Psych Sheet posted for 2013 CARIFTA Championships which begin on Saturday KINGSTON, JAMAICA--The organizers of the 2013 CARIFTA Championships have posted a psych sheet for the Swimming portion of the championships, which begins on Saturday in Kingston. The championships feature competitions in Swimming, Open Water, Synchro and Water Polo. The psych sheet for the Swimming portion can be found online here: http://www.swimjamaica.com/CARIFTA_2013/CARIFTA2013%20Psych.pdf

Stanford Wins 7th Title at U.S. Collegiate Championships Cardinal win duet, trio, team events; Ohio State 2nd, Lindenwood 3rd STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford won the team, duet and trio finals at the 2013 U.S. Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championships on Saturday to claim its seventh national title. The host Cardinal finished with 97 points, followed by runner-up Ohio State, last year's champion, with 78 points. Lindenwood University was third with 76 points. Canisius College (65) was fourth and University of the Incarnate Word (64.5) took fifth. Six members of last year's...

Calgary Aquabelles win two team finals at Canadian Qualifier Championships CALGARY – The Calgary Aquabelles won two team finals on Saturday at the Canadian Qualifier Championships synchronized swimming competition. In the junior final, the Aquabelles totalled 76.796 points with a routine called Dark Elegance followed by Montreal Synchro at 75.741 and Toronto’s Granite Synchro in third at 75.686. ‘’We improved on our performance from the preliminaries and made the necessary corrections,’’ said Aquabelles coach Maude Pelchat. ‘’Our girls showed a lot of energy from start to finish and our acrobatic...

Second silver for Canadian Jennifer Abel at FINA World Series Diving Circuit DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., won a three-way battle for second place to take the silver medal on the women’s three-metre springboard on Friday at the second stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. It was Abel’s second silver in the event this season and her second medal this week. On Thursday she was runner-up on three-metre synchro with Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que. Olympic silver medallist He Zi of China won...

Canada's Benfeito gains ground on Chinese star at FINA Diving World Series DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal bettered her score by nearly 20 points on Saturday in a silver medal performance in the women’s 10-metre tower final to conclude the second stop on the FINA World Series circuit. Olympic champion Ruolin Chen of China produced almost the exact same score as last week for the win with 403.85 points. Benfeito, 11th at the Olympics last year, followed at 381.90 and Yulia Koltunova of Russia was third...

Calgary Aquabelles win three of four events at Canadian Qualifier Championships CALGARY – Erica Slavin placed first in junior figures then helped her Calgary Aquabelles club to the gold medal in the open combo event on Wednesday in first day action at the Canadian Qualifier Championships in synchronized swimming. The competition has attracted a record 455 synchronized swimmers from 38 clubs. Each province is represented. The junior and senior age groups are looking to qualify for the Canadian Open Championships, April 24-28 in Quebec City while the 13-15 age group,...

NCAA Division I and II Swimming & Diving Championships Underway SHENANDOAH, USA--The 2013 NCAA Division III Championships began yesterday and continues through Saturday (March 20-23) in Shenandoah, Texas. The meet is 1 of 6 annual university championships in the USA; it is swum in a 25-yard pool. Results from the meet can be found online here: http://www.collegeswimming.us/results/21478/ INDIANAPOLIS, USA--The 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Championships begins today and continues through Saturday (March 21-23) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The meet is 1 of 6 annual university championships in the USA; it is...

Canada wins two medals at FINA Diving World Series in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Olympic bronze medallists Roseline Filion of Laval and Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal won silver on 10-mere synchro and Jennifer Abel of Laval and Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., added bronze on three-metre synchro on Thursday to open the second stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit. On synchro tower, Olympic champion Chen Ruolin and Huxia Liu of China were the winners with 353.04 points. Filion and Benfeito followed at 331.44 and Yulia Koltunova...

Coaracy Nunes Filho, CBDA President and Luiz Soares, Vice President were elected for 2013-17 terms BRAZIL--The Brazilian Aquatics Sports Confederation, Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA), held its 2013 General Assembly at the beginning of this month (March 6-9) in Rio de Janeiro. As part of the meeting, by acclamation Coaracy Nunes Filho (President) and Luiz Soares (Vice President) were elected for 2013-17 terms. It is the seventh, and apparently last, term as CBDA President for Nunes Filho. CBDA's announcement of the acclamation placements can be found on the CBDA...

Mar del Plata, Argentina will host of the 2014 South American Championships VALPARAISO, CHILE--The South American Swimming Confederation, Confederación Sudamericana de Natación (CONSANAT), at its 2013 General Assembly held last week reportedly confirmed that Mar del Plata, Argentina will host of the 2014 South American Championships next August. CONSANAT also awarded the hosting of the 2015 South American Junior Championships to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/mar-del-plata-2014-e-santa-cruz-de-la-sierra-2015