Cubans Guerra & Aguirre capture gold in the men’s 10m platform synchro at FINA Diving Grand Prix FINA DIVING GRAND PRIX 2012 Cuban duo spoils China’s bid for a golden sweep in Madrid (ESP) Lausanne (SUI), June 18, 2012 – 101 divers from the current and up-and-coming elite, representing 20 nations, were on hand for the fourth leg of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2012, organised from June 15-17. Cubans Jose Guerra/Jeinkler Aguirre captured gold in the men’s 10m platform synchro, the only non-Chinese victory of the meet. Divers from...

FINA posts qualifying times for 2013 Worlds LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA today has posted the qualifying times and system for the 15th World Championships, which are next year in Barcelona, Spain. The Swimming portion of the 2013 Worlds will be July 28-August 4. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2959 The 2013 Worlds will again use an A/B qualifying time system, where: -the B standard is the qualifying time to enter 1 swimmer per event per nation; and -the A standard is the qualifying time to enter 2 swimmers per event per nation. For nations with 2 or...

USA Water Polo Men's National Team took fourth place at the FINA World League Super Final Almaty, Kazakhstan - June 17 - The USA Water Polo Men's National Team took fourth place at the FINA World League Super Final following a 7-6 loss to Italy. Peter Varellas (Moraga, CA/Stanford/Olympic Club) scored three goals in the loss while Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) went the distance in net stopping 11 shots. The action was close early on as the match was tied at 1-1 after the first period. In the second...

London Olympic Competition Schedules at this link The organizers of the 2012 Olympics have posted the competition schedules for each discipline at the Games. Included with the post are estimated timelines for each session and event, as well as event order. The Swimming schedule can be found on the Games' website at the link below. The 2012 Olympics start with Opening Ceremonies on July 27th. and swimming begins on Saturday, July 28th http://www.london2012.com/swimming/schedule-and-results/index.html

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its Annual Report for 2011. It can be found on the WADA website here: http://www.wada-ama.org/en/Resources/Publications/Annual-Report/

Huntington Beach, CA - June 15 - The U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team will host Hungary in a four game exhibition series this July as a final tune-up for the 2012 Olympic Games. Coming off the Gold Medal at the 2012 FINA World League Super Final, the squad will take on Hungary, the same team they will open with at the 2012 Olympic Games on July 30. The four game series starts at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA on July 2 at 6pm pst, followed by a match...

Dear Members, Friends and Family of the Canadian Water Polo community, On behalf of the Montréal 2012 Organizing Committee I am pleased to announce the official launch of the XVIIth U.A.N.A. Pan American Junior Men's and the XIth U.A.N.A. Pan American Junior Women's Championships web site. You can access the web site through the following URL: www.uanawp2012.ca or by visiting www.waterpolo.ca. The Organizing Committee is in search of volunteers for various positions including minor officials, security, statistics, announcing, merchandising, ticketing, hospitality, doping control, field of play setup and take down,...

14th Masters Worlds Championships Riccione (Italy) June 3-17 http://www.finamasters2012.org/ Swimming June 10-16 Open Water race is Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17th

PUERTO RICO--The Puerto Rican Swimming Federation, Federación Puertorriqueña de Natación (FPN), reports that Vanessa García and Raúl Martínez have been invited to swim at the 2012 Olympics. http://www.natacionpr.org/Invitacion%20Londres%202012.pdf http://www.elnuevodia.com/dobleinvitacionenlanatacion-1274227.html

WADA publishes 2011 Annual Report Montreal, June 15, 2012 WADA has completed its 2011 Annual Report and published it on WADA’s Web site. It is available in a dynamic e-format and in PDF format for printing. In line with many large corporations and non-profit organizations around the world, WADA no longer produces a print version of the Annual Report in order to save costs and for environmental reasons. The Annual Report is a key component in WADA’s commitment to transparent and accountable governance as the global organization that leads the...