Argentina Hosts FINA Open Water Grand Prix on Saturday and 10K on Sunday FINA 10K 2013-02: Viedma (Argentina) on Saturday, February 2 http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2600&Itemid=587 FINA Open Water Grand Prix 2013-02: Santa Fe-Coronda 57K (Argentina) on Sunday, February 3 http://www.santafecoronda.com/ http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=697&Itemid=595

Longtime British Swimming coach joins Swimming Canada OTTAWA – Swimming Canada is pleased to announce the hiring of John Atkinson as its new Director of High Performance. An extensive search identified the longtime British Swimming coach as the person to lead Canada to new heights on the international stage. “We’re excited to have John join Swimming Canada. His expertise, his international experience and his organizational skills will be tremendous assets,” said Swimming Canada President David de Vlieger. Atkinson has been with British Swimming since 2001, most recently as National Performance...

Swimming Canada CEO Pierre Lafontaine leaves for CIS January, 31, 2013 OTTAWA – Swimming Canada President David de Vlieger announced today that CEO Pierre Lafontaine will be leaving the organization to take on new challenges as CEO of Canadian Interuniversity Sport effective March 1, 2013. “The swimming community is very grateful to Pierre Lafontaine for his accomplishments as CEO and National Coach since 2005 and we wish him well in his new role,” said de Vlieger. “Lafontaine’s passion, energy and determination in guiding Swimming Canada during the past eight years...

Brazil used their over powering swimming and physicality to beat a good but no so strong Argentina team by the score 14-6. Brazil came out strong from the outset, beating Argentina 3-1 in the first quarter. During the second quarter, Brazil outscored their opponent 6-2, opening a commanding 6 goal lead. Flavia Vigna (#10) for Brazil was pure venom for Argentina, scoring more goals (4) than the whole Argentinian team (3). During a short stint in the third quarter, Argentina was able to score two goals in a row, but...

Dear Friend, We are glad to send you the latest edition of the online version of the FINA Aquatics World Magazine. You may access it through the link below: http://fina.wildom.com/fina/edoc?file=fina_aquatics_magazine_free_2013_01.zip We wish to draw your attention to the fact that we introduced a novelty in the online version of our Magazine: by clicking on the underlined words you can view different videos about athletes and events, etc., while in the future editions we plan to feature interviews with athletes, coaches, officials, leaders of the aquatic sport in the same way....

WADA Athlete Committee calls for more anti-doping education WADA’s Athlete Committee has called on anti-doping organizations (ADOs) to increase the levels of education and information in their anti-doping programs. At a meeting in New York hosted by Major League Baseball (MLB), the Athlete Committee reiterated the need for reaching out to athletes and educating them on the dangers of doping and why it is morally wrong. During the two-day meeting, Committee members discussed the importance of international sports federations having values-based anti-doping education programs in their activities and for governments...

TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Grassroots program a first for multi-sport Games held in Canada TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - To jump-start grassroots involvement in the TORONTO 2015 Games, organizers are inviting Games enthusiasts and community organizations to put their stamp on the "People's Games" by joining the TO2015 IGNITE program. The program, modeled on the successful Inspire program created for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, marks the first time non-commercial projects have had the opportunity to be officially recognized as part of an international multi-sport...

Calgary, Canada - January 30 - The USA Men's National Team fell to Canada 10-6 to open play at the UANA World Aquatic Championship qualification tournament in Calgary last night. Despite two goals from Scott Davidson (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/NYAC), Team USA was unable to rally out of an early deficit. Team USA returns to action tonight when they take on Brazil at 8:50pm local time/7:50pm pst. A second place finish is needed in order to qualify for the 2013 FINA World Championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain. Canada jumped out...

Bids requested for the 2015 UANA Pan American Masters Championships To All UANA Federations: The UANA Masters Technical Committee is accepting bids for the 2015 UANA Pan American Masters Championships. Bids from National Federations should be received not later than March 31, 2013. A meeting of the UANA Executive Committee is scheduled for mid-April 2013 at which time all bids will be presented along with the recommendations of the UANA Masters Technical Committee. Bids to host the 2015 UANA Pan American Masters Championships to host should be sent to: Mel...

During the first game of the tournament, Argentina overpowered their South American counterpart Venezuela by the score 11-7. The game started with the usual jitters, with Argentina capitalizing on Venezuela’s defensive mistakes. Argentina went on top during the first quarter 3-1, a lead they never relinquished. During the second quarter, Argentina kept the lead by two goals. During the last two quarters, the team in the white caps kept their composure as Venezuela mounted a comeback, two straight goals from Venezuela put the game 9-6, but Argentina reacted and scored...