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USA Synchro Names Agon Swimwear Official Aquatic National Team Supplier INDIANAPOLIS - USA Synchro today announced that Agon Swimwear will be the Official Aquatic National Team Supplier for its national teams. "The leadership at Agon heard our need for assistance and stepped up to help our national team athletes," said Julie Fabsik-Swarts, USA Synchro Executive Director. "I am so appreciative of their support. The athletes competing on the world stage will truly look like a national team." Agon Swimwear, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high performance racing swimwear,...
Costa Rica Delegation is 118 strong for 2013 CCCAN Championships COSTA RICA--A report indicates that the Costa Rican Swimming & Affiliates Federation, Federación Costarricense de Natación y Afines (FECONA), has announced a 118 swimmer team for the 2013 CCCAN Championship, which the nation will host next week in San Jose. The championships features age group competition from members of the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Confederation (CCCAN). http://www.nacion.com/deportes/otros-deportes/Costa-Rica-atletas-CCCAN_0_1350065088.html
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--The window to swim qualifying times for the 2013 Worlds ends on Monday (July 1), making this weekend the last weekend for meets were times can be swum. The window to swim qualifying times is July 1, 2012 - July 1, 2013. (Note: the CCCAN Championships are listed as a qualifying meet, and are next week.)
CCCAN Extraordinary Congress 2013--San Jose (Costa Rica) - Sunday, June 30 Meeting of the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Confederation (CCCAN)
2013 Panama Nationals Results PANAMA CITY, PANAMA--The 2013 Panama Nationals were swum last weekend (June 21-23) in Panama City. A report on the meet can be found online [in Spanish] here: http://todosports.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9266
Toth edged for bronze at Grand Prix BOLZANO, Italy – Celina Toth of Victoria came within a point of the bronze medal on Saturday placing fourth on women’s 10-m tower at the sixth and final stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. It was the best international result of her career. Zhu Jiaming of China won the gold medal with 345.55 points, her compatriot Xing Yingying was second at 336.05 and Cho Eunbi of South Korea third at 282.55. Toth was fifth heading into the final round but nearly...
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 29. USA Swimming has now released the official 2013 FINA World Championship Roster of those athletes heading to Barcelona next month. WOMEN Name Stroke Hometown Club Cammile Adams 200 FL Cypress, Texas Aggie Swim Club Haley Anderson 5K Granite Bay, Calif. Trojan Swim Club Elizabeth Beisel 200/400 IM Saunderstown, R.I. Bluefish Swim Club Rachel Bootsma 50 BK Eden Prairie, Minn. California Aquatics Chelsea Chenault 4x200 FR-R Walnut Creek, Calif. Terrapins Swim Team Natalie Coughlin 50 FR, 4x100 FR-R Vallejo, Calif. California Aquatics Maya Dirado 200 FL, 400...
ROWDY GAINES TO PROVIDE COLOR COMMENTARY FOR NBC AT 2016 OLYMPICS Published:June 29, 2013 by Swimming World Magazine Courtesy of: NBC INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 29. ROWDY Gaines will be providing his unique color commentary for NBC at the 2016 Olympic Games, with sources informing Swimming World that the Olympian signed a contract this week to work at his seventh consecutive Olympic Games. The deal runs through only the 2016 Games, as opposed to Gaines' last contract, which kept him as an NBC employee for two Olympiads (2008 and 2012). The...
Swimmers finish strong at 2013 eSynchro U.S. Age Group Championships Indy, Riverside, Walnut Creek and Santa Clara win team titles INDIANAPOLIS - The host Riverside Aquettes, Walnut Creek Aquanuts, Santa Clara Aquamaids and Indy Synchro swam to team titles over the past week as nearly 1,000 athletes competed at the 2013 eSynchro U.S. Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships in Riverside, Calif., which ended Saturday night. The Santa Clara Aquamaids won team gold in the 11-12 age group. Swimmers vied for solo, duet, trio and team titles in four age groups...
