell Cancels Swim Test for Fall 2020. “Cornell will not conduct any swim tests during the upcoming semester, and it will waive the requirement for students graduating either in fall 2020 or spring 2021, according to the University’s physical education requirements webpage. First-year students unable to take the swim test this fall will also have the $100 late fee waived when they take it during their subsequent years at Cornell.”
Deeper Blue: New Freediving Records Website Launched. “A new website has launched which aims to be the go-to source for all information about AIDA records. The … website is the brainchild of AIDA Master Instructor David Watson and will host information about all the ten freediving disciplines recognized by AIDA.” AIDA stands for Association Internationale pour le Développement de l’Apnée; the assembly member USA Freediving has a Web site at http://www.usafreediving.com/ .
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