TWO MEDALS AND SEVEN NATIONAL RECORDS AT CCCAN St Lucia completed the 28th Central American and Caribbean championships (CCCAN) being held in Costa Rica with the highlight being Jordan Augier capturing the islands first ever medals for male swimmers at this level. Swimming in his favored backstroke events Jordan captured a Silver in the 50M Back and Bronze in the 100M back. His 1:02.09 in the 100m and 27.10 in the 50m were also National Records as was his 2:24.03 in the 200M Back. He also qualified for finals in...

Samantha Nealon sixth in synchronized swimming free solo event at 2013 Summer Universiade KAZAN, Russia – Samantha Nealon of Morriston, Ont., showed she could compete against a field of Olympians on Tuesday placing sixth in the free solo event to conclude the synchronized swimming competition at the 2013 Universiade. Svetlana Romashina of Russia won the gold medal with 98.020 points, Yukiko Inui of Japan was second at 92.070 and Linda Cerruti of Italy was third at 88.790. Four of the five athletes ahead of Nealon competed at the Olympic Games...

. Canada fourth in synchronized swimming team event at the 2013 Summer Universiade KAZAN, Russia – Canada’s Senior National B team placed fourth in the team event on Monday in synchronized swimming competition at the 2013 Summer Universiade. Russia won the gold medal with 98.010 points, Japan was second at 92.570 and the U.S. was third at 86.340. The Canadians followed at 83.940 with Janelle Ball (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC), Gabriella Brisson (Calgary, AB), Rachel Fréchette (Deux-Montagnes, QC), Caroline Larcher-Landry (Gatineau, QC), Rebecca Maule (Guelph, ON), Katie MacLeod (Pointe-Claire, QC), Samantha Nealon...

Last week, FINA presented the medals for the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. At a meeting in Barcelona at the historic swim club CN Natacio-Barceloneta, three of Spain’s most famous athletes presented the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to the members of the crowd. Xavier Trias, the mayer of Barcelona, was at the presentation and expressed how excited he was that his city is hosting the championships. “Everything we have seen today forms part of the image of Barcelona. The Championships will be in the limelight and we have to...

EUGENE GODSOE: MAKING THE MOST OF HIS NEXT STEP 1 1 7/8/2013 BY MIKE WATKINS//CORRESPONDENT Once his swimming career is over, Eugene Godsoe – an accomplished pianist and musician – hopes his fans will be able to enjoy his music online as much as they enjoyed cheering him on in the pool. Until that happens and while he is swimming some of the fastest times of his career, Godsoe remains focused on his current career as a professional athlete – and for the next few weeks, his events at the...

Team USA Earns Bronze at World University Games U.S. duet finishes fourth; Killman to compete in solo Tuesday INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. won bronze in the synchronized swimming team event Monday at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. The U.S. also finished fourth in the duet. Team USA scored 86.340 points in Monday's team free final to earn the bronze medal with 173.140 total points in synchronized swimming's debut at the World University Games. The U.S. was third in the team technical on Saturday with 86.800 points. Host Russia...

U.S. Duet in Fourth Place at World University Games Morgan, Tegart to compete in duet free final on Monday INDIANAPOLIS - Team USA's Olivia Morgan (Stanford/Lafayette, Calif.) and Rosilyn Tegart (Incarnate Word/Kamloops, B.C., Canada) are in fourth place after the duet technical preliminary Sunday at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Morgan and Tegart scored 85.600 points, 2.9 points behind the third-place Italian duet of Linda Cerruti and Costanza Ferro (88.500). Russia's Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina are in first place with 97.200 points, and Japan's Yukiko Inui and...

Putin opens Kazan 2013 as Russia's "Decade of Sport" officially launched Saturday, 06 July 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 5 By Duncan Mackay July 6 - Russian President Vladimir Putin tonight officially opened the 2013 Summer Universaide in Kazan at a spectacular Ceremony before a capacity crowd of 45,000. During the Opening Ceremony, in the newly built Kazan Arena, Putin claimed that the Universiade could be compared only to the Olympic Games. "On behalf of a hospitable Russia I welcome you to...

U.S. in Third Place at World University Games Team USA's Killman in fourth place after solo tech preliminary INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. synchronized swimming team stands in third place after the team technical preliminary Saturday at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Team USA will compete in the team free final on Monday. Team USA scored 86.800 points. Russia leads with 96.700 points, and Japan is second at 92.000. U.S. members competing in the team event are: Madison Crocker (Stanford/Weston, Conn.), Leigh Haldeman (Stanford/Kenmore, Wash.), Megan Hansley (Stanford/New...

One of these Men Will Succeed IOC President Jacque Rogge Big Beasts unleashed on the road to Buenos Aires Thursday, 04 July 2013S David Owen at Beaulieu Lausanne July 4 - After the amuse-bouche of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic vote, the Big Beasts vying for the most powerful post in world sport were today unleashed, going head-to-head in successive 15-minute speeches in an effort to persuade their International Olympic Committee (IOC) colleagues that theirs were the right feet to step into Jacques Rogge's Presidential shoes. The fact that the...