Canadian Diver Emma Friesen fifth at diving Grand Prix BOLZANO, Italy – Emma Friesen of North Vancouver fell out of medal contention when she missed her second dive in the final and took fifth spot on women’s three-metre springboard on Sunday to conclude the sixth and final stop on the diving Grand Prix circuit. Tania Cagnotto of Italy won the gold earning 339.50 points to edge Xu Zhihuan of China in second at 338.20. Francesca Dallape of Italy was third at 296.10 After scoring the fifth best five in the...

Sports fans and swimming enthusiasts alike will be able to enjoy extensive broadcast coverage of the June 25-29 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., via NBC, NBC Sports Network, Universal Sports Network and usaswimming.org. Featuring a number of Olympians and U.S. National Team members, including gold medalists Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) and Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), the five-day meet is the sole qualifier for the pool competition at next month’s FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Universal Sports Network will air live coverage of the first...

Canadian record for Katerine Savard in 50m butterfly at Canada Cup MONTREAL –Olympic team member Katerine Savard of Quebec City broke the Canadian record in the women’s 50-metre butterfly on Saturday at the Canada Cup swimming competition. Savard, tuning up for the FINA World Championships July 19-August 4 in Barcelona, clocked 26.20 seconds to eclipse the previous mark of 26.35 set by Noemie Thomas of Vancouver at the world championship trials this past spring in Victoria. Sandrine Mainville of Montreal was second in the race in 26.70 and Victoria Poon...

INDIANAPOLIS – Olympic gold medalist and world record-holder Dana Vollmer won her signature event Thursday at the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships and World Championship Trials, taking the women’s 100m butterfly in 57.53. The win qualified Vollmer for the 2013 U.S. World Championships team, which will compete July 28-Aug. 4 at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona. Her time was the third-fastest in the world this year. “It actually wasn’t as fast as I wanted it to be,” Vollmer said. “Going into prelims, I had no idea where I...

Grand Cayman Swim Map GRAND CAYMAN OPEN WATER SWIM MAP The Cayman Islands boast some of the most beautiful waters and coastlines in the world and offer many wonderful open water swimming opportunities. CIASA encourages everyone to get involved in the active sport of open water swimming. The sport has many health benefits, covers the entire age spectrum, is lots of fun, and provides exciting challenges for the more serious swimmer. The Grand Cayman Open Water Swim Map is a compilation of some favourite open water swims around the largest...

Media Notes: PRELIMS OF DAY 4 Prelims for day 4 of the Phillips 66 National Championships and World Championship Trials were held Thursday morning. Here are some notes from each event heading into tonight's finals. Women’s 400m Individual Medley • The women’s 400m IM final features a quartet of Olympians in Elizabeth Beisel, Caitlin Leverenz, Haley Anderson and Cammile Adams. • Beisel, who won the silver medal in London in this event, posted the morning’s top time with a swim of 4:40.17. • Finalists Adams (200 fly), Anderson (open water)...

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 27. ELEVEN of the nation's top collegiate synchronized swimmers will compete for the United States July 5-9 at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russia. The team includes 2012 Olympians Mariya Koroleva (Stanford) and Mary Killman (Lindenwood), who finished 11th in duet in London. The squad also has eight members of the Stanford team that won its seventh national title at the U.S. Collegiate Championships in March. The U.S. will compete in the team technical on July 6 and the team free on July 8. Team...

Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin and Ryan Lochte nominated for ESPY Awards originally posted at Swimming World Magazine by Jeff Commings BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 27. THREE of the biggest names on the American roster at the 2012 Olympics -- Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin and Ryan Lochte -- are on the list of popular names in the running for the ESPY Awards. The annual awards honor the best athletes in various sports, and swimmers often win big in the years after the Olympics. Phelps won the Male Athlete of the Year in...

Deck Pass, the official mobile application of USA Swimming, released Version 4.0. The latest version offers multiple new few features and capabilities for the free application. What’s New in Version 4.0? Support for Apple’s iOS 6 operating system and the larger screen size of the iPhone 5 Store information on SIM card for Android users Categorize patches to help coaches manage the large number of patches now available Forgot Password feature Rate This App feature Refresh added to all Special Event sections Deck Pass is a free application that allows...

Construction on Palau Sant Jordi Swimming Pool is Underway BARCELONA, SPAIN--The organizers of the 2013 World Championships posted yesterday that the building has begun on the temporary pool inside the Palau Sant Jordi that will serve as the competition pool for Swimming and Synchro at the 2013 Worlds. The organizer's post can be found online here: http://www.bcn2013.com/en/detail/article/myrtha-pools-creates-fantastic-pool-for-swimming-and-synchronized-swimming-competition