Missouri vs. Louisville Meet Canceled Due to COVID-19 On Missouri’s Team | SwimSwam

By Emma Edmund on SwimSwam

Missouri’s meet against Louisville, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 8, has been canceled due to a high number of positive COVID-19 tests on Missouri’s team, according to a Louisville news release.

The release did not specify the number of positive tests on the Tigers’ team. The meet was going to be Missouri’s Senior Day.

Louisville did participate in a training trip over winter break, but had not competed since the Purdue Invitational in mid-November. Missouri, meanwhile, competed at the Tennessee Diving Invitational earlier this week, and the swimmers swam in a meet against Missouri State on December 4.

Boone County, in which the University of Missouri is located, is currently averaging about 125 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. Jefferson County, where the University of Louisville is located, averages 276 cases per 100,000 people.

Louisville had COVID issues earlier this season; their meet against Notre Dame was canceled because of COVID issues, though it wasn’t specified which program, and the team was missing several NCAA qualifiers at their mid-season Purdue Invite because of COVID-19 protocols.

The Louisville men finished 5th at last year’s NCAA Championship meet, while Missouri finished 16th. On the women’s side, Louisville finished 13th and Missouri 18th at 2021 NCAAs.

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