Beraud (FRA) and Brunemann (USA) win inaugural race in Santos (BRA) 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup Guilherme Freitas, FINA Press Correspondent in Brazil 1 1 The season of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2013 has started! The city of Santos, in Brazil, staged the first leg of the annual circuit at Aparecida beach. 95 swimmers (49 men and 36 women) from 13 countries contested the event: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States. Big names in the world...

UANA Water Polo Tournament to decide last two teams for FINA World Championships Beside the two national water polo teams from the Americas, all sides that qualified for the water polo tournaments of the 15th FINA World Championships are known. The two teams from Americas, in the men’s and women’s competition, will earn their Barcelona berth at the qualification tournament that will be held at the end of this month. The men’s national team representing Africa is South Africa. The deadline to get to know the 16 nations that will...

Canadian men’s roster for the UANA qualification tournament for the 2013 FINA World Aquatic Championships January 30 to February 3 in Calgary: Players 1 Dusan Aleksic – Gatineau, QC 2 Constantine Kudaba – Port Coquitlam, BC 3 Oliver Vikalo – Calgary, AB 4 Nicolas Bicari – Montreal, QC 5 Justin Boyd – Beaconsfield, QC 6 Scott Robinson – Calgary, AB 7 John Conway – Ottawa, ON 8 Kevin Graham – Regina, SK 9 Devon Diggle – Montreal, QC 10 Luka Gasic – Laval, QC 11 Dusan Radojcic – Toronto, ON...

USA Men's Roster For UANA World Aquatic Championship Qualification Tournament Huntington Beach, CA - January 24 - USA Water Polo Men's Senior National Team Interim Head Coach Jovan Vavic has announced the roster for the upcoming UANA World Aquatic Championship Qualification Tournament, set to start next week in Calgary, Canada. The roster features four returning Olympians from the squad that competed at the 2012 Olympic Games. Leading the way is four-time Olympian and Silver Medalist Ryan Bailey (Long Beach, CA/UC-Irvine/Newport WPF). Bailey is joined by three-time Olympians and fellow Silver...

FINA 2013 Open Water events launch with 10K in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Both of FINA's Open Water circuits for 2013 begin this Sunday, with races in South America: -the 10K circuit starts off in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil; and -the Open Water Grand Prix (races over 10K) starts with the Rosario 15K, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. Both will be the first of 8 races on each circuit. FINA has also posted updates related to three of the races on the Grand Prix circuit: -the Sabac 19K has...

More Diamond Jubilee medals for swimmers, coaches, builders January, 24, 2013 OTTAWA – Canadian swimmers, coaches and longtime members of the swimming community continue to be recognized with Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals. Vancouver and Ottawa are hosting ceremonies Friday, in which London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be honoured alongside coaches and individuals who have helped grow the Paralympic movement in Canada. In Vancouver, Olympic bronze medallist Brent Hayden, who also learned this week he will be named to the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame, is...

Synchro Canada’s 2013 Annual Convention in Halifax, N.S. Halifax, January 22, 2013 - Canada’s synchronized swimming elite will gather in Halifax, N.S., on November 1-3, 2013, for Synchro Canada’s 3rd Annual Convention. During the first two editions, the conventions, held in St. John’s, NL, and Winnipeg, MB., assembled more than 80 Synchro Canada employees, committee members, Senior National Team coaches and specialists, developmental and high performance coaches from across Canada, Canadian international and national officials and provincial association members. Synchro Canada also brought senior national team athletes who represented the...

Such was the amazing success of the Splash, Dash & Dine that people are still talking....and asking when the next swim extravaganza will be!! Olympians Liam Tancock, Caitlin McClatchey and Conor Dwyer were so inspiring and the tremendous work done by the volunteers during the four day visit made the event the place to be. For a full review from PR expert, Kathy Jackson, see below Splash, Dash and Dine A Resounding Success “Hundreds exposed to Olympians Tancock, McClatchey and Dwyer through clinics, sea swims and brunch.” CIASA, Grand Cayman,...

2013 Open Water Events in the Americas January 27 FINA Open Water Grand Prix. Rosario Argentina (Typically 15K) January 27 FINA 10K Series. Santos, Brazil 10K February 2 FINA 10K Series. Viedma, Argentina 10K February 3 FINA Open Water Grand Prix. Santa Fe-Coronda, Argentina 57K February 10 FINA Open Water Grand Prix. Hernandarias-Parana, Argentina 88K April 13 FINA 10K Series. Cancun, Mexico 10K April 20 FINA Open Water Grand Prix. Cancun, Mexico (Typically 15K) April 27-29 Ft. Myers Open Water Festival, Ft. Myers, Florida(5K) May 8-13 UANA Open Water Championships,...

2013 ASCA World Clinic features international coaching greats! The 2013 ASCA World Clinic in New Orleans, LA, September 3-8, 2013, is featuring some very elite and exciting international speakers: Coach Graham Hill of South Africa, coach to 2012 Olympic star and Phelp’s upsetter Chad le Clos, will discuss Chad’s preparation for London and other topics relating to elite swimming. Coach Denis Cotterell of Australia, coach to Chinese superstars and gold medalists, has also tentatively accepted an invitation to speak. Denis, one of the most elite distance freestyle coaches in the...