USA Women's Senior National defeat China 11-4 to play for gold at the FINA World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - August 16 - The USA Women's Senior National Team will play for gold at the FINA World Cup following an 11-4 defeat of China. The defending World Cup champions, the United States, will defend their title in a rematch from 2010, meeting Australia on Sunday at 6:30am pt . Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Diablo) scored four goals in the victory while Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/Gulliver Riptides) posted 11 saves in net. A...

Results for August 14th Events SCHEDULE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 DUET FINAL 12 & UNDER - 8:10 AM DUET FINAL 13-15 - 9:45 AM AWARDS 12 & UNDER AND 13-15 DUET 11:00AM JUNIOR DUET FINAL 11:30 AM SENIOR DUET FREE FINAL 12:30 PM JUNIOR AND SENIOR DUET AWARDS 1:30 PM 12 & UNDER TEAM FINAL 2:45 PM 13-15 TEAM FINAL 3:45 PM JUNIOR TEAM FINAL 5:25 PM FINAL DRAWS 12 & UNDER 13-15 JUNIOR DUET FINAL DUET FINAL DUET FINAL TEAM FINAL TEAM FINAL TEAM FINAL

SWIMMING HEATING UP FOR THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TOWN Australia’s head coach Jacco Verhaeren urges fans to get behind swim team The countdown is on for the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast, with the arrival yesterday of the 60-strong USA team including superstars Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky. The star-studded Americans will face a confidence-filled Australian team, fresh from their golden medal haul at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, as well as the might of a rejuvenated Canadian team and a...

The Chuck Wielgus Blog: Legends at the Pool 8/15/2014 I’ve recently returned from Irvine, CA, site of the 2014 Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships. It was a spectacular event, with a great team of veterans and rookies assembled and now in Australia readying for the coming Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. An event of this magnitude doesn’t happen without an enormous commitment from the local organizers and the host swim team, in this case the Irvine Nova Aquatics. While there were approximately 500 volunteers working at the event, none worked...

USA Women Blank Singapore 24-0 To Advance To Semifinals Of FINA World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - August 15 - The USA Women's National Team breezed into the semifinals of the FINA World Cup with a 24-0 defeat of Singapore in the quarterfinal round. Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC/SBWPF) scored five goals to lead the offensive parade while Sami Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/SBWPF) and Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/Gulliver Riptides) combined for 10 saves in the shutout. Team USA advances to the semifinal round where they will meet China on Saturday at...

RESULTS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 PRELIMINARY DUET RESULTS 12 & U 13-15 JUNIOR PRELIM PRELIM PRELIM PRELIM W/ FIGURES PRELIM W/FIGURES PRELIM W/FIGURES FINAL SOLO RESULTS 12 & U 13-15 JUNIOR FINAL FINAL FINAL FINAL W/ FIGURES FINAL W/FIGURES FINAL W/FIGURES

USA Women Top Hungary 15-10; First Place In Group Play At FINA World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - August 14 - The USA Women's National picked up their third straight victory and took first place in their group at the FINA World Cup with a 15-10 win over Hungary. Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Diablo) and Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC/SBWPF) scored three goals each in the win while Sami Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/SBWPF) posted 11 saves in net. Team USA now advances to the quarterfinals where they will take on Singapore on...

Want to watch the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games? Here’s how! The second edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place from 16 to 28 August in Nanjing, China. You don’t have to be in Nanjing to catch all the action, however, as live and on-demand footage of the 3,800 young athletes participating in the Games can be viewed in a variety of ways. The official Olympic broadcast partners in over 160 countries and territories around the world will provide the most comprehensive Youth Olympic Games coverage ever....

Newsletter #16 // August 13th 2014 follow us This newsletter provides you with background information and news on FINA's activities and upcoming events. yog 2014: youngsters ready to shine in nanjing A pool of young talents is gearing up for the second edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) taking place in China's "Southern capital" on August 16-28, 2014. After a dazzling inaugural edition in Singapore in 2010, which saw South African Chad Le Clos (swimming) and Chinese Qiu Bo (diving) start making their mark in the world arena,...

USA Women's National Team Downs Australia 8-6 On Day Two Of FINA World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - August 13 - The USA Women's National Team picked up their second straight win at the FINA World Cup with an 8-6 defeat of Australia. Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/SOCAL) and Kaleigh Gilchrist (Newport Beach, CA/USC/Trojan) scored two goals each in the victory while Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/Gulliver Riptides) posted seven saves in net. Team USA returns to action on Thursday when they take on Hungary at 12:30am pt. A live webcast will...