Nawal El Moutawakel visits the new Rio 2016™ headquarters Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 11 March 2013:This Monday morning, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016™ Games, Nawal El Moutawakel, visited the new Rio 2016™ headquarters accompanied by the President of the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games, Carlos Arthur Nuzman. In Rio for the Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony, a prize considered the “Oscar of Sports”, Nawal visited the venue and greeted the Committee’s employees. About the Organising Committee...

SANTA FE, ARGENTINA--Guillermo Bértola and Julia Arino were the male and female winners of the 10K race that was the 2013 Argentina Open Water Championships, swum last Friday in Santa Fe. The race featured 4 males and 8 females, and served as Argentina's selection race for the 2013World Championships. Results from it can be found online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw1dlbsAwQJOTTZfbTZuT0Fkd0E/edit?pli=1

CONSANAT Congress underway in Valparaiso, Chile VALPARAISO, CHILE--The South American Swimming Confederation, Confederación Sudamericana de Natación (CONSANAT), holds in 2013 Congress today and tomorrow (March 12+13) in Valparaíso. http://www.consanat.com/index.php/en/component/content/article/35-miembros-comision-ejecutiva/319-proposiciones-para-congreso-ordinario-de-2013 http://www.consanat.com/index.php/en/component/content/article/35-miembros-comision-ejecutiva/327-congreso-ordinario-de-consanat

Kazan repots on progress of the Aquatics Palace, venue for 2013 World University Games KAZAN, RUSSIA--The organizers of the 2013 World University Games report that construction on the main Aquatics venue for the Games, the Aquatics Palace, near completion. The pools in the center have been filled with water, and should be commissioned this week. The Palace contains two 50mx25m pools and a diving well. Both the competition pool and the diving well have adjustable floors. The organizers also report that the venue will host a Diving, a Swimming and...

St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association names 2013 CARIFTA Swim Team The St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association has named a eight member squad to participate at the 2013 CARIFTA Swimming Championships to be held National Swimming Pool in Kingston Jamaica from 20th March to 3rd April 2013 Coach Jamie Peterkin announced the 8 swimmers: 11-12 Girls Michaela Casimir, Katelin Samuel 13-14 Boys Jyasi Daniel, Mark Emanus 15 - 17 Boys Christian Andrew, Joshua Runako Daniel, Jason Beaubrun, and Anthony Francois SLASA has deferred sending swimmers to the newly inaugurated 5 km...

Rio 2016™ has a new home Modular construction reinforces modernity and sustainability aspects Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 11th March 2013: The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games has a new home. A modern, sustainable, accessible structure, located in Rio de Janeiro’s Cidade Nova neighbourhood, will house the Rio 2016™ and Municipal Olympic Company’s Teams until the celebration of the Games. Modular technology was used in the construction that occupies an area of 20.938m2. It is an intelligent system that permits a faster assembly and the possibility...

FINA posts dates and locations for 2013 World Cup LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA today has posted the meet dates for the 2013 World Cup series. This year's World Cup will again feature 8 short-course [25m] meets; however, for the first time two of the meets will be in August. The remaining 6 meets will swim in October and November. The series again features European (3 meets) and Asian (5 meets) legs, as they did in 2012. The schedule for the 2013 World Cup is: -August 7+8 - Eindhoven, Netherlands -August 10+11 -...

TO: U.A.N.A. Federations RE: 2013 Pan American Open Water Championships Date: March 7, 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 Federation may propose to organize the event in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. This will be...

Christopher Ramsey, CEO of USA Water Polo, guest speaker for Olympic discussion at NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. Huntington Beach, Calif. – March 7, 2013— Ramsey was invited to speak on a panel discussing the growth of Olympic Sport and opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities. Joined at the conference by NCAA President Mark Emmert and USOC CEO Scott Blackmun, along with more than 400 NCAA staffers and leaders of the Olympic movement, the day-long event was an opportunity to reflect on the role of Olympic sports in the context of...

LONDON, UK--Five swimmers are among the nominees for the 2013 LaureusAwards, which will be announced on Monday (March 11) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The nominated swimmers (and their award category) are: -Yannick Agnel, France (Breakthrough) -Daniel de Faria Dias, Brazil (Disabled) -Missy Franklin, USA (Sportswoman) -Michael Phelps, USA (Sportsman) -Shiwen Ye, China (Breakthrough) http://www.laureus.com/awards/2013/nominees