The Organizing Committee TO2015 met in Toronto this past weekend, and I attended as the UANA Technical Delegate and as a member of the TO2015 Organizing Committee. The meetings were held at the TO2015 offices in downtown Toronto over the Friday and Saturday, November 8-9, 2013. Bob O'Doherty (Senior VP, Sport & Venues)and Denis Hainault (Vice President Sport) were in attendance as well. Friday, Nov 8 - Throughout the day we met separately with the TO2015 Leads responsible for Entries, Qualifications & Technical Manuals, Protocol & Victory Ceremonies personnel, Press...

National open water team announced December, 21, 2012 OTTAWA - Swimming Canada has announced its national open water team for the 2012-2013 season. The team was selected from the 2012 Canadian Open Water Ranking System and is headlined by Olympic bronze medallist Richard Weinberger. The Surrey, B.C., native is joined by Xavier Desharnais of Sherbrooke, Que., and Aimeson King of Oakville, Ont., on the men’s side. The women’s team is made up of Toronto’s Zsofi Balazs, Nadine Williams of Sherwood Park, Alta., and Beatrice Pineau of Quebec City. Meanwhile, Victoria’s...

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Results from the 2012 ASATT Invitational from Trinidad & Tobago online TRINIDAD & TOBAGO--Results from the 2012 ASATT Invitational, held last weekend (December 13-16) in Diego Martin, Trinidad, can be found online at the link below. The annual meet of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad & Tobago (ASATT) features teams from the Caribbean in age group competition. http://www.swimtt.com/portal/RecordFiles/Documents/2193862851367502/Results%20-%20All%20Sessions.pdf

Prado, Sumida suspended by CBDA for doping violations BRAZIL--The Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation, Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA), yesterday announced two doping suspensions issued by CBDA's Doping Panel on November 19. Both suspensions arose from tests conducted during the 2012 Brazilian Championships, November 7-10 in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo. Diego Cândido Prado tested positive for stanozolol. He has been suspended for 2 years, beginning December 4, 2012. http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/nota-a-imprensa-resultado- analitico-adverso-diego-candido-prado Leonardo Sumida had an adverse analytical finding result for cannabis. He has been suspended for 3 months, beginning December 14, 2012....

TORONTO 2015 Plans for Olympium upgrades revealed at public meeting Etobicoke Guardian by Cynthia Reason Nearly 75 Etobicoke Olympium patrons came out to a meeting Wednesday night to hear plans for the year-long, $20-million renovation project at the facility in advance of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games. The Olympium, a multi-sport facility that features an Olympic-sized pool, leisure pool, gymnasium and fitness centre, will be used during the Games as a training site for swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. To prepare for the Games, the Olympium will...

2012 Virgin Islands 25m Championships VIRGIN ISLANDS--The 2012 Virgin Islands 25m Championships were reportedly this past weekend (December 15+16) in Red Hook, Saint Thomas, USVI. http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/v-i-short-course-championships-today-swimmers-hoping-to-qualify-for-carifta-1.1416843

USA Claims FINA Short Course World Championship Title in Istanbul ISTANBUL, TURKEY--The USA's Ryan Lochte bettered a second short-course World Record over the weekend at the 11th FINA Short Course Worlds in Istanbul. Following Friday, where Lochte swam under the 200 IM mark, in semifinals of the men's 100 IM he led qualifying in a 50.71, going under the 50.76 World mark swum by Peter Mankoc at the 2009 European Championships, also in Istanbul. Other meet records set on the last 2 days of the meet are: -men's 50 fly:...

Sixteen-year-old swims Canadian record twice in one day ISTANBUL – It was a big day for little Noemie Thomas at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul Thursday. The five-foot-four 16-year-old from Richmond, B.C., set a new Canadian record of 25.76 in the 50-metre butterfly heats, then matched that time in the semifinals to advance to Friday’s final. “To repeat that exactly is pretty good. Maybe I would have liked to go a little bit better,” Thomas said. “I felt like my start, I was one stroke over what...

USA wins three gold on Day 1 in Istanbul FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Pedro Adrega and Sarah Chiarello, FINA Communications Department The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) have started in Istanbul (TUR) under the domination of USA, who won three out of the five gold medals at stake in the inaugural day. Ryan Lochte was the best in the men?s 200m free and also gave his precious contribution to the triumph of his team in the 4x100m free relay. In the last event of the evening, the United...