Swimming Canada announces Select Coaches Group program OTTAWA – Swimming Canada is seeking applications for its 2014-2015 Select Coaches Group program. Applications are available HERE and should be forwarded as soon as possible with the closing date set for Aug. 31. Coaches interested should send a cover letter a brief resume and list their top athletes in their programs. Experience, NCCP level, junior and senior international experience along with talent level of their swimmers will be given top consideration. A total of six coaches will be selected four interviews with...

2014 UANA Junior Pan American Championship Riverside Aquatics Complex July 8-15, 2014 UANA Junior Pan American Competition Schedule Male Rosters Female Rosters CLICK HERE FOR STANDINGS THROUGH JULY 10, 2014 Group Listings Men Women 1 TRI (0-3) 1 BRA (2-1) 2 PUR (1-1-1) 2 PUR (0-2) 3 CAN (2-1-1) 3 CAN (2-1) 4 BRA (3-0) 4 MEX (0-2) 5 PER (1-3) 5 USA (2-0) 6 MEX (1-3) 7 USA (3-0) 8 ARG (2-2) Game Date Match Time Result/Scoresheet Recap 1 8-Jul BRA-PUR (W) 11:00am Brazil Wins 13-5 Recap 2 8-Jul...

TO2015 Unveil Cisco TORONTO 2015 Countdown Clock ‘First of its Kind’ Interactive Clock for TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Clock will demonstrate ‘Internet of Everything’ as it counts down to the biggest international Games ever held in Canada TORONTO July 11, 2014 – The Cisco® TORONTO 2015 Countdown Clock — a unique made-in-Canada technological innovation unveiled today in Nathan Phillips Square — will connect the Games and fans unlike any countdown clock before. “We’re excited to bring the Cisco TORONTO 2015 Countdown Clock to the heart of downtown Toronto...

One Year to Go Until TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Begin Toronto and other Games communities celebrating with live music, fireworks and sport activities Full schedule of events available at TORONTO2015.org/one-year TORONTO July 10, 2014 – In just 365 days, Toronto and 15 other municipalities across southern Ontario will welcome athletes, artists, visitors and dignitaries from 41 countries and territories as they come here to compete in the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games. To help every one count down the remaining year to the Games, free community celebrations are taking...

'Olympic Games first priority from Monday,' says Brazilian President Rousseff International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today received strong support from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for the successful delivery of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. After the meeting, President Bach praised the organisation of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. "Brazil and Brazilians can be proud," he told reporters, adding that the Olympic Games in Rio would benefit from the "passion and efficiency" of the Brazilian people. During their meeting at the Palácio do Planalto in Brasilia, President Bach and...

USA Synchro to Recognize Olympians at U.S. Open Synchronized Swimming Championships 'Sequins, Glitter and Gold' fundraising event to aid national synchro teams INDIANAPOLIS - USA Synchro will celebrate its Olympic past and look toward continued Olympic success when it hosts a special event to close next week's U.S. Open Synchronized Swimming Championships in Henderson, Nev. "Sequins, Glitter and Gold," to be held July 19 at The Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas, will celebrate U.S. synchro Olympians from the past eight Olympiads. Among the Olympians to be recognized are Becky Dyroen-Lancer...

2014 UANA Junior Pan American Championship Riverside Aquatics Complex Riverside, California USA July 8-15, 2014 CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS AND SCHEDULE Group Listings Men Women 1 TRI (0-3) 1 BRA (2-1) 2 PUR (1-1-1) 2 PUR (0-2) 3 CAN (2-1-1) 3 CAN (2-1) 4 BRA (3-0) 4 MEX (0-2) 5 PER (1-3) 5 USA (2-0) 6 MEX (1-3) 7 USA (3-0) 8 ARG (2-2) Game Date Match Time Result/Scoresheet Recap 1 8-Jul BRA-PUR (W) 11:00am Brazil Wins 13-5 Recap 2 8-Jul CAN-MEX (W) 12:20pm Canada Wins 24-2 Recap 1 8-Jul...

2014 UANA Junior Pan American Championship Riverside Aquatics Complex July 8-15, 2014 UANA Junior Pan American Competition Schedule Group Listings Men Women 1 TRI (0-2) 1 BRA (1-1) 2 PUR (1-1) 2 PUR (0-2) 3 CAN (1-1) 3 CAN (2-0) 4 BRA (2-0) 4 MEX (0-1) 5 PER (1-2) 5 USA (1-0) 6 MEX (0-3) 7 USA (2-0) 8 ARG (2-0) Game Date Match Time Result/Scoresheet Recap 1 8-Jul BRA-PUR (W) 11:00am Brazil Wins 13-5 Recap 2 8-Jul CAN-MEX (W) 12:20pm Canada Wins 24-2 Recap 1 8-Jul CAN-MEX (M) 2:40pm...

IOC Executive Board meeting wraps up with positive update on Rio 2016 progress The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concluded three days of meetings today with a positive update on the progress in preparations for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 and discussions on Olympic Agenda 2020. The Executive Board heard reports on the preparations for the Rio 2016 Games from Chair of the Coordination Commission Nawal El Moutawakel and from the Rio 2016 Organising Committee, led by its President Carlos Arthur Nuzman. Information was...

Doping "not worth it", warns Olympic champion swimmer Wednesday, 09 July 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 4 By Emily Goddard Australian Olympic swimming champion Susie O'Neill is urging young athletes to work harder instead of doping in light of new research that suggests competitors as young as 12 are using performance or image enhancing drugs. The 40-year-old, who will lead her nation's 89-strong team as Chef de Mission at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games insisted that taking banned substances "is...