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CASCO awards 2018 Games to Guatemala GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS--The Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CASCO) held its 44th General Assembly on October 28, 2012 in George Town. At the meeting, the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games were awarded to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. CASCO also is considering having its first Beach Games, potentially next year (2013). A report on the meeting can be found online [in Spanish] here: http://www.odecabe.org/noticias/2012/10/asamblea-odecabe,-islas-caim%C3%A1n.aspx
FINA Confirms High Diving Events at 2013 World Championships in Barcelona BARCELONA, SPAIN--The organizers of the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona have added High Diving to the competition schedule. The High Diving events are scheduled for July 29-31--the 3 days following the Diving competition. http://www.bcn2013.com/en/calendario
FINA Posts Competition Dates/Time Standards for 2014 Masters Worlds in Montréal LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Last week, FINA posted the competition dates and time standards for the 2014 Masters Worlds in Montréal, Canada. The 15th edition will be held July 27-August 10, 2014. Time standards for the swimming portion of the championships can be found on the FINA website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2229&Itemid=1082
Venezuela to host UANA Pan American Open Water Championships in May 2013 UANA is pleased to announce that the UANA Pan American Open Water Championships will be organized by the Federation of Venezuela in the Isla Margarita, in May 2013. A contract between UANA and the Federation of Venezuela has been signed by President Mrs. Lourdes de Gonçalves, and also by UANA President Coaracy Nunes Filho.
Olympic Champion Races in Cayman Islands finishing second to Alex McCallum of Cayman by Ron Shillingord, Cayman Compass, November 13, 2012 The McCallum family always seem to have a lot to celebrate in Cayman Islands sporting circles as they are often on the podium either individually or as a family team. Dad Tom is a keen cyclist, mum Pat runs superbly and the three boys Alex, Iain and Nicholas seem to do just about everything. The latest McCallum triumph came in the Pirates Week 5k sea swim on Saturday when...
One Fine Morning off the Cayman Coast a post by Craig Lord from SwimNews: http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/9841 There are days when you just know you've made the right move. British coach Ian Armiger will have surely felt that this weekend as he surveyed a different kind of burning deck: the Grand Cayman coast. Having left Loughborough University after a long and successful tenure, Armiger has taken up a role as Technical Director of Cayman Swimming. As you can see from pictures @swimnewscom, the conditions are a far cry from the damp of...
WADA Report: Paris pharmaceutical conference addresses doping in sport November 12, 2012 Representatives from the pharmaceutical industry and anti-doping community gathered at a ground-breaking conference in Paris to explore ways to enhance the fight against doping in sport and restrict the misuse of licensed and unlicensed medicines. ‘The International Conference on the Pharmaceutical Industry and the Fight against Doping: New Partnerships for Clean Sport’ at the French Parliament House on November 12 was the first event of its kind and has laid the foundations for increased co-operation between the pharmaceutical...
WADA Update: One-year countdown to World Conference on Doping in Sport Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 marked the one-year countdown to the fourth World Conference on Doping in Sport at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The 2013 World Conference will be hosted by Sport and Recreation South Africa and the City of Johannesburg from Nov. 12-15. One of the key outcomes of the Conference will be the approval of the next World Anti-Doping Code and related International Standards by WADA’s Foundation Board. The Code and the International Standards are currently...
George Bovell of Trinidad & Tobago finishes second in FINA 2012 World Cup Standings LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Hungary's Katinka Hosszú and Australia's Kenneth To were the top female and male finishers in the overall point standings of the 2012 World Cup. On the female side, Hosszú finished with 186 points, ahead of fellow Hungarian Zsuzsanna Jakabos (129). On the male side, To finished with 195 points, ahead of Trinidad & Tobago's George Bovell (157). Overall point totals for the 2012 World Cup can be found online here: Male: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3119 Female: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3118 SWIMMING...
