Upcoming FINA events in October! Thrilling competitions are coming next in the world of Aquatics with the following FINA events taking place in October: The first legs of the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 in Dubai (UAE), Doha (QAT), Stockholm (SWE), Moscow (RUS) and Berlin (GER) The FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup Series 2012 get going with two Asian stops: Hong Kong (HKG) and Shantou (CHN) The FINA World Junior Diving Championships will take place in Adelaide (AUS) from October 8-13 http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=916&Itemid=180

The International Swimming Hall of Fame May Finally Get a Remodel -- September 18, 2012 FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, September 18. THE International Swimming Hall of Fame may finally get its long-overdue facelift. With added measures to eliminate cost overruns, the new Hall of Fame may be unveiled in January of 2015, as reported by the Orlando Sentinel. Hall of Fame director Bruce Wigo supports the project, mainly because discussed developments will improve the building's ability to house a variety of events. After a 2004 city name change to the Fort...

US Masters Swimming Elects Officers and Honors Members September 16, 2012, Greensboro, N.C.— 2012 United States Aquatics Sports Convention U.S. Masters Swimming has concluded its annual meeting during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. In addition to committee meetings and rules and legislation reviews, USMS held officer elections and honored many of its deserving volunteers with service awards. USMS is pleased to announce that Bruce Hopson (Ozark) and Jill Gellatly (Southwest) will be joining the Board of Directors. In addition, USMS Past-President Mel Goldstein has been named as a candidate...

USA Water Polo Announces Roster for FINA Youth World Championships Huntington Beach, CA - September 17 - USA Water Polo Men's Youth National Team Head Coach Jason Lynch has announced the roster for the upcoming inaugural FINA Youth World Championships set for December 1-9 in Perth, Australia. The competition in Australia is limited to ages 18 and under and will be preceded by a training camp in Singapore with the Italian National Team from November 21-28. See below for the complete roster that will be competing in Perth. 2012 USAWP...

USOC Names Michael Phelps SportsMan of the Year U.S. Olympic Committee announces 2011-12 athletes, teams of year COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The United States Olympic Committee today announced its annual award recipients for Olympic and Paralympic athletes and teams of the year. Each of the 2011-12 honorees were part of Team USA's outstanding performance at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, and all are reigning Olympic or Paralympic champions. Sprinter Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, Calif.) has been named the USOC SportsWoman of the Year; swimmer Michael Phelps (Baltimore,...

Yamaguchi Clocks 2:07.01 WR in Japan.......and a recap of World Marks since January 2010 by Craig Lord of SwimNews Japan's Akihiro Yamaguchi has set his sights on matching four-times Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima after breaking the 200 metres world record today: he broke the mark of Hungarian Olympic champion Daniel Gyurta in 2:07.01 at Nagaragawa Swimming Plaza in Gifu Prefecture. "I am looking forward to next year's world championships," the 18-year-old schoolboy world junior champion told the Kyodo news agency after his record swim at the National Sports Festival. "I...

Bob Rydze reelected as Chairman of the Board of USA Diving GREENSBORO, N.C. – Bob Rydze was reelected as chairman of the USA Diving board of directors Saturday, September 15th. Also reelected to the board were Rick Schavone, vice chair of competitive excellence, and Kathy Bonuchi, treasurer. Christina Sholtis joins the board of directors as the newly elected vice chair of administration. Complete election results are as follows: Board of directors: Chair – Bob Rydze Vice Chair, Administration – Christina Sholtis Vice Chair, Competitive Excellence – Rick Schavone Treasurer –...

David Boudia Named USA Diving Athlete of the Year -- September 17, 2012 Greensboro, N.C. — David Boudia (Noblesville, Ind.) was honored as USA Diving’s Athlete of the Year at the United States Aquatic Sports awards banquet Saturday. Boudia was also selected as Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2010 and 2011. The two-time Olympian won Olympic gold in the men’s 10-meter platform event this year. In winning Olympic diving gold Boudia became the first American man to do since 1992 and the first American man to do so on...

Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps are among those honored by USA Swimming Five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) was named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year at the 2012 United States Aquatic Sports Convention on Saturday, September 15th in Greensboro, North Carolina. Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky earned the Phillips 66 Performance Award and Michael Phelps was awarded the 2012 Athletes’ Appreciation Award. Franklin earned four gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. She broke two world records in London, one in the...

USMS Elects Officers and Honors Members 2012 USAS Convention September 16, 2012 - Greensboro, N.C.— 2012 United States Aquatics Sports Convention U.S. Masters Swimming has concluded its annual meeting during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. In addition to committee meetings and rules and legislation reviews, USMS held officer elections and honored many of its deserving volunteers with service awards. USMS is pleased to announce that Bruce Hopson (Ozark) and Jill Gellatly (Southwest) will be joining the Board of Directors. In addition, USMS Past-President Mel Goldstein has been named as...