CCCAN Championships scheduled for July 1-7 in San Jose, Costa Rica SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA--At mid-month, the Central American and Caribbean Swimming Amateur Swimming Confederation (CCCAN) posted the summons for the 2013 CCCAN Championships, which are now schedule for July 1-7 in San José, Costa Rica. Competition dates for championships are: -Swimming: July 1-5 -Open Water: July 5-7 -Diving: July 4-7 -Synchro: July 3-7 -Water Polo: July 3-7 All but Swimming serve as the qualifying event for the 2014 Central American & Caribbean Games. Further information on the 2013 CCCANs...

François Imbeau-Dulac fifth at FINA Grand Prix Diving Circuit ROSTOCK, Germany – Olympic team member François Imbeau-Dulac of St-Lazare, Que., picked up where he left off last season finishing fifth in the men’s three-metre springboard final to open the second stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. Chinese divers were 1-2 with Chao He taking the gold with 498.90 points and Shixin Li the silver at 493.30. Illya Kvasha of Ukraine was third at 483.35. Imbeau-Dulac, 22, ranked third overall in both the preliminaries and semifinals and produced 418.85...

Paraguayan (FEPANA) announces a 22-swimmer team for the 2013 South American Juniors PARAGUAY--The Paraguayan Swimming Federation, Federación Paraguaya de Natación (FEPANA), has announced a 22-swimmer team for the 2013 South American Juniors, next month in Valparaíso, Chile. Team announcement can be found on the FEPANA website [in Spanish] here: http://www.fepana.org.py/noticias.php?go=226

Results from Eduador's selection meet for 2013 South American Juniors ECUADOR--The Ecuadorian Swimming Federation, Federación Ecuatoriana de Natación (FENA), held its selection meet for the 2013 South American Juniors, February 7-9 in Samborondón. Results from the meet are posted on the FENA website here: http://www.fena-ecuador.org/Paginas/Titulos.php?Med=389

Canada's university championships begin today in Calgary CALGARY, CANADA--Canada's university championships begins today and continues through Saturday (February 21-23) in Calgary, Alberta. The meet, run by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), is short course (25m). Further information, including a link to results and a webcast, can be found on the CIS website here: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/swim/2013/files/sched_results

Argentina selects Swimming and Open Water teams for the 2013 South American Juniors ARGENTINA--The Argentina Aquatics Sports Confederation, Confederación Argentina de Deportes Acuáticos (CADDA), has announced its Swimming and Open Water teams for the 2013 South American Juniors, which are next month in Valparaíso, Chile. In the pool, Argentina will send 29 swimmers; for Open Water 8 swimmers. Team announcements can be found online here: Swimming: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw1dlbsAwQJOOVAzTE4xeVVqdWc/edit?pli=1 Open Water: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw1dlbsAwQJObnRtMmowMV9kejA/edit?pli=1

Brazil announced a 48-swimmer team for the 2013 South American Juniors BRAZIL--The Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation, Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA), on February 5 announced a 48-swimmer team for the 2013 South American Juniors, which are next month in Valparaíso, Chile. Team announcement can be found on the CBDA website [in Portuguese] here: http://www.cbda.org.br/boletins/boletim-no-02713

USA Swimming and TYR Announce New Partnership Deal is the first of its kind for the two companies COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– USA Swimming today announced a four-year partnership agreement with TYR Sport, a global swimming brand. The deal between TYR and USA Swimming marks the first ever partnership of its kind. TYR will serve as an official sponsor of USA Swimming through 2016 in the categories of technical products (ex. swimsuits, swim caps and goggles) and performance apparel (ex. polo shirts, sweat suits, jackets, etc.). “This is an exciting new...

USA Water Polo Names Marty Samuels as Chief Operating Officer Huntington Beach, Calif. – February 20, 2013— Marty Samuels, former President of Quiksilver Americas, has been named Chief Operating Officer of USA Water Polo. In this newly created position, Samuels will lead the high performance and membership programs of USA Water Polo. This includes membership growth, event management, club outreach, the USA Water Polo National Teams and their international performance, and the Olympic Development Program. "Marty coming aboard represents an important evolutionary step in our organization," said Christopher Ramsey, CEO...

Peruvian Swimming Federation selects 34 swimmers for 2013 South American Junior Championships PERU--The Peruvian Swimming Federation, Federación Peruana de Natación, reportedly has selected a 34-swimmer team for the 2013 South American Junior Championships, which are next month in Valparaíso, Chile. A list of team members can be found online [in Spanish] here: http://spanish.people.com.cn/31615/8132949.html