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Canadian tour caps successful meet with five more medals SYDNEY, Australia – Markus Thormeyer of Delta, B.C., and Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., highlighted a five-medal Saturday to conclude a successful Canadian tour at the Australian Age Swimming Championships. The 12-member squad ended the six-day meet with 30 medals. The big individual star was Harvey, who notched her seventh gold medal with a victory in the women’s 200-metre breaststroke for 14-year-olds. Harvey won easily in a personal best 2:31.79. This week Harvey also took gold in the 200-m IM, 100-m...
Tickets now on sale for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Wednesday, 16 April 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 0 By Paul Osborne Click on this link to the Official Website of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games April 16 - International tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Tickets were made available by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee at 8.14pm China Standard Time yesterday. Tickets on sale include those for the Opening and...
Brazil unveils $10 billion infrastructure budget for Rio Olympics 1 Email Pinterest 0 1 An aerial shot shows the Olympic Stadium, which is closed for repair works on its roof, in Rio de Janeiro (Ricardo Moraes Reuters, / March 28, 2014) 1 Pedro FonsecaReuters 12:10 a.m. CDT, April 17, 2014 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian authorities unveiled an infrastructure budget of 24.1 billion reais ($10.76 billion) for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 25 percent more than planned, as they try to reassure the world they can deliver facilities on...
Comeback victory for McCann at Australian Age Nationals ý SYDNEY, Australia ý Meryn McCann roared back from sixth spot at the turn for her second individual gold at the Australian Age Swimming Championships. ý The Burlington, Ont., native clocked 1:03.28 to edge Monique Rae of Australia (1:03.63) to win gold in the womenýs 100-m backstroke for 15-year-olds Thursday. Australian Shayna Jack was third in 1:04.19 and Ingrid Wilm of Calgary was fourth in 1:04.66. ý ýIt was OK,ý said McCann. ýI was feeling a little tired and the girls were...
Montenegro qualifies in extremis for Super Final FINA MEN'S WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE 2014 The team of Montenegro is the last European qualifier for the Super Final of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2014 after claiming a hard-fought, 8-10 victory over Germany in Krefeld (GER) on April 15.Boosted by returning captain Nikola Janovic, the 2013 World championships runners-up faced pressure from Germany, whose squad led 4-3 at half-time. The Montenegrins took the lead in the third quarter (5-2), securing the win and thus a Super Final berth in...
Phelps comes out of retirement as he eyes Rio 2016 glory Monday, 14 April 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 1 By Zjan Shirinian April 14 - Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, has come out of retirement less than two years after bowing out at London 2012. The 28-year-old swimmer will make his competitive return at the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Arizona next week, as he sets his sights on an Olympic return at Rio 2016. In November,...
Please click onto this link and read the story about Nick, the founder of SwimNews, a wonderful man. http://www.swimvortex.com/the-late-nick-thierry-honoured-with-the-usas-r-max-ritter-award/ About the Max Ritter Award: http://www.usaquaticsports.org/pages/max%20ritter%20awardees.htm Posted at www.SwimVortex.com The late Nick Thierry, to whom our site is dedicated, is the 2013 recipient of the R. Max Ritter Award presented posthumously and in recognition of his life-long affair with swimming. United States Aquatic Sports announced the award this evening at a ceremony in Toronto, where Nick Thierry lived and worked for many years until his death in October 2012. USAS said...
Video about Omega backstroke ledge approved by FINA Rowdy Gaines narrates a 3 minute video clip that features Natalie Couglin and Aaron Peirsol on the new backstroke foot ledge designed by OMEGA and approved by FINA. Please watch the clip to learn more about this device. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63C-zMOCAB0&feature=youtu.be 11th FINA World Swimming Officials Seminar 2014 in Miami (USA) from 20 to 21 June 2014 Dear Friends, We have the pleasure to inform you that FINA, in cooperation with USA Swimming ,will organise the 11th FINA World Swimming Officials Seminar 2014 in...
FINA takes action, will provide Scholarships for Athletes DEVELOPMENT NEWS Sarah Chiarello, FINA Communications Department | Print | 1 1 1 In 2014, FINA will provide scholarships for Athletes, Youth Athletes and set up a Development of National Sport Structure programme. At its latest meeting in Cancun, Mexico on March 1-2, the FINA Bureau approved the new programmes, etching an important milestone for the development of Aquatics worldwide. Over the 2014-2017 period, FINA’s budget for these three programmes will amount to nearly USD 7 million. Up to now, FINA’s development...
