June 16th: Russell top Canadian at Mare Nostrum tour CANET-EN-ROUSILLON, France – Sinead Russell of Burlington, Ont., just missed earning a second medal at the third and last stop on the Mare Nostrum swimming circuit Sunday placing fourth in the women’s 200-m backstroke. Katinka Hosszu of Hungary won the gold medal in two minutes and 09.76 seconds, Daryna Zevina of Ukraine was second in 2:10.59 and Duane DaRocha of Spain third in 2:10.80. Russell, a 2012 Olympian tuning up for this summer’s FINA World Championships, touched the wall in 2:12.24....

By Amy Rosewater | Jun 14, 2013, 4:00 PM ET Tony Azevedo with son, Cruz, and wife Sara Tony Azevedo joked that he doesn’t need (or want) a mug for Father’s Day telling him he’s the world’s best dad. Nor does he need (or want) a new tie. He just got the best gift of all: his first child, son, Cruz, who was born May 20 in Croatia, where Tony has been playing professional water polo. “He’s quite a cutie, that’s for sure,” Azevedo, a four-time U.S. Olympian, said from...

(ATR) Washington D.C. will host the biggest meeting for the Olympic Movement, outside the Olympic Games. The U.S. capital has been selected to hold the 2015 General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees, a meeting that could draw 1,000 or more. D.C. with the Washington Monument in the foreground and the Capitol in the background. (Getty Images) U.S. Olympic Committee chair Larry Probst made the pitch for the ANOC assembly in Lausanne, where the group is holding its 2013 meeting this weekend. “I think it’s another demonstration of...

Paraguay (FEPANA) Names Teams for 2013 FINA World & Junior Championships PARAGUAY--The Paraguayan Swimming Federation, Federación Paraguaya de Natación (FEPANA), at the end of May announced its teams for the 2013 Worlds and 2013 Junior Worlds later this summer. Headed to World Championships will be 6 swimmers: Lujan Amarilla Vargas, Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti, Charles Hockin Brusquetti, María López Nery Huerta, Renato David Prono Fernández and Karen Nathalia Riveros Shulz. Headed to Junior Worlds will be a 16-swimmer team (8 girls, 8 boys). Team announcements can be found on the FEPANA...

Chelyabinsk, Russia - June 13 - The USA Men's National Team lost their first match of the FINA World League Super Final, falling to Montenegro 9-4. John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) scored two goals in the loss. Team USA moves on to the quarterfinal round where they will take on China at 2pm local time/1am pst. A victory in the quarterfinals will put the United States into the semifinals where they will be assured of playing for a medal. The match was close in the first and it was the...

Link to Results of 2013 Puerto Rico Masters Championships SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO--The 2013 Puerto Rico Masters Nationals were swum May 23-26 in San Juan. Results from the meet can be found online here: http://www.natacionmasterpr.com/Resultados%20Individuales%20Campeonatos%20piscina%20larga%202013.pdf

USA Men's Water Polo Squad Defeats China in FINA World League Super Final Chelyabinsk, Russia - June 14 - The USA Men's National Team will play for a medal at the 2013 FINA World League Super Final after edging China 13-11 in a shootout in quarterfinal play. Andy Stevens (Villa Park, CA/LMU/NYAC) came up with a crucial block on the second shooter of the shootout to lead Team USA to victory. The United States had relinquished a three goal lead in the fourth period only to pull out the win...

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on announced there are 6 candidates for IOC President, for elections that will be held on September 10. The election is to replace Jacques Rogge in the position. Candidates for the election are: -Thomas Bach, Germany; -Sergey Bubka, Ukraine; -Richard Carrión, Puerto Rico; -Ser Miang Ng, Singapore; -Denis Oswald, Switzerland; and -Ching-Kuo Wu, Chinese Taipei. The IOC's announcement of the candidates, which includes links to further information, can be found online here: http://www.olympic.org/news/six-candidates-to-run-for-ioc-presidency/200346

USA Swimming annouces Open Water Team and 9 members of coaching staff USA Swimming updated its team roster for the 2013 World University Games, adding 9 coaches to the team. Coaches for the trip are: Kevin Blum, Mike Bottom (head men), Carol Capitani, Rick DeMont, Matt Kredich (head women), Kelly Kremer, McGee Moody, Paul Stafford and Josh White (open water). The pool swimmers on the team were announced at the end of last August. http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/0d412a18-efc0-4beb-adaf-5b9b981956f8/2013%20WUGS%20Team.pdf With a quartet of 2013 national champions headlining the selections, USA Swimming today announced its...

USA Men Open FINA World League Super Final Beating Hungary & Japan USA 15 Hungary 14 Shootout Chelyabinsk, Russia - June 11 - The USA Men's Senior National Team opened play at the FINA World League Super Final with an exciting 15-14 defeat of Hungary in a shootout. Hungary opened the match leading 3-1 after the first period, but then Team USA started to chip away. They bounced back with two goals in the second period and trailed just 4-3 at halftime. In the third, the United States grabbed the...