Seven and Swimming Australia broadcast deal terminated amid Olympic delays

Seven and Swimming Australia have terminated their broadcast partnership, with the sporting body’s inability to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials in 2020 due to COVID-19 named as the cause.

An announcement from both parties said that while they were ‘disappointed’ at the outcome, the decision was a mutual one. The lack of trials breaches the conditions of Seven’s rights agreement, allowing the broadcaster to exit the deal.

The original deal was scheduled to run from 2016 until 2025.

Swimming Australia CEO Leigh Russell said the sport was disappointed in the outcome, but understood Seven’s position.