Logo for the 2019 Pan American Games Unveiled by Lima Organzing Committee By Zjan Shirinian The logo for the 2019 Pan American Games, inspired by a symbol of the host city Lima, has been unveiled. It features the flower Amancaes, commonly associated with the Peruvian capital, which sprouts in July and August. The three colours springing from the yellow of the flower - green, blue and purple - represent "three athletes in competition and...the three Americas", organisers have said. The new logo was presented at the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima...

Sustainability? Legacy? LA 1984 revisited Published on August 1, 2014 | by Alan Abrahamson Los Angeles 1984 No one likes I-told-you-so’s, and if there is a good lord up above, he — or she — knows full well that others find it tiresome, indeed, to hear Americans boasting about anything. So this is not — repeat, not — that column. There’s no point. At the same time, it’s just plain dumb to ignore reality. So, now, with International Olympic Committee extolling a renewed commitment to “sustainability” and “legacy,” and with...

Cunha, Hedel, Meyer and Rybarova in top shape in Magog FINA 10km MARATHON SWIMMING WORLD CUP and OPEN WATER SWIMMING GRAND PRIX 2014 Close finishes and intense battles were on display in Lac Magog (CAN) during the fifth stages of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2014, on August 1 and 2, respectively. On Friday (August 1), 11 women and 25 men from 12 countries took the departure in the 10km race. Alex Meyer (USA) took out the men’s race by the...

The course of Marathon Swimming is located in calm waters sheltered by the headland of Fort Copacabana. This location is normally used for Triathlon International competitions. The courses of Cycling and Running stretches along the beach, ensuring a great exciting environment created by the thousands of spectators in the shore. Five thousand temporary seats facing the beach will be installed on the Atlantic Avenue, ensuring fantastic views of the entire course and its natural beauty. Olympic Sports/Disciplines: Aquatics (Marathon Swimming); Triathlon Paralympic Sports/Disciplines: Paratriathlon Gross seating capacity (Olympic and Paralympic...

FINA posts schedule for 2015 Worlds & Masters World Championships LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA has posted the event schedule for the 2015 World Championships and 2015 Masters Worlds in Kazan, Russia, July 24- August 16 . The schedule, which includes event dates and order, can be found on the FINA website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/kazan2015/schedule.pdf Discipline competition dates for the 2015 Worlds are: -Swimming: August 2-9 -Open Water: July 25, 27, 28, 30 & August 1 -Diving: July 25-August 3 -Water Polo: July 26-August 8 -Synchro: July 25-August 1 -High Diving: August 4- 6...

Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre was constructed for the 2007 Pan-American Games. The field of play was designed in accordance with International Swimming Federation (FINA) requirements for major international competitions, and requires minimal modification for the 2016 Olympic Games. The Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre is owned by Rio's city government is managed by the Brazilian Olympic Committee. The venue will be fully integrated into the Olympic Training Centre (OTC) as a centre of excellence for all aquatics disciplines, as well as being used for regional and international competitions. Olympic sports: diving...

The Olympic Aquatics Stadium will be constructed at the Rio Olympic Park Precinct with 18,000 temporary seats within a permanent structure. In the heart of Rio Olympic Park, the venue will be ten minutes from the Olympic and Paralympic Village and within walking distance of IBC/MPC. Olympic Sports/Disciplines: Aquatics (Swimming and Water polo) Paralympic Sports/Disciplines: Aquatics (Swimming) Post-games use: Olympic Training Centre Gross seating capacity (Olympic and Paralympic Games): 18,000

Australia edge gold in diving thriller at Edinburgh Royal Commonwealth Pool Friday, 01 August 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 0 By Paul Osborne at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh Australian duo Matthew Mitcham and Domonic Bedggood secured Commonwealth Games gold in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform, beatingg England poster boy Tom Daley and partner James Denny in an agonisingly close final here today. In what has proved one of the most dramatic finales, the Australian pairing won by a margin...

US Junior National Team Finishes Eighth at FINA World Junior Synchro Championships Alvarez, Ortellado finish 11th in duet in Helsinki, Finland INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Junior National synchronized swimming team finished eighth in the team finals Saturday at the FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The 2014 U.S. Junior National Synchronized Swimming Team U.S. team members Anita Alvarez (Kenmore, N.Y./Town of Tonawanda Aquettes) and Sandra Ortellado (Walnut Creek, Calif./Walnut Creek Aquanuts) finished 11th in the duet with 155.1898 points. The pair has already competed internationally twice this...

Heading to Kazan: a closer look at DDs HIGH DIVING WORLD CUP Pedro Adrega, Head of FINA Communications Department | Print | Last Updated on Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:58 1 1 1 With the development of high diving, FINA officially adopted at the beginning of 2014 the list of Degrees of Difficulty (DD) for this discipline. As in pool diving, it establishes all the possible combinations from the 27m board for men and 20m for women. To each kind of dive and position a DD is given and this...