Mexico announces 4 Open Water Swimmers for 10K events at 2013 FINA World Championships MEXICO--Following last weekend's stop in Cozumel of the 2013 FINA 10K series, the Mexican Swimming Federation, Federación Mexicana de Natación (FMN), announced 4 swimmers for the 10K race at the 2013 World Championships: Miguel Hernández, Iván López, Lizeth Rueda and Melissa Villaseñor. http://www.fmn.org.mx/official/index.php/component/content/article/66-principal/1586-en-copa-del-mundo-fina-de-cozumel-melissa-villasenor-y-miguel-hernandez-completan-seleccion-de-aguas-abiertas-a-los-mundiales-de-barcelona.html

Canada's Ware sisters fifth at stop on FINA World Series diving circuit in Edinburgh EDINBURGH, Scotland – Carol-Ann Ware and Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., placed fifth in the women’s 10-metre synchro event on Friday at the third stop on FINA World Series diving circuit. Huixia Liu and Yajie Si of China won the gold medal with 338.64 points, Pandelela Rinong Pamg and Mun Yee Leong of Malaysia were second at 322.20 and Yulia Koltunova and Natalia Goncharova of Russia third at 308.22. The Ware sisters, making their season international...

FINA posts proposals for 2013 General Congress LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Earlier this week, FINA posted the rule proposals that will come before the 2013 General Congress this summer in Barcelona, Spain. This posting adds to the postings for the Technical Congresses which were posted earlier this year. Include with the General Congress proposal are changes to Facility Rules. The proposals can be download from FINA's subpage on the congresses, here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3482&Itemid=1434 The 2013 FINA General Congress will be held on July 26. Note: The post for the General Congress contains: -1 document...

USA Water Polo Men's and Women's Senior National Teams Host Brazil & Canada The USA Water Polo Men's and Women's Senior National Teams will host a joint weekend of competition this May 24-27 at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, CA. Brazil, Canada, and the United States will be taking part in the first competition for the USA Women's National Team since claiming the Gold Medal in London last summer. For the USA Men they will debut a brand new coaching staff that will lead them through the...

Toronto 2015 set for first inspection visit from Coordination Commission By Tom Degun April 17 - Toronto 2015 are due to face their first inspection visit from the Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO) Coordination Commission this week as they step up plans to host the Pan and Parapan American Games. The three-day Commission visit will begin tomorrow as they review and discuss plans for the Games. The Commission is chaired by PASO first vice-president Ivar Sisniega of Mexico, while it also includes PASO secretary general Jimena Saldaña de Aja from...

Swim Hall of Fame Hopes to Call Santa Clara Home By Carolyn Schuk Santa Clara Swim Club has produced more Olympic athletes, won more Olympic medals, and placed more champions in the International Swim Hall of Fame (ISHOF) than any other club in the world. So when the Hall of Fame needed a new home for the 21st century, where better to look than Santa Clara? Two weeks ago, the newly-formed Santa Clara Blue and Gold Ribbon Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with the ISHOF to raise $10 million...

National Officials Day – April 17, 2013 OTTAWA (April 16, 2013) – Say “THANKS” to a sports official today. Sports Officials Canada has designated today as National Officials Day in Canada. The theme of this - the inaugural event, is “Respect the Official”. The aim is to increase the awareness of the importance of officiating to sport and to promote respect of officials. “We hope that sport organizations, administrators, coaches, athletes and parents are taking time today to thank the thousands of officials who volunteer their time every day so...

The “Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación”(FPN) is pleased to invite your Federation to participate in the 1st Puerto Rico-FINA Diving Grand Prix Event, from May 16-19, 2013, at the San Juan Natatorium Aquatic Complex at Parque Central, Santurce, Puerto Rico. Click here for more information

Records Tumble at 14th Invitational Club Meet in St. Lucia The Rodney Heights Aquatic Center (RHAC) 14th Invitational Club Meet came to a successful conclusion over the weekend 11th to 14th April 2013 with three National Records and seventeen national Age Group Records being established and participation of over 340 competitive swimmers from 17 Swim Clubs from around the Caribbean. With swimmers from Barbados, Trinidad, Antigua, Grenada, St Vincent and St Lucia in competition, this year’s meet again cemented the event as one of the premier swim events for the...

Video Clip of Missy Franklin's AAU Sullivan Award Acceptance Speech Missy Franklin awarded 83rd AAU Sullivan Award Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – In ceremonies tonight at its national headquarters, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced that Missy Franklin, US Olympic swimmer, has been named the 2012 James E. Sullivan Award winner, which honors the nation's outstanding amateur athletes. Presented annually since 1930, the Sullivan award is based on character, leadership and sportsmanship. Notable recipients of the AAU Sullivan Award include: Mark Spitz, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Joyner, Peyton Manning, Michael Phelps,...