FINA Open Water Grand Prix #6 36th crossing of Lake Memphremagog 34K--Magog, QC (Canada) Saturday, August 2 http://www.tilm.ca/

Version française plus bas. WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY N° 23 July 31, 2014 playtrue.wada-ama.org NEWS WADA publishes 2013 Annual Report WADA is pleased to announce that its 2013 Annual Report has been published and is now available on its website. [ More ] NEWS WADA commits to collaborative focus ahead of 2015 Code introduction WADA is pleased to announce that Tim Ricketts has been promoted to Director, Standards and Harmonization. [ More ] NEWS Athlete Awareness and Independent Observer Program form WADA role at Glasgow 2014 WADA is in Glasgow, Scotland...

The 2014 USA Junior Nationals continues through Sunday (July 30-August 3) in Irvine, California. Results from the meet can be found online here: Link to the OMEGA TIMING results of the 2014 SPEEDO Junior Championships in Irvine, Califonia

ISHOF Announces 2014 International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame Inductees FORT LAUDERDALE - The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce its class of 2014. The group of seven outstanding individuals will be inducted at the annual ceremony to be held Friday evening, September 19th, in Jacksonville, Florida, in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. The prestigious IMSHOF class of 2014 includes four swimmers, one diver, one water polo player and one contributor from four different countries: the USA, Australia, South Africa and Croatia....

MSWC 2014: U.S. Meyer edges out German Lurz by a fingernail in Magog 10KM MARATHON SWIMMING WORLD CUP Sarah Chiarello, FINA Communications Department | Print | 1 1 1 Alex Meyer (USA), 2010 World champion in the 25km event, won a hard-fought race in Lac Magog, Canada on August 1, the fifth stop of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014. In the last meters, a strong pack of more than a dozen swimmers was heading for the finish line. 18 out of 25 swimmers touched home within the...

U.S. Synchro Swimmers Take Top Spots At FINA World Masters Championships INDIANAPOLIS - Several U.S. synchronized swimmers claimed spots on the podium Fridayat the FINA World Masters Championships in Montreal, Canada. Swimmers aged 25 to 80-plus are competing for medals in solo, duet, team and free combo at the Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquatic Complex. Joy Dahlgren of Redwood Empire was a double medalist, winning gold in the 80 and over solo free with 103.250 points and silver in the 70-79 duet free with Susan Berg (101.838 points). Other gold medalists included:...

August 2014 IN THIS ISSUE Safer Swimmer Visitors FINA Magazine online Parting Shot ISHOF Announces 2014 IMSHOF 2014 Global Open Water Conference Remember Them Lyle Draves celebrates 100th Birthday Happy Birthday! Safer Swimmer @ Lucky's Lake Swim Founded in 1989, Lucky's Lake Swim is a daily 1 kilometer open water swim started by Lucky Meisenheimer at his home in Orlando, Florida. The no charge swim has achieved a cult status amongst open water swimmers and triathletes. Thousands have completed the swim. In the video below, Lucky encourages every swimmer to...

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FINA PRESS RELEASE 56/2014 Lausanne (SUI), August 1, 2014 > FINA Press Releases on fina.org (link) Istanbul (TUR) welcomes water polo hopefuls 2ND FINA WORLD MEN’S YOUTH WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS Istanbul, Turkey will play host to the 2nd FINA World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships (18 & Under), organised from August 2-10, 2014. A total 20 teams will meet on the international water polo stage. The groups are divided as follows: Group A: Kazakhstan, Spain, Hungary, USA and Egypt Group B: Australia, Iran, Argentina, Montenegro and Japan Group C: Brazil,...

The Chuck Wielgus Blog: Summertime Chuck Wielgus is the Executive Director of USA Swimming My three favorite summer sounds are lawnmowers on a Saturday morning, a bouncing basketball and the happy noise that comes from kids splashing around at the pool. Yes, summertime is by far my favorite time of year, it always has been. Summertime is also that time of year that most people consider to be swimming season. The weather promotes jumping in the pool (safely, of course) and summer league swimming explodes in many parts of the...