CARIFTA SWIM TEAM MEETS MINISTER OF SPORTS On Wednesday 16 th , April 2014, Head Coach Jamie Peterkin and Team Manager, Yasmine Griffith, met with Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Sean Edwards at his office to present the National Team to represent Saint Lucia at the annual CARIFTA games. This meet, which will be hosted in Aruba, runs from April 21 st to April 27 th and attracts over 16 National teams from the Caribbean region. “This year’s team is a predominantly young team in reference to age and...

2014 Brazil Championship Maria Lenk from April 21-16 in São Paulo SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--The 2014 Brazil Championship (Maria Lenk) began yesterday and continues through Saturday (April 21-16) in São Paulo, São Paulo. The meet serves as a qualifying meet for Brazil's team to the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships this August. Results from it can be found online here: http://www.cbdaweb.org.br/cbda/natacao/evento/19/2014//relatorios

Report from UANA Open Water Swimming Technical Chair Denny Ryther GREAT NEWS: We have signed a contract and have the approval of the UANA Executive to distribute the Summons of the 3rd UANA Pan American Open Water Championship The event is scheduled for October 22-26, 2014 on Grand Cayman Island. It will consist of a 5K junior and senior, a 5K team pursuit junior and senior and a 10K junior and senior race. Cayman's Technical Director Bailey Weathers and new CIASA President Michael Lockwood were extremely helpful and willing to...

Français TO2015 Games Insider Hi, I’ve been on the job at TO2015 for just three months now, and in that time, I’ve travelled from Markham to Hamilton, Oshawa to Innisfil and all points in between to get people excited and take ownership of these Games. In that time, our team has spoken to more than 10,000 people — and counting! This week, we’re chatting with folks at the Rotary Club of Mississauga West. If you’d like for us to come and speak at your community event, please visit our Speakers’...

FINA WOMEN'S WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE 2014 Russia clinches last Super Final spot in Russia, Spain and Italy are the three European qualifiers for the FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final 2014 to be played in Kunshan (CHN) on June 10-15. In the last round of the preliminaries for Europe held on Tuesday April 22, the British squad stunned Spain, beating the reigning World champions 9-7 (1-0, 3-1, 3-4, 2-2) in Manchester. In Szekesfehervar, the Hellenic squad proved too strong for the Magyars, defeating the home side 10-8...

2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia -- Representatives of FINA were in Kazan this past weekend to visit with the organizers of the 2015 World Championships and 2015 Masters Worlds. In its release about the visit, FINA indicates that the 2015 Masters Worlds will follow immediately after the 2015 World Championships. http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4334 Official website of the Organizing Committee: http://kazan2015.com/ In a post about the 2015 Masters World the Russian Swimming Federation (RSF) lists the main dates for the competition as August 9-16, 2015. The post also notes that the...

Weathers has continued surge 22 April, 2014 1 1 2 1 > Be the first person to share your comment Cayman Islands swimming is experiencing a resurgence mainly thanks to the skills, experience and direction provided by the still relatively new post of technical director. Since the role was introduced and funded by the Cayman Islands government and Maples and Calder, it has been filled by Ian Armiger and the current incumbent, Bailey Weathers. The technical director program was initiated by the Ministry of Sports in 2011 and since then...

Another big night for Mary-Sophie Harvey in Australia SYDNEY, Australia – Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., collected her fifth and sixth individual gold medals on Friday while Danielle Hanus of Newmarket, Ont., also made two trips to the podium at the Australian Age Swimming Championships. Harvey earned decisive victories in both the 100-m backstroke and 400-m individual medley for 14-year-olds. In the 400 IM, her time was a personal best 4: 51.22 with Rebecca Cross of Australia second in 4:57.95 and Olivia Anderson of Mississauga, Ont., third in 4:58.54, also...

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA--The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has posted online videos of presentations from the 2013 ASCA World Clinic, as well as other presentations for purchase. These videos are available in ASCA "Online Education" section. That section, along with further information on the videos, can be found online here: http://www.swimmingcoach.org/online-education/ Video Presentations from 2012 FINA Gold Medal Coaches Clinic in Swimming Dear Friends, First all, we would like to wish you an Happy New year 2013! Last October, the first FINA Gold Medal Coaches Clinic in Swimming was organised...

Link to the website of the 15th FINA World Masters Championships (English will follow) Chers Maîtres Nageurs, Le 18 avril est à nos portes. Ceci signifie que nous sommes à ‘’100 jours’’ du début des Championnats. Il reste donc 44 jours avant la fermeture des inscriptions pour les épreuves individuelles. Les préparations vont bon train à Montréal pour accueillir les prochains 15e Championnats du monde FINA des maîtres. La préparation du site de la deuxième piscine a débuté le 7 avril, le Village des athlètes commence à prendre forme et...