UANA Reception - Barcelona 2013 Thursday, July 25, 2013 Hosted by UANA Club Restaurant Patio Palau St. Jordi Aquatics Complex Barcelona, Spain NEW TIME: 7pm to 9pm On behalf of UANA President Coaracy Nunes Filho, please join us to celebrate the re-election of FINA President Dr. Julio Maglione. RSVP to UANA Honorary Secretary Fernando Canales by July 20, 2013 via email : [email protected] We realize that not everyone from our UANA Family can be in Barcelona but if you are in the city we hope you will join us. Dear...

Canada Summer Nationals begins today and continues through Saturday 20th in Montreal MONTREAL, CANADA--The 2013 Canada Summer Nationals begins today and continues through Saturday (June 17-20) at the Pointe Claire Aquatic Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The meet serves in the selection of Canada's team to the 2013 Junior Worlds. Results and further information can be found online here: https://www.swimming.ca/EventArticle.aspx?eventid=617 Overholt, Milosevic reach goal at Summer Nationals POINTE-CLAIRE, Que. – Emily Overholt of West Vancouver and Stefan Milosevic of Coquitlam, B.C., were determined to secure their spots on Canada’s world junior...

Honduran Swimming Federation names four swimmers for FINA World Championships HONDURAS--A report indicates that the Honduran Swimming Federation, Federación Hondureña de Natación (Fehna) has named a 4-swimmer team (2 males, 2 females) for the 2013 World Championships. Team members are: Julimar Ávila, Jesús Flores, Allan Gutiérrez and Karen Vilorio. Coach for the meet is Leonardo González. The report also mentions that Fehna has selected Fransico Martín to swim at the 2013 Junior Worlds next month. http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Zona-Deportiva/Natacion-de-Honduras-lista-para-acudir-a-mundiales

Olympian Matt Scoggin returns to Barcelona for World Championships Posted on July 17, 2013 by USA Diving Olympian Matt Scoggin is back in Barcelona for the first time in 21 years, this time as part of the U.S. coaching staff for the upcoming FINA World Championships, which begin July 20. During our first workout here in Barcelona, Matt ventured up to the same 10-meter platform where he competed for Team USA at the 1992 Olympic Games. Did he simply take in the spectacular view of the city from atop the...

Press Release following FINA BUREAU MEETING Barcelona (ESP), July 16, 2013 – Three days before the Opening Ceremony of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP), the FINA President presented his report to the Bureau and highlighted the following topics: - Present status of FINA with high profile of Aquatic sports around the world, increase of FINA’s development programmes, and the healthy financial situation of our International Federation; - The consolidation and stability of the FINA calendar: in Barcelona, FINA will decide on the hosts of the 2019 and...

Press Release following FINA BUREAU MEETING Barcelona (ESP), July 16, 2013 – Three days before the Opening Ceremony of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP), the FINA President presented his report to the Bureau and highlighted the following topics: - Present status of FINA with high profile of Aquatic sports around the world, increase of FINA’s development programmes, and the healthy financial situation of our International Federation; - The consolidation and stability of the FINA calendar: in Barcelona, FINA will decide on the hosts of the 2019 and...

Olympic champion swimmer Ledecky wins US Athlete of the Month award Saturday, 13 July 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 2 By James Crook July 13 - Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Katie Ledecky has been awarded the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Female Athlete of the Month award for June following a series of fine performances at the National Championships in Indianapolis. The 16-year-old, who rose to fame when she took Olympic gold in the 800 metres freestyle at London 2012, won the...

USA Water Polo Announces Men's & Women's Rosters and Media Guide for Barcelona 2013 Huntington Beach, Calif. - July 15, 2013-- USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team Head Coach Adam Krikorian has announced the roster for the 2013 FINA World Championships set for this July in Barcelona, Spain. The 13 athletes selected feature eight returners from the team that won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games. The rest of the team showcases established veterans with National Team experience alongside up and comers from the college game. Recently, Team USA...

Riendeau plays spoiler role at 2013 Speedo Junior Elite Nationals diving competition. THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Vincent Riendeau of Pointe-Claire, Que., denied Phlippe Gagné of Montreal a fourth gold medal this weekend placing first on men’s 10-metre tower on Sunday at the 2013 Speedo Junior Elite Nationals diving competition. Riendeau scored 525.95 points for the victory edging Gagné, the national senior champion, who was second at 524.35. Dylan Grisell of Etobicoke, Ont., was third at 491.65. ‘’I didn’t have any extra motivation to beat Philippe,’’ said Riendeau. ‘’We are good...

Over 200 million users to follow BCN2013 live on social networks For the first time since the FINA World Championships emerged in 1973, fans of aquatic sports will be able to follow all finals live on Twitter. Almost 50 people, including event organizers and volunteers of Barcelona 2013, will join their forces to make BCN2013 the first 2.0 World Championships in history Barcelona, 14 July 2013 The first social media FINA World Championships will take place in Barcelona this summer. Event organizers will offer an unprecedented coverage on different social...