Reports indicated that FINA has issued a 6-month suspension to Venezuela's men's Water Polo team VENEZUELA--A report from Venezuela indicates that FINA has issued a 6-month suspension to Venezuela's men's Water Polo team for their failure to show-up at last week's Olympic qualifying tournament in Canada. The suspension covers just the water polo team, and none of the other disciplines of the Venezuelan Aquatic Sports Federation, Federación Venezolana de Deportes Acuático (FEVEDA). FEVEDA reportedly also will be fined. Venezuela had qualified for play in the tournament with their win in...

Canada & Brazil in hunt for one of four spots for London 2012 Women's Water Polo field Trieste, Italy will stage the Women's Olympic Games Water Polo Qualification Tournament from April 15-22, the last opportunity for the four best-classified teams to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The participating teams are divided in two groups, as follows: Group A: Italy, Russia, Hungary, Spain Group B: Greece, Brazil, Canada, Kazakhstan, Netherlands World champion Greece and bronze-medallist Russia come as heavy favourites in Trieste and might well face pressure from closest...

Havelange "seriously ill" again in intensive care Tuesday, 10 April 2012 By Duncan Mackay April 10 - Former FIFA President Joao Havelange is back in intensive care suffering from heart and breathing problems, with doctors describing his condition as "serious". The 95-year-old Brazilian's health deteriorated overnight after "cardiac and respiratory insufficiency," Dr. Joao Mansur Filho of Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro said in a statement. He said Havelange is breathing with a ventilator and his blood pressure is being controlled with medication. "During the night the patient had a...

FILE: Mark Lenzi, winner of the bronze medal, smiling after medal ceremony for the Olympic men's 3-meter springboard competition at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Olympic champion Mark Lenzi passed away Monday, April 9. He was 43. “USA Diving is truly saddened by the passing of Olympic champion Mark Lenzi. As an Olympic gold and bronze medalist, Mark was one of our country’s greatest divers, and he will be missed tremendously. On behalf of USA Diving and the entire diving community, I extend my deepest condolences to Mark’s family and friends,”...

Commemorative London Tube map honours Olympic athletes LONDON, UK--Transport for London, the public transpiration agency for the City of London, last month began selling a commemorative Tube map poster in honor of the 2012 Olympics. On the "Olympic Legends Maps", the various stations of the London Underground subway system have been renamed for famous Olympians. On the map, the stations on the Tube's Central line have all been renamed for various Aquatics athletes; other lines feature other Olympic sports. Aquatics athletes on the line, from west to east (and the...

Edmonton (April 6) — Montenegro, Romania, Spain and Greece booked the final berths for the 2012 London Olympic Games when they clearly won their quarter-finals at the men’s Olympic Games Qualification Tournament at the Kinsmen Sports Centre here today. It was a Good Friday for the four teams as they completed the 12-team roster for London, making sure of their berths with some emphatic performances. Montenegro, spearheaded by captain Nikola JANOVIC (4 goals) and Aleksandar IVOVIC (5 goals), were too strong and always knew that they would book a flight...

Alex Hernández set new Cuban Records in the men's 50 and 100 fly HAVANA, CUBA--Alex Hernández swam to new Cuban records in the men's 50 and 100 fly this week at the 25th Marcelo Salado Cup in Havana. Hernández clocked 24.74 and 54.29 to better the existing marks. http://www.jit.cu/home/news.asp?idNews=29499 http://www.jit.cu/home/news.asp?idNews=29506 http://www.jit.cu/home/news.asp?idNews=29510

April 2012 Join Us for ISHOF's 48th Annual Induction Weekend Aquatic History Symposium, May 9 - 12 FINA/USA Diving Grand Prix, May 10 - 13 Paragon Awards, May 11 Honoree Induction Ceremony, May 12, 2012 General Information Induction Invitation Online Registration Line-up for History Symposium & Film Festival Click Here. OLYMPIC AND AQUATIC SPORTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION TO BENEFIT ISHOF In conjunction with the first International Aquatics History Symposium and Film Festival (IAHSFF), ISHOF's long-time friend and Olympic Collections Consultant, Craig Perlow, has organized a memorabilia auction on his internationally-recognized website,...

Olympic Water Polo Venue for London 2012 is Completed -The organizers of the 2012 Olympics have announced that construction of the venue for Water Polo has been completed. Completion of the temporary facility which will host the polo tournaments this summer was announced on Monday. http://www.london2012.com/news/2012/04/construction-complete-on-the-water-polo-arena.php

Arturo Pérez Vertti swam to a new Mexican Record MEXICO--Arturo Pérez Vertti swam to a new Mexican Record, and an Olympic B time, in the men's 1500 free last week at the 2012 Canada Olympic Trials in Montréal, Québec. Pérez Vertti clocked a 15:24.58 in prelims to better the national mark of 15:26.32 attributed to Luis Escobar from 2009. http://www.fmn.org.mx/official/index.php/component/content/article/61-principal/1190-en-canada-arturo-perez-vertti-con-doble-record-absoluto-mexicano-y-mejora-marca-olimpica-b-en-mil-500-libre.html