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UANA Executive Meeting Minutes Rio de Janeiro, Brasil April 12-13, 2013 In Attendance Honorary UANA President - Mr. Coaracy Nunes Filho (BRA) Honorary UANA Life President - Mr. Eldon C. Godfrey (CAN) Honorary UANA Secretary / Treasurer – Mr. Fernando J. Canales (USA) UANA Vice President - Mr. Errol Clarke (BAR) UANA Vice President and WP Technical Committee Chair - Mr. Bill Shaw (CAN) UANA Executive Committee Member - Mr. Luis Leiva Perez (CHI) UANA Executive Committee Member - Mr. Steve McFarland (USA) UANA Executive Committee Member - Mr. Ismael...
Breeja Larson Shines as the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa Concludes Olympian Breeja Larson wins 100-meter breaststroke MESA, Ariz.– Olympic gold medalistsBreeja Larson (Mesa, Ariz.), Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md.)and Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.) were victorious on the final night of the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa on Saturday. Hometown favorite Larson won the 100-meter breaststroke in front of a sold-out crowd at the Skyline Aquatic Center. She touched the wall in 1:07.32 for the victory. Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson finished second in 1:08.41, while Sweden’s Rebecca Ejdervik was third in 1:09.28....
Canada’s Chloe Isaac wins gold at British Open SHEFFIELD, England – Chloe Isaac of Brossard, Que., won the gold medal in the solo event on Sunday at the British Open synchronized swimming competition. Isaac, competing internationally in solo for the first time since 2009, earned 90.050 points for the free solo event for a total score of 178.350 points. Yesterday, she led the technical solo event with 88.300 points. Margot de Graaf of the Netherlands was second at 166.410 and Jorge Brown of Britain third at 139.390. ‘’This is the...
April 2013 ISHOF Newsletter You are cordially invited to attend the International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree Induction Weekend May 9-12, 2013 Honorees Milivoj Bebic (YUG,CRO) Honor Water Polo Player * Alberto Castagnetti (ITA) Honor Coach Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) Honor Swimmer Dagmar Hase (GER) Honor Swimmer Hu Jia (CHN) Honor Diver Yana Klochkova (UKR) Honor Swimmer * Cliff Lumsdon (CAN) Honor Open Water Swimmer Qi Lieyun (CHN) Honor Pioneer Swimmer Peter Montgomery (AUS) Honor Contributor Nathalie Schneyder (USA) Honor Synchronized Swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) Honor Swimmer *...
Canadians lead in solo and duet SHEFFIELD, England – Chloe Isaac of Brossard, Que., leads in solo while Stephanie Leclair and Karine Thomas, both of Gatineau, Que., topped the duet field after Saturday’s technical programs at the British Open synchronized swimming competition. Leclair and Thomas are done for the competition having planned to only do the technical routine. “The technical is always the hardest part of the event so we wanted to test it out here in a competitive environment,” said Thomas. “We were very pleased with how we performed...
Nick Thierry Awarded Queen Elizabeth Medal SwimNews: http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/10220 Nick Thierry, the late founder and publisher of SwimNews Magazine and SwimNews.com, was last night honoured by the Canadian Olympic Committee with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He was one of 41 individuals to be recognized for their exceptional work within the Canadian high-performance sport community. All nominated candidates were evaluated by a formal selection committee, chaired by International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound, and including three-time Olympic medallist Catriona Le May Doan, and Canadian Olympic Committee President Marcel Aubut....
Nick Thierry Awarded Queen Elizabeth Medal SwimNews: http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/10220 Nick Thierry, the late founder and publisher of SwimNews Magazine and SwimNews.com, was last night honoured by the Canadian Olympic Committee with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He was one of 41 individuals to be recognized for their exceptional work within the Canadian high-performance sport community. All nominated candidates were evaluated by a formal selection committee, chaired by International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound, and including three-time Olympic medallist Catriona Le May Doan, and Canadian Olympic Committee President Marcel Aubut....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2013 Walnut Creek, Santa Clara claim titles at SwimOutlet.com U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championships Ohio State's Yuliya Maryanko earns individual high-point award GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Walnut Creek Aquanuts and Santa Clara Aquamaids swam to team titles Saturday at the 2013 SwimOutlet.com U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The Walnut Creek Aquanuts won the high-point award at the SwimOutlet.com U.S. National Championships. (Roger Sommer / For USA Synchro) The Aquanuts finished with 34 overall points to take the senior high-point team...
Tyler Clary Wins Double at the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa, Arizona Olympic gold medalists Coughlin, Adrian and Franklin are also victorious MESA, Ariz. – Olympic gold medalists Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.), Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) and Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash.) were victorious Friday at the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa. The three-day meet concludes on Saturday, April 13. Clary won each of his events, taking home the title in the 400m IM and the 200m back, while Coughlin and Adrian sprinted to first in the women’s and men’s 50m...
