LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA has updated two portions of the approved suit list. Under blueseventy, the names to 3 suits added for 2013 have had their names applied to their entries. Under Maru Swimwear, 4 suits have been added: a male and female Rro T model, and a male and female XT1 model. The list of approved suits can be found on the FINA website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=304&Itemid=1006

Dear UANA Family: I trust you are doing very well on this special day; life is grand!. On behalf of UANA and its President, Mr. Coaracy Nunes Filho, I want to wish you safe travels to the FINA World Championship in Barcelona next month and thank you for your excellent work on behalf of UANA. In addition, I am reminding you about our UANA reception in Barcelona. The reception will take place on July 25 th 2013 from 8PM to10PM. It will be a patio reception at the Club Restaurant...

First success for new FINA Swimming Coaches Certification course in Bogota (COL) DEVELOPMENT NEWS | Print | 1 1 1 The first course of the new FINA Swimming Coaches Certificate Programme was held in Bogota, Colombia, on April 29-May 1. Rick Powers, who gave the clinic, is an extremely experienced swimming coach. He has coached the National teams of six countries – Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, Malaysia, Kuwait and Israel – and has given clinics in no less than 31 countries. He presently is a consultant to the National Federation of...

Worrell & McLennon set Saint Lucia short course national records SAINT LUCIA--Three short-course Saint Lucia Records were bettered last month at the 2013 Rodney Heights Aquatic Center Invitational, swum April 11-14 in Rodney Heights. Two of the national marks were swum by Brad Worrell in the men's 100 and 200 breaststroke (1:07.65 and 2:36.92), while the third was set by Jonathon McLennon in the men's 800 free (10:55.88).

U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Will Return to Omaha in 2016 America’s top swimmers will compete at Trials for a spot on the Rio 2016 roster COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– USA Swimming, in collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee, announced today that Omaha, Neb., has been selected as the host city for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. The 2016 Olympic Trials ranks as the biggest swimming event in the country and will select the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team, which will represent Team USA in Rio...

Canadian divers end youth meet with five medals DRESDEN, Gemany – Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu of St-Constant, Que., earned a second medal this weekend and Peter Thach Mai of Montreal added a podium finish on Sunday as Canada concluded the International Youth Diving Meet with five medals. Caeli McKay of Calgary won bronze in the women’s 14-15 age group one-metre on Thursday, Courtney Hattie and Emily Schmidt of Victoria were also third in the open women’s three-metre synchro event on Friday and Beaulieu took silver on the 16-18 one-metre Saturday. On Sunday,...

Clare McGovern named best junior athlete of the 2013 Canadian Open Championships Top 16 athletes selected for the 2013 Junior National Team Camp QUEBEC CITY - Clare McGovern of the Granite Synchro Club in Toronto was named the best junior athlete to close the 2013 Canadian Open Championships in synchronized swimming. During the competition held in Quebec City from April 24-28, McGovern won the gold medal in the National Junior Solo event and in the duet event with her teammate Wenjing Deng. She also won the bronze medal in the...

Carol-Ann Ware seventh at diving World Series MOSCOW – Carol-Ann Ware of Beloeil, Que., finished seventh on Sunday on women’s 10-metre tower to conclude the fourth stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. Si Yajie led China to a 1-2 finish with Ruolin Chen second and Yulia Koltunova of Russia third. Ware was fourth in her semifinal heat. The top-three in each of the two morning semis advanced to the final. Ware was also fourth with her sister Pamela on Friday in 10-metre synchro on Friday while Pamela Ware...

Pamela Ware fourth at diving World Series MOSCOW – Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., equalled her career-best international result in the women’s three-metre springboard on Saturday with a fourth place finish at the fourth stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. Tingmao Shi led China to a 1-2 finish with 376.05 points upsetting Olympic champion Zi He in second at 357.45. Laura Sanchez of Mexico was third at 335.25. Ware, 20, scored 318.45 to equal her showing from last year’s World Cup and the German Grand Prix earlier this...

Live Webcast of 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Site Announcement USA Swimming, in collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee, will announce the host city for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming via an exclusive, live webcast Saturday, April 27 at 4 p.m. MDT via usaswimming.org/trials. Three cities remain in contention as the potential site for the biggest swimming event in the country that will select the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team: • Omaha, Neb. • San Antonio, Texas • St. Louis, Mo. Originating live from USA Swimming’s Board...