Brazil swimmers finishes atop team standings 2013 South American Junior Championships VALPARAISO, CHILE--Brazil finished atop the team point standings at the Swimming portion of the 2013 South American Junior Championships, swum over the weekend (March 14-17) in Valparaíso. Brazil finished with 732 points, ahead of Venezuela (424) and Argentina (330). Results from the Swimming portion of the championships can be found online here: http://www.williamalonso.com/results/resultadosweb20130319.php

Huntington Beach, Calif. – March 19, 2013— Adam Krikorian, Head Coach of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team and one of the most decorated coaches in the history of women's water polo, has re-signed as USA Water Polo Women's National Team Head Coach through the 2016 Olympic Games. In four years at the helm, Krikorian guided Team USA to unparalleled success, concluding with the program's first ever Olympic Gold Medal last summer in London, England. Other highlights include a FINA World Championship in 2009, a FINA World Cup...

IOC visits 2020 Olympics bidders this month LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--The Evaluation Commission of International Olympic Committee (IOC) this month visits the three bidders for the 2020 Olympics. At the beginning of this month, the group visited Tokyo, Japan; this week they are in Madrid, Spain; and next week they will be in Istanbul, Turkey. From these visits the Commission will create a report for the IOC membership for the election of the host for the Games. The host will be elected this September, at the IOC's meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina....

Boudia, Franklin & Steffens are semi finalists for James E. Sullivan Award Three US Aquatic Athletes are among list of 15 semifinalists The James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the American Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), is awarded annually in April to "the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States". Often referred to as the Oscar of sports awards, it was first presented in 1930. The award is named for the AAU's founder and past president, James Edward Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of...

Splash! Preview Posted on March 18, 2013 by USA Diving As if you really needed another reason to watch Splash when it premieres at 8 p.m. ET, March 19 on ABC. Several of our very own club divers from the southern California area will be performing on show one and two, with several others also participating in the second show. Eight divers from the Mission Viejo Nadadores, along with their coach Derek Starks, will be performing on either one or both shows. Participating are Mark Anderson, Matt Casillas, Raquel Corniuk,...

2013 FINA World Championships Posts Construction Update of Barcelona Aquatic Venues BARCELONA, SPAIN--The organizers of the 2013 World Championships posted a construction update last week: construction projects for the championships are to be finished by the end of this month. At the Palau Sant Jordi, which will host Swimming and Synchro, a new scoreboard has been installed, replacing the one originally put in for the 1992 Olympics. The post also mentions that main construction work on the Diving venue (Montjuïc) is complete, while work on the Water Polo venue (Picornell)...

2013 Pan American Open Water Championships, Isla Margarita, Venezuela, may be rescheduled for fall TO: U.A.N.A. Federations RE: 2013 Pan American Open Water Championships Date: March 18, 2013 From: Denny Ryther – Chair, U.A.N.A. Open Water technical Committee The 2013 Pan American Open Water Championships to be held May 8-13, 2013 in Isla Margarita, Venezuela has been cancelled. The Open Water Technical Committee apologizes for this inconvenience. The event may be rescheduled for the Fall of this year, possibly to be held in late September or early October. The Venezuela...

Antigua & Barbuda will send 13 swimmers to the 2013 CARIFTA Championships ANTIGUA & BARBUDA--A report indicates that Antigua & Barbuda will send 13 swimmers to the 2013 CARIFTA Championships, next month in Kingston, Jamaica. Coaches for the trip will be: Mark and Wayne Mitchell. A list of team members can be found in the article here: http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=89414

Expansion of Rio de Janeiro Anti-Doping Laboratory starts New building will house the Rio 2016™ Games Official Doping Control Laboratory Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 18 March 2013: The new home of the Doping Control and Technological Development Support Laboratory (LABDOP/LADETEC in Portuguese), Brazil’s first World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory, has started taking shape. Construction of the new building, where seven thousand tests will be carried out during the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games, started in February and is expected to be concluded during the first half of 2014....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2013 U.S. Collegiate Championships Set To Begin At Stanford Top synchronized swimmers to compete for national titles March 20-23 INDIANAPOLIS -- The top collegiate synchronized swimmers in the U.S. will compete for national titles and a spot on the World University Games squad at the 2013 U.S. Collegiate Championships March 20-23 in Palo Alto, Calif. The championships, to be held at the Avery Aquatic Center on the campus of Stanford University, are an open-class meet, combining competition from NCAA Divisions I, II and III and...