Ticket prices announced for 2016 Olympics RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL--The organizers of the 2016 Olympics at mid-month announced ticket prices for the Games. Tickets will go on sale to Brazilians in March 2015 and to non-Brazilians later next year. Ticket prices per session for Aquatics are (all in Brazilian Reals; conversion to US Dollars show): -Swimming: finals - BRL 900/500/260 (US$ 367.29/204.05/106.11) prelims - BRL 350/280/160 (US$ 142.83/114.27/65.30) -Open Water: BRL 70/40 (US$ 28.57/16.32) -Diving: finals - BRL 900/700/380/260 (US$ 367.29/285.67/155.08/106.11) semifinals - BRL 600/500/310/240 (US$ 244.86/204.05/126.51/97.94) prelims - BRL...

FINA World Cup Money List: Katinka Hosszu Up to $142K in Winnings article courtesy of Swimming World Magazine www.swiminfo.com Photo Courtesy: Mike Comer/ProSwimVisuals.com LAUSANNE, Switzerland. AS has become our tradition, Swimming World will keep an up-to-date listing of the cash won during the FINA World Cup. This year, nearly $2 million is up for grabs during a seven-stage, three-cluster setup opening up with competition this weekend in the Middle East. The last two years, the Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu has turned some heads by winning about half-a-million in cash on...

The Boy Behind the Wheel by Casey Barrett After a second DUI arrest, a hard look at Michael Phelps on dry land… This time it’s different. It’s already being lumped in with his past two public transgressions, but those two past offenses belong in a separate category. A dumb decision at 19-years-old, getting behind the wheel after a few too many? Not okay, but not the end of the world either. You and a million other dumb-ass teens have done the same thing, and you hope it’s lesson learned. You...

FINA World Diving Coaches and Officials Conference to be held in Orlando September 25, 2014 USA Diving News USA Diving Dear Coaches, USA Diving and the Central Florida Sports Commission will host the third FINA World Diving Coaches and Officials Conference from November 6-9 in Orlando, Fla. Top-level coaches and officials from across the world will be attending this conference. USA Diving has been provided a very limited number of spots for our current coach and official members to attend and gain valuable knowledge from the conference. This is an...

CONSANAT elects new officers & President, Juan Carlos Orihuela, Paraguay MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA--The South American Swimming Confederation, Confederación Sudamericana de Natación (CONSANAT), this morning held its 2014 Congress in Mar del Plata. As part of the meetings, officer elections were held. The following new officers were elected: President: Juan Carlos Orihuela, Paraguay Vice Presidents: Jorge Delgado Panchana, Ecuador (1st); and Andres Bel, Peru (2nd) Secretary: Silvia Crespo, Bolivia Treasurer: Lourdes De Goncalvez, Venezuela Outgoing President Javier Lopez of Colombia was named an Honorary President of the organization.

LINK TO RESULTS posted at www.divemeets.com Meet: Festival Deportivo Panamericano 2014 Date: Results of Sep 30, 2014 Synchronized Women 3m Springboard Diver Team Place Score Diff Pamela Ware / Jennifer Abel CAN 1312.600.00 Arantxa Chavez / Dolores Hernandez Monzon MEX 2289.80-22.80 Ariel Rittenhouse / Amanda Burke USA 3282.90-29.70 Manuela Rios Lemus / Diana Pineda COL 4268.17-44.43J eniffer Fernandez / Luisa Jimenez PUR 5247.20-65.40 Tammy Takagi / Juliana Veloso BRA 6238.32-74.28 Danay Brizuela / Silia Vargas CUB 7216.36-96.24P aula Sotomayor / Wendy Espina CHI 8210.18-102.42 Synchronized Men Platform Diver Team Place...

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Olympic sports on board for US 2024 bid By EDDIE PELLS — Sep. 26 2014 8:51 PM EDT You are here Home » United States » Olympic sports on board for US 2024 bid Share 1 1 0 inShare 1 1 Tumblr CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee received near-unanimous support from the country's sports federations in a poll asking whether they would support a bid for the 2024 Olympics — another sign that a U.S. city will make a run at hosting the next available Summer Games. In...

USOC group aiming to address safety and combat abuse in sport By MAGGIE HENDRICKS USOC’s Scott Blackmun (Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports) CHICAGO — During Friday’s USOC General Address, USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun called attention to SafeSport, the entity created to oversee safety and combat abuse in Olympic sports. “As we look to the future of sport, one of the most important topics we have to address is the safety of its participants. Athletes, whether at the grassroots level, elite level or somewhere in-between, cannot successful if they’re not...

FESTIVAL DEPORTIVO PANAMERICANO 2014 26/09/2014 - 29/09/2014 Click for link to all SWIMMING RESULTS NATION G S B TOTAL BRAZIL 14 3 2 19 CANADA 4 9 5 18 VENEZUELA 4 2 3 9 ARGENTINA 2 4 4 10 CUBA 1 3 2 6 COLOMBIA 1 2 2 5 MEXICO 1 1 2 4 CHILE 0 2 1 3 HONDURAS 0 1 2 3 PUERTO RICO 0 0 2 2 PARAGUAY 0 0 1 1 ECUADOR 0 0 1 1 SWIMMING OFFICIALS 1 CAN - BILL HOGAN, UANA Technical Swimming...