Swimming

3/23/2026 |  Leslie’s to Close 80 Stores (SGB UPDATE) Leslie’s, Inc., the nationwide pool supplies retailer with 950 retail doors, took a charge of  $10.1 million against earnings in the first quarter ended January 3, 2026, to close 80 underperforming stores and one distribution center.

3/12/2026 |  Marshall University Sued Following Announcement to Cut Women's Swim and Dive Teams (Athletic Business) arshall University announced it would be cutting the women’s swimming and diving team at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season due to financial strain and facilities that do not meet NCAA competition standards. In response, the female student-athletes have filed a class-action lawsuit against the school, alleging this move violates Title IX.

10/28/2025 |  How Sustainable Utilities Raise the Bar in Creating All-Electric, Zero-Carbon Aquatics Centers (Athletic Business) The tǝmǝsew’txw Aquatic and Community Centre is the rare all-electric aquatics center that boasts Canada’s Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building design standard. Located in New Westminster, B.C., just outside Vancouver, tǝmǝsew’txw (pronounced tǝ-mu-see-out) had several obstacles to overcome in its path to becoming a shining example of sustainable pool design.

10/28/2025 |  Abuse in swimming – lawyer welcomes review (Insider Sport) On October 13, 2025 Swim England announced that they have appointed the NSPCC to conduct an independent desktop review of historical safeguarding cases referred to or handled by Swim England between January 2003 and December 2022.
I act for a survivor of abuse within Swim England and welcome the appointment of the NSPCC, who have extensive experience in dealing with safeguarding matters. 

9/29/2025 |  Mission Viejo to Host Four Diving Nations Ahead of 2028 Olympics (SportsTravel) The Mission Viejo Nadadores Foundation has announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Netherlands and Team USA to conduct their pre–2028 Olympic Summer Games training in the city of Mission Viejo, California, ahead of competition in Los Angeles.