Brazil and Colombia clinch first title in San Juan (PUR) Lausanne (SUI), May 21, 2013 – Brazil’s Cesar Castro and Colombians Cristian Aragon and Miguel Reyes Abadia were the only non-Chinese winners at the fifth leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2013 held in San Juan (PUR) from May 16-19. Castro finished first in the men’s 3m springboard while the Colombian pair took out the men’s 3m synchro, putting an end to China’s unbeaten streak in men’s events in this year’s Grand Prix season. Once again, China’s rising talents...

Guadalajara day 3: China's Qiu Bo and Huixia Liu dominate 10m platform at FINA Diving World Series Diving World Series Claudia Ruiz, FINA Press Correspondent in Mexico GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Qiu Bo and Huixia Liu from China were dominant in the men's and women's 10m platform, respectively, on day 3 of competition at the FINA/Midea Diving World Series in Guadalajara on May 19. Qiu Bo is back and performed brilliantly, earning perfect 10s in two of his dives: a Back 3.5 Somersault (207B, DD 3.6) and a Reverse 3.5 Somersault...

St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association 7th Developmental Swim Meet The Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre (RHAC) hosted a successful 7th Developmental Swim Meet on Saturday 18th May 2013 at the Aquatic Center. Under sanction by the St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association, the meet ran for just under three hours in the afternoon and attracted over 150 swimmers from various swim clubs and schools. Under the guidance of Meet Director and Referee Dr. Diane Worrell the meet ran very smoothly with older swimmers taking up officiating positions insuring a timely completion of...

A clinic for intermediate-level swimming coaches was organised in Panama City (PAN) from May 12-18, 2013 with 36 participants. Emerson Ramirez Farto from Brazil led the clinic in Panama. Swimmers from various clubs in Panama City

Ipsen, Pickens qualify for second event, five others earn spots on 2013 World Championship team Tallahassee, Fla. -- Kristian Ipsen (Clayton, Calif.) and Samantha Pickens (Murrysville, Pa./Tucson, Ariz.) added another event to their World Championships schedules, and five others earned spots to Barcelona as well during a full day of finals Sunday at USA Diving’s World Championship Trials. Ipsen and Pickens had already qualified on 1-meter earlier in the week. Ipsen won the 3-meter event Sunday, while Pickens paired with Amanda Burke (Southampton, Pa./Fairfax, Va.) to qualify in women’s synchronized...

Gemmell, Anderson Capture 5K Titles at USA Swimming Open Water National Championships 1 1 5/19/2013 Andrew Gemmell (Wilmington, Del.) and Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Calif.) won the 5-kilometer national titles on Sunday to conclude the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships at Lower Castaic Lake. With their victories, Gemmell and Anderson qualified for July’s FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. They will join Christine Jennings (Longmont, Colo.), Alex Meyer (Ithaca, N.Y.), Becca Mann (Saint Petersburg, Ill.) and Sean Ryan (Hixson, Tenn.),who qualified for the World Championships roster on Friday in...

Roseline Filion wins bronze at World Series GUADALAJARA, Mexico -Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., won the bronze medal in the women’s 10-metre tower Sunday to conclude the fifth stop on FINA diving World Series. It was a nice comeback for Filion after a self-described disappointing performance earlier this month at the Canada Cup FINA Grand Prix in Gatineau. Huixia Liu of China took the gold with 401.05 points, her compatriot Yajie Si was second at 384.00 and Filion posted her best result this season at 371.05. Filion was fourth through...

Canada wins synchro silver at diving Grand Prix SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Maxim Bouchard of St-Constant, Que., and Philippe Gagné of Montreal won the silver medal in the men’s 10-metre synchro on Sunday to conclude the fifth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. Huo Liang and Jiang Yang of China were the victors with 444.24 points followed by the Canadians at 379.32 and David Dinsmore and Christopher Law of the U.S., third at 340.38. Bouchard and Gagné were only 11 points from the world championship standard heading...

Canadians win two medals at diving Grand Prix SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Emma Friesen of North Vancouver and Philippe Gagné of Montreal each won their first international medal on Saturday at the fifth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. On women’s three-metre, Qu Lin of China took the gold medal with 326.30 points. Friesen followed closely at 322.05 and Inge Jansen of the Netherlands was third at 301.60. Aimee Harrison of Winnipeg was also in the final and was fifth at 269.20. “It was incredible and it...

Abel wins bronze medal at diving World Series GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., took third spot in a heated women’s three-metre competition on Saturday at the fifth stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. Olympic silver medallist He Zi of China was pressured by her opponents but held on to first place with 376.10 points. Laura Sanchez of Mexico was second at 371.40 and Abel also stayed in contention for gold earning 370.05. Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., was also in the final and took sixth...