Rio 2016 strengthens ties with State Public Security Institutions Rio de Janeiro Security Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, Military Police Commander and Head of the Civil Police met Organising Committee’s leadership Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 11 April, 2013: The State of Rio de Janeiro Public Security Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, the Head of the Civil Police, Martha Rocha, and the Military Police Commander –General, Colonel Erir Ribeiro Costa Filho, met with senior members of the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games including CEO Sidney Levy in order...

Tyler Clary Wins Double at the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa 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 free...

Tyler Clary Wins Double at the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa 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 free...

Olympic Gold Medalists Shine on Opening Night of Arena Grand Prix at Mesa Three-day meet runs through Saturday, April 13 MESA, Ariz. – Olympic gold medalists Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.), Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash.) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md.) were victorious Thursday on the opening night of competition of the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa. Franklin and Adrian won the women’s and men’s 100m free, respectively, while Ledecky earned the win in the women’s 400m free at the Skyline Aquatic Center. Franklin opened the night with a win in the...

2013 Pan American Masters Championship - A Message for UANA Water Polo Tournament Director USA Water Polo is pleased to host the 2013 Pan American Masters Championship June 21-23, 2013 in Orlando, FL. The Championship, awarded by Union American de Natacion, will be hosted in partnership with the YMCA of Central Florida. This event is open to all USA Water Polo Master clubs and will contain age groups starting at 30+ and feature a social on International Drive in Orlando. This will be the first time the USA has hosted...

Kazan Aquatics Palace holds first meet as a test before 2013 World University Games KAZAN, RUSSIA--Kazan's Aquatic Palace held its first meet this past weekend, hosting the Kazan City Championships. The center will host Swimming at the 2013 World University Games, and also will be used during the 2015 World Championships. It has its official opening this Friday, and hosts the 2013 Russia Diving Championships this weekend. It will host the finals of the 2013 Russia Cup [Swimming] next week. http://www.russwimming.ru/data/news/mjetrgcbyw.html In Kazan-related news, the organizers of the 2013 World...

FINA proposes new Olympic swimming events: 50m stroke and 800m free for men and 1,500m free for women FROM USA TODAY ARTICLE: Traditional sports also are competing and swimming body FINA suggested 50-meter medal events in backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly for men and women, plus 800 freestyle for men and 1,500 free for women. "Is it totally different? No, but it's important as well," Dubi said, highlighting swimming's "super high" ratings. "Every time you put it on TV there is consumption." FINA also seeks more entrants in women's water polo...

2013 Phillips 66 National Championships - World Championship Trials Login to Events page at USA Swimming website for more details: 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships (World Championship Trials): June 25-29 IUPUI (Indianapolis) 2013 U.S. Open: July 30 – August 3 William Woollett Jr Aquatics Center (Irvine, CA) 2013 Speedo Junior National Championships: August 5-9 William Woollett Jr Aquatics Center (Irvine, CA) Additional information (schedule of events, hotels, map, etc.) is available on the USA Swimming Web site, www.usaswimming.org/events/. This Text Editor DOES NOT SAVE YOUR WORK AUTOMATICALLY and there is...

Kazan's new Aquatics Palace ready for the 2013 Summer Universiade With 100 days to go for the start of the 2013 Summer Universiade, taking place in Kazan (RUS) from July 6-17, the new Aquatics Palace in the capital of Tatarstan is getting ready to welcome the swimmers to this major event. The superb facility will also be the central stage of the 16th FINA World Championships, scheduled in Kazan from July 19-August 2, 2015. For the first time in FINA's history, the 2015 FINA World Championships will be immediately followed,...

WSCA Publishes FINA proposals from the 2013 General Congress LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Last week FINA posted proposed rule changes that will be considered this summer at the FINA congresses (General and Technical) in Barcelona, Spain. However, it has been noticed that the proposals that the General Congress will look at are not among those currently posted on FINA's website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3482&Itemid=1434 Reports indicate that among the items up for consideration by the General Congress are: -adding the 200 relays to the Short Course Worlds, -adding Mixed Relays to both the World Championships...