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BELEM, BRAZIL--The South American Swimming Confederation, Confederacion Sudamericana de Natacion (CONSANAT), has announced that a clinic will be held in conjunction with the 2012 South American Championships, next month in Belém, Brazil. The clinic will feature Fernando Canales of the USA, speaking on March 12 and 13 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. each day. March 12 will focus on how South American swimmers can enter and prepare for college/university in the USA. March 13 will focus on principles of training. http://www.consanat.com/documents/circulares/circular190.pdf
Historic Partnership on First Ever Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials RBC named title sponsor of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials, Montreal 2012 Historic partnership on first ever Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials This partnership is a new model for the Canadian Olympic Committee – a model we believe can be extended to other Summer and Winter sports and one that will create new broadcast and digital strategies for the future (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 RBC named title sponsor of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials,...
FORT LAUDERDALE, USA--The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has listed on their clinic schedule a FINA Gold Medal Coaches Clinic for this November in Moscow, Russia. The timing seems to be near FINA's 2012 World Aquatics Convention, which is in Moscow October 30-November 1. https://www.swimmingcoach.org/services/events.asp
AAU SULLIVAN AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED By Eugene Hoshiko, AP posted at USA Today The AAU Sullivan Award honors the nation's outstanding amateur athlete. The award, which has been presented annually since 1930, is based on character, leadership and sportsmanship. From a two-time Olympic medalist in short-track speedskating to the winner of the Campbell Trophy, or "Academic Heisman," the 81st Sullivan Award nominees highlight athletes from a variety of sports, including football, hockey, rowing, water polo and track and field. The winner will be announced March 20 in New York. The...
FRAY BENTOS, URUGUAY--The 2012 Uruguay Open Pools Nationals were held February 17-19 in Fray Bentos. Results from the meet are available online [in Spanish] here: http://www.fun.org.uy/?page_id=41
Brazil announces team for South American Championships Federations News Guilherme Freitas, FINA Press Correspondent in Brazil 20 February 2012 The Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA) will send a 28-strong team to the South American Championships taking place from March 14-18, 2012 in Belem (BRA). Check out the official team below. Men: Kaio Marcio de Almeida, Luiz Arapiraca, Henrique Barbosa, Cesar Cielo, Leonardo de Deus, Felipe França, Bruno Fratus, Joao Gomes Junior, Lucas Kanieski, Daniel Orzechowski, Thiago Pereira, Henrique Rodrigues, Andre Schultz and Glauber Silva. Women: Fernanda Alvarenga, Carolina Bilich,...
FINA President excited about London 2012 Olympics diving test event Monday, 20 February 2012 By Tom Degun in London February 20 - Julio Cesar Maglione, President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), has expressed his excitement with 250 of the world's best divers, including Britain's teenage sensation Tom Daley, competing at the London 2012 diving test event at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park. The six-day competition, which started today and concludes on February 26, is titled the 18th FINA Diving World Cup and offers the last qualification opportunity...
