MEN'S FINAL RANKINGS WOMEN'S FINAL RANKINGS 1. BRAZIL 1. USA 2. USA 2. CANADA 3. CANADA 3. BRAZIL 4. COLOMBIA 4. MEXICO 5. VENEZUELA 5. PUERTO RICO 6. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 6. VENEZUELA 7. MEXICO 8. PUERTO RICO 9. ARGENTINA 10. PERU

The UANA Technical Water Polo Committee is please to announce the request for nominations for the 2013 - UANA Water Polo Referee List. Please reference the following documents for information regarding the procedures and requirements for nominations. NOMINATION MEMORANDUM NOMINATION FORM

Gold Medal Coaches Bowman, Schmitz and Suguiyama will speak at FINA Aquatics Convention LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA has posted a draft schedule for the Swimming coaches clinic which will be October 29+30, 2012 in Moscow, Russia. The clinic is being held as part of the 2nd World Aquatics Convention, which runs October 29-November 1. Coaches speaking at the clinic are: -Romain Barnier, France -- coach of Florent Manaudou -Bob Bowman, USA -- coach of Michael Phelps -Matthew Brown, Australia -- coach of Emily Seebohm -Christian Donzé, France -- France's National Technical Director...

Mexico will host the 2nd FINA World Diving Coaches Conference The 2nd FINA Diving Coaches Conference is scheduled to take place at the Mandarin Carton hotel in Tlanepantla, Mexico, from November 8-10, 2012. Those wishing to attend can register for the Conference until October 19th. The event is organised in cooperation with the Mexican Swimming Federation. The objectives of the Conference are the following: To serve as a meeting point of excellence following the 2012 Olympics To share with successful coaches their winning strategy To discuss the sport's global development...

Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha is leading FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2012 Some of the world's best marathon swimmers will take the plunge at Hong Kong's Repulse Bay this Sunday (October 7) for the seventh leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2012. Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha comfortably leads the women's overall rankings with a total 100 points. Taking part in all races, she missed the podium only once and was victorious in Eilat (ISR) and Cancun (MEX). Currently second is Germany's Nadine Reichert (60 points, 2011...

Nick Thierry, Friend & Mentor Passes Away by Craig Lord at SwimNews No sadder note has SwimNews ever sounded. Nick Thierry, the founder and publisher of SwimNews, passed away today in a Toronto Hospital. The thoughts and prayers of all who knew Nick and appreciated him for the man he was and for his unique and outstanding contribution to world swimming, are with him, his family and those closest to him. Nick Thierry kept the record of the sport alive for four decades as the keeper of the world rankings...

Officials for 2012 Short Course Worlds, in December in Istanbul, Turkey LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--At the end of August, FINA posted a listing of the officials who will officiate the 2012 Short Course Worlds, in December in Istanbul, Turkey. The list can be found on the FINA website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2654&Itemid=477

WADA's 2013 Prohibited List Following approval by WADA’s Executive Committee on September 10, the 2013 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. http://www.wada-ama.org/Documents/World_Anti-Doping_Program/WADP-Prohibited-list/2013/WADA-Prohibited-List-2013-EN.pdf Noteworthy changes to the List, which will come into force on January 1, 2013, include: Rewording of section on Prohibited Methods In order to make Section M1 more encompassing to include all kinds of manipulation of blood and blood components, the title and body of Section M1 has been changed. The title of M1 now reads ‘Manipulation of Blood and Blood Components’, while M2.3 has...

Nick Thierry, Friend & Mentor, Passes Away Oct 2, 2012 No sadder note has SwimNews ever sounded. Nick Thierry, the founder and publisher of SwimNews, passed away today in a Toronto Hospital. His funeral will be held in the city on Thursday, October 4 (details can be found at the foot of the page). The thoughts and prayers of all who knew Nick and appreciated him for the man he was and for his unique and outstanding contribution to world swimming, are with him, his family and those closest to...

FINA World Cup Underway, $1.2 million in Prize Money The first round of the World Cup Series gets underway in Dubai on October 2nd, when 130 swimmers from 32 nations take to the water. The series, sponsored by Arena, will offer $1.2 million in prizes, will conclude in Singapore next month after eight rounds. After Dubai on October 2-3 follow: •Doha (QAT) October 6-7 •Stockholm (SWE) October 13-14 •Moscow (RUS) October 17-18 •Berlin (GER) October 20-21 •Beijing (CHN) November 2-3 •Tokyo (JPN) November 6-7 •Singapore (SIN) November 10-11. Results are...