Opportunity is Crucial, Says IOC Sport for All Chair 4/22/2013 (ATR) Sam Ramsamy tells Around the Rings “everyone ought to be given an opportunity” for sport. Sam Ramsamy chairs the IOC Sport for All Commission. (ATR) That’s the gist of the South African’s speech to the 15th IOC World Conference on Sport for All later this week in Lima. In the meantime, Ramsamy discusses some of the issues now facing the IOC Sport for All Commission with ATR Associate Editor Matthew Grayson. Around the Rings: How would you assess progress...

Official Ticketing Agency of 15th FINA World Championships We address you to inform that FOOTBOLIZE has been appointed Ticketing oficial Agency for the 15th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS which will be held in Barcelona from july 19th to august 4th 2013. Apart from offering tickets for all events, FOOTBOLIZE has at your disposal a wide experience in organizing logistics services for international sports teams. Our portfolio includes customers such as FC BARCELONA, for which we have been organizing the FCB ESCOLA international Tournament for various seasons. Our expertise guarantees that all...

UANA Diving Officials List - 2013-01-30 UANA TECHNICAL DIVING COMMITTEE (TDC): Chair Kathy SEAMAN (CAN), Secretary Felix CALDERON (PUR), Ricardo DURAN (CHI), Christina RIOS (COL), Ricardo Bañuelos (MEX), Jim STILLSON (USA), Chris SHOLTIS (USA), Gordon PETERSON (CAN) - Executive Committee Liaison Steve MCFARLAND (USA). Athlete Rep: Emily Heymans (CAN) Contacts: Kathy Seaman, UANA Technical Diving Committee, Chairperson - [email protected] Felix Calderon, UANA Technical Diving Committee, Secretary - [email protected] Steve McFarland, UANA Executive Committee Member - [email protected]

Adrian Featured in ESPN The Magazine Three-time Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian was featured in April’s issue of ESPN the Magazine’s Photo Issue. The magazine takes an artistic look at how the swimmer’s body combines grace and strength to move through the water. Adrian was also displayed in “The Opaque,” a slow motion video he did with ESPN.com. Phelps Takes on New Challenge The most decorated Olympian of all-time didn’t win 22 medals without a little resilience. On this week’s episode of The Haney Project, Michael Phelps is issued the...

Canada's Carol-Ann Ware 10th at FINA Diving World Series EDINBURGH, Scotland – Carol-Ann Ware of Beloeil, Que., took 10th spot on Sunday on the women’s 10-metre tower to conclude the third stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. Yajie Si and Huixia Liu of China finished 1-2 in the final with Alejandra Orozco of Mexico third. Ware competing at her first international event this season, did not advance to the final placing fifth in her semifinal heat. The top-three from each of the two semis advanced. Ware and her...

Calgary and CAMO win 18U men and women National Club Championship titles CALGARY – Calgary’s Torpedoes and Montreal’s CAMO were crowned the men’s and women’s 18U National Club Champions on Sunday at the Talisman Centre. In the men’s final, the Torpedoes defeated Dollard Water Polo from Montreal 13-6. Trevor Birkbeck, Neven Kovacevic, Oscar Henning, Nikola Curcija and Paul Bucheff scored two goals apiece for the victors. Bryce Reade, Aria Soleimane and Dylan Achen added one each. ‘’I knew that if we all played well on the same day, we would...

Mexico's Orozco & Mendoza earn bronze at FINA Diving World Series FINA/MIDEA DIVING WORLD SERIES 2013 Europe dominates men’s events; China sweeps women’s events in Edinburgh (GBR) Edinburgh, GREAT BRITAIN - 18-year old Thomas Daley (GBR), the pride of a whole nation, delivered a magnificent performance, snatching the men's 10m platform title on the final day of the FINA/Midea Diving World Series held in Edinburgh (GBR) at the Royal Commonwealth Pool from April 19-21. In the women's field, young Chinese diving prospects Yajie Sie and Xuixia Liu finished 1-2 in...

Italy's Grimaldi and Ruffini win FINA Grand Prix race in Cozumel Open Water Grand Prix Claudia Ruiz, FINA Press Correspondent in Mexico Under the sun of the Mexican Caribbean, Italy clearly dominated the operations, winning four medals out of the six on offer in the pristine waters of the Cozumel island, which hosted the Mexican leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix for the first time on April 20. A week after winning the 10km World Cup race in the same waters, Grimaldi took out the women's Grand...

Dumais brothers finish fourth at World Series in Edinburgh Posted on April 21, 2013 by USA Diving Competition in the 2013 FINA Diving World Series continued in Edinburgh, Great Britain, from April 19-21, with Dwight Dumais and Troy Dumais representing the United States. The brothers paired up to finish fourth in the synchronized 3-meter contest with 392.46 points, narrowly missing the bronze medal behind Great Britain’s Nick Robinson-Baker and Chris Mears (392.91). China’s Qin Kai and He Chong took gold at 433.65. Troy also competed in the individual 3-meter contest....

Canada's Pamela Ware fifth at FINA Diving World Series Event EDINBURGH, Scotland – Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., was in medal contention until the last round and took fifth spot in the women’s three-metre final on Saturday at the third stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. Olympic champion He Zi of China won the gold medal with 375.90 points, her compatriot Tingmao Shi was second at 374.25 and Olena Fedorova of Ukraine was third at 340.20. Ware, competing internationally in the event for the first time this season,...