DOUBLE LICKS FOR GRENADA The 22nd OECS Swimming Championships concluded on Sunday 11th November 20012 at the Antigua Athletic Club with St Lucia delivering a double whammy to their Grenadian competitors in both winning the 2012 edition but also reconfirming their 2011 victory This was unquestionably one of the most keenly anticipated and competed swimming events in OECS history with Grenada intent on reclaiming their hold on the trophy and St Lucia reconfirming their dominance in the sport from last year into 2012. All were not to be disappointed with...

Jesus Mena named director of the National Commission of Physical Culture & Sport in Mexico (CONADE) Mena reaches Jesus Conade By: Notimex / Mexico City. (English version which follows is derived from Google Translate) THE DIRECTING GOMEZPALATINO Takes Reins NATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. This Tuesday was formalized what was until a few hours was a strong rumor: former diver and bronze medalist at the Seoul Olympics 88, Durango, Jesus Mena, is the new director of the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport (Conade ). Duranguense. The gomezpalatino Jesus Mena became...

FINA World Sports Medicine Congress in Istanbul The 17th FINA World Sports Medicine Congress will be held in Istanbul at the Renaissance Polat Hotel from December 10-11, 2012 prior the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) under the main theme “Enhancing Performance; The healthy Aquatic Athlete”. This FINA event has been organised every two or four years since the first meeting in London (1969). The last Congress took place in Manchester (GBR) in 2008. You can find the detailed programme of this event directly on the FINA World Sports Medicine...

Barbados 25m Nationals December 4-9th in Wildey WILDEY, BARBADOS--The 2012 Barbados 25m Nationals begins today and continues through Sunday (December 4-9) in Wildey. The meet features age categories of: 8&U, 9+10, 11+12, 13+14, 15-17, 18-24, and 25&O: http://swimbarbados.com/calendar/62/23-Cave-Shepherd-Co-National-Swimming-Championships.html

2013 CARIFTA Championships Meet Summons Posted KINGSTON, JAMAICA--The meet summons for the 2013 CARIFTA Championships has been posted on the website of the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica at the link below. The 27th edition of the championships are March 30-April 3 in Kingston, and features age group teams from Caribbean nations. http://www.swimjamaica.com/Calendar/2013/2013%20CARIFTA%20Draft%20Summons.pdf

Second draft of revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code published MONTREAL, CANADA--The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) yesterday published the second draft of revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code, beginning the third (and final) revision phase for the Code. Feedback on the draft code is being accepted from yesterday (December 3) until March 1, 2013. The current process is working towards a revised Code which will go into effect in 2015. The second draft can be found online here: http://playtrue.wada-ama.org/news/publication-of-second-draft-of-2015-code/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=publication-of-second-draft-of-2015-code In WADA-related news, last week the agency released an update to...

Johnny Pérez swam to a new Dominican Republic Record in the 50 fly SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--Johnny Pérez swam to a new Dominican Republic Record in the 50 fly (26.01) at the 30th Delfines del Naco Invitational swum November 22-25, 2012 in Santo Domingo. Members of Costa Rica's national team were also present at the meet. Results from it can be found online here: http://www.fedona.org/media/40565/resultados%20generales%20%282%29.pdf

Link to Results of FINA World Youth Water Polo Championships Lausanne (SUI), November 30, 2012 – Perth’s Challenge Stadium, in Australia, will play host to the first-ever FINA World Youth Water Polo Championships (18 & Under), organised from December 1-9, 2012. FINA organises World Championships for young women and men water polo players every year. From 2011 on, a new age group competition format has been launched with World Junior Championships for “20 Year & Under” taking place in odd years and World Youth Championships “18 Years & Under” in...

National Olympic Committees participate in the Rio 2016 event For two days, National Olympic Committee representatives from all continents visit the Rio 2015 Games venues Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: December 3, 2012: The Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee hosts the 1st Rio 2016 NOC Open Day (1st Official Rio 2016 Official Meeting with the National Olympic Committees) until December 4th. Organised by NOC Services, the meeting began on Sunday the 2nd with the arrival of National Olympic Committee representatives from all continents: Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Czech Republic,...

China takes home 1st Synchro World Trophy title Eliana Alves, FINA Press Commission Member December 2, 2012 MEXICO CITY - The Free combination routine concluded the seventh edition of the FINA Synchronised Swimming World Trophy in Mexico. Dynamic and versatile, the Free combination features all the possibilities of this artistic discipline - solo, duet, trio and teams – in a single routine and China took again the spotlight on the last day, winning the overall competition with 384.625 points. Japan (379.450 points) and Ukraine (378.775 points) completed the podium, second...