2013 Junior World Championship Order of Events in Dubai FINA posted the event order for the 2013 Junior Worlds, which is August 26-31 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event order can be found online here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1769&Itemid=1136

Stephen Joachim elected President of the St Vincent & the Grenadines Amateur Swimming Association ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES--WSCA has received word that the St Vincent & the Grenadines Amateur Swimming Association (SVGASA) held its officer elections this past Saturday (January 12). Elected for a term of 2013-14 were: -President: Stephen Joachim -Vice Presidents: Andre Cadogan (administration) and Louise Mitchell-Joseph (technical) -General Secretary: Garcia Cato -Treasurer: Villette Browne -Members: Loren Gunmunro and Kim Halbich

Five Ways to Use Goal Setting to Improve Your Swimming Published: January 15, 2013 courtesy of Swimming World Magazine online....see link at end of article Guest editorial by Olivier Poirier-Leroy a former national level swimmer in Canada. He is also the publisher of YourSwimBook. Learn eight ways that it can help your performance by clicking here today. Having goals -- whether they are end of season, end of week, or end of workout, can help give swimmers focus and direction when it comes to the pool. The only thing that...

Barcelona World Championship ticket information and order of events for Swimming & Open Water Swimming BARCELONA, SPAIN--The organizers of the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain have posted the event order and session times for each discipline, as part of information available for ticket sales. Competition dates for Swimming are July 28-August 4, while Open Water will be July 20-25 (off on the 21st and 24th). Overall schedule for the 2013 Worlds can be found online here: http://www.bcn2013.com/intern/ticketing/OfficialProgram.pdf Tickets for the 2013 Worlds can be purchased online here: http://www.bcn2013.com/en/tickets The...

Results of Argentina's 2013 Republic Championships for Cadets & Juniors BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA--Argentina's 2013 Republic Championships for Cadets and Juniors began Tuesday and continues through January 11 in Buenos Aires. The meet features age groups of 14+15 and 16-18, and is the selection meet for Argentina's team to the 2013 South American Junior Championships in March. Results can be found online here: http://www.fenaba.org.ar/documents/resultados/Camp_Rep_Cad_Juv_2013/

Six Cities Bid For US 2016 Olympic Trials USA Swimming, in collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee, today announced the names of the six cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympic Team Trials. The cities in contention are: Greensboro, N.C. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Omaha, Neb. St. Louis, Mo. San Antonio, Texas USA Swimming, which today announced the continuation of its broadcast deal with Universal Sports, including the Arena US Grand Prix circuit, issued a statement saying the federation was "coming off a year in which it saw its...

Video Presentations from 2012 FINA Gold Medal Coaches Clinic in Swimming Dear Friends, First all, we would like to wish you an Happy New year 2013! Last October, the first FINA Gold Medal Coaches Clinic in Swimming was organised in Moscow (RUS) with a great success. Following our previous information and following a lot request form participants, we have the pleasure to inform you that you can now watch the videos of most of the presentations on our Youtube page, at this address: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg25OJAWYpDLeCXjV96M758Hwv35ufNCU In addition, you also have the...

Six Cities Express Interest in Hosting 2018 FINA Short Course World Championships LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA announced Tuesday that six nations have expressed an interest in hosting the 2018 Short Course Worlds, and potentially the 2020 edition. Four of the potential bidders were announced back in July as being interested in hosting the 2016 edition, which was awarded last month. The bidders for the 2018/20 editions are: -China, -Chinese Taipei, -Hong Kong, -Turkmenistan, -United Arab Emirates, and -USA. The FINA Bureau will elect the 2018 host next month at its meeting in...

Andrés Bel Mejía was elected President of the Peruvian Swimming Federation PERU--Andrés Bel Mejía recently was elected President of the Peruvian Swimming Federation, Federación Deportiva Peruana de Natación (FDPN). Bel replaces Johnny Bello in the position, and reportedly has been elected to a 4-year term. http://www.fdpn.org/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=21 http://www.larepublica.pe/05-01-2013/andres-bel-es-el-nuevo-titular-de-la-federacion-de-natacion

FINA ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012 1/10/2013 Lausanne (SUI), January 4, 2013 – For the third consecutive time, FINA selected the female and male Athletes of the Year in its five aquatic disciplines. In an initiative promoted by the “FINA Aquatics World Magazine” and after collecting the votes from the 202 National Member Federations, media and aquatic experts, FINA’s Athletes of 2012 are: SWIMMING Men: Michael Phelps (USA) 2012 Olympic champion in 200m IM, 100m fly, 4x100m medley, 4x200m free; Olympic silver medallist in 200m fly and 4x100m free Women:...