2013 FINA Technical & General Congress dates posted LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA today has posted the dates for its 2013 Congress, which will be held in Barcelona, Spain, coinciding with the 2013 World Championships. Each discipline will have its own meeting (technical congresses), in addition to there being a general meeting (general congress), for 7 meetings total. The 6 Technical Congress will be held in Hotel Fira Palace Barcelona; while the General Congress will be held in Palacio de Congresos de Barcelona. The General Congress will be held on July 26, 2013...

Former Olympic champion Mike Barrowman is Coaching Cayman Masters Swimmers Barrowman shows masters how to feel like champs February 16, 2013 posted at Cayman Compass http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/02/19/Barrowman-shows-masters-how-to-feel-like-champs/ Swimming is not just for children and young adults in the Cayman Islands. Those more mature are well catered for, too. The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association Masters Swim Programme at the Lions Aquatic Centre is coached by Mike Barrowman, a former Olympic champion and world record holder who now resides in Grand Cayman. Now in its 13th year, the masters programme has coached...

USA SWIMMING PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The “President’s Message” is a continuing effort on my part to keep the members of USA Swimming informed about current happenings in our sport and our organization. Please feel free to share the message with others. We are off to a great start for the New Year! The USA Swimming Board of Directors held its first meeting of the year on Jan. 27. Following are some items I thought would be of interest to you. Our Executive Director, Chuck Wielgus, always provides a general update to...

IOC Coordination Commission for the 2016 Games begins its fourth visit to Rio Commission members are given updates on the organisers’ progress updates on the first day of their visit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 18 February, 2013: The fourth official visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016™ Games started this Monday, 18 February. The first day is dedicated to updates on the organisers’ progress. After the welcome speech by the Chair of the Commission, Moroccan Olympic Champion Nawal El Moutawakel, the opening session continued...

Presentations from 2012 FINA Coaches Clinic Posted in English RUSSIA--The presentations from the 2012 FINA Coaches Clinic, held in Moscow on October 29+30, 2012, have been posted online by the Russian Swimming Federation via the link below. Note: the page itself is in Russian, however, the presentations are in English. http://www.russwimming.ru/data/menu_left/teor_and_prakt/conference/

IOC Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Games visits the city for the fourth time With the end of the London Games, from now on the Commission will come to Rio de Janeiro twice a year Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 15th February 2013: On Monday the 18th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016™ Games starts its fourth official visit to the city. Among the activities included in the three-day agenda are meetings with the Games organisers, as well as visits to venues and infrastructure construction...

FINA Posts Swimming Officials for Barcelona World Championships LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -- FINA posted the officials who will be on deck for Swimming during the 2013 World Championships. The list can be found online here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3407&Itemid=1416

Franklin and Mann Win Double Gold as Arena Grand Prix at Orlando Concludes Lochte, Clary and Ervin also win on final night of competition ORLANDO, Fla. – Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) and Becca Mann (Clearwater, Fla.) each closed out the Arena Grand Prix at Orlando with two first-place finishes. Franklin won the 200m back and the 100m free, while Mann earned the top spot in the 800m free and the 200m IM. The meet, which took place at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, was the third...

Toronto 2015 Organising Committee remain $57.5 million under budget Thursday, 14 February 2013 By Tom Degun February 14 - Toronto 2015 have published their 2013 quarterly financial report which shows they are on track with preparations for the Pan and Parapan American Games and still currently under budget by $57.5 million (£37 million/€42.7 million). The positive variance figure in the capital budget was reported in the last quarterly financial report and it remains unchanged. So far, the Organising Committee have spent $48.7 million (£31.3 million/€36.1 million) of their total operations...

Canadia Eastern and Western Championships underway CANADA--The 2013 Canada Eastern/Western Championships meets begin today and continue through Sunday (February 14-17) in Montreal, Quebec (Eastern) and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Western). Results and further information on the meets can be found online here: -Eastern (Montreal) results: https://swimming.ca/liveresults/2013speedoeastern/ info: https://www.swimming.ca/EventArticle.aspx?eventid=607 -Western (Saskatoon) results: http://results.teamunify.com/cansgsc/ info: https://www.swimming.ca/EventArticle.aspx?eventid=605