Cal's Missy Franklin nominated for world sportswoman of the year By Jeff Faraudo [email protected] Posted: 02/26/2014 10:02:37 AM PST | Updated: about 19 hours ago BERKELEY -- Cal swimmer Missy Franklin, who won a record six gold medals at last summer's world championships, is among six nominees for the 15th annual Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year. The freshman from Centennial, Colo., who won four gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics, joins a list of high-profile female athletes nominated for the award. Also up for Laureus honors are German...

Kazan 2015 - Swimming Qualifying Procedures OUR SINCERE APOLOGY: Please find the official document which is posted at the FINA website which correctly indicates that the qualification period is March 1, 2014 through July 20, 2015. There was an very small error in the WSCA News which was sent previously. We regret any inconvenience to you for our error. Posted at the FINA website at this link: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4366&Itemid=1616 Please find below important information relating to the athletes' participation in SWIMMING competitions at the 16th FINA World Championships to be held...

CONSANAT launches Open Water series BOGATA, COLOMBIA--The South American Swimming Confederation, Confederación Sudamericana de Natación (CONSANAT), has posted information on the first CONSANAT Open Water series. The series consists of five 10K races held this year beginning in March and ending in October. Race dates and locations are: -March 29: Piura, Peru -July 15: Isla Margarita, Venezuela -September 6: Tarija, Bolivia -September 27: Cartagena, Colombia -October 25: in Argentina Further information on the series can be found online [in Spanish] here: http://www.consanat.com/index.php/en/component/content/article/45-general-aguas-abiertas/383-circuito-consanat-de-aguas-abiertas-2014 Note: The European Swimming League, Ligue Européenne de...

FINA posts Swimming qualifying system for 2015 World Championships: qualifying starts this weekend LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--On February 18, FINA sent the national federations the qualifying system for the Swimming portion of the 2015 World Championships. The system will again include A and B time standards, as well as a year-and-a-half qualifying window in which to achieve a time at a designated meet. FINA's posting of the system, including instructions on how a meet can become a qualifying meet, can be found online here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4366&Itemid=1616 A summary of the qualifying system is...

Newsletter #4 // February 26th 2014 follow us This newsletter provides you with background information and news on FINA's activities and upcoming events. water polo family gathers in cancun to "share the magic of team sports" The FINA World Water Polo Conference kicks off tomorrow, February 27, in Cancun (MEX). During two days, under the motto "Sharing the Magic of Team Sports", water polo will be at the centerstage of discussion panels between FINA and internationally-recognised team sports figures. This unique opportunity will allow the water polo community to share...

Chilean Olympic Committee names team for the 2014 South American Games CHILE--Earlier this month, the Chilean Olympic Committee reportedly announced a 590 athlete team for the 2014 South American Games, which the nation will host next month in Santiago. Chile will have athletes in 33 sports, including Swimming, Open Water and Synchro. The Swimming and Open Water team for the Games is: -females (11): Catalina Aguilar, Katarina Blanco, Sara Escobar Molina, Kristel Köbrich, Martina Navarro, Isabel Riquelme, Courtney Schultz, Avalon Schultz, Marianne Spuhr, Stefanía Urzúa and Mahina Valdivia. -males (14):...

Honduras Swimming Federation Qualifier for 2014 CAMEX held in Tegucigalpa TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS--The Honduras Swimming Federation, Federación Hondureña de Natación (FHN), reportedly held its first meet of the year this past weekend (February 22+23) in Tegucigalpa. The meet in-part was to obtain qualifying times for FHN's team to the 2014 CAMEX meet, which is April 6-12 in Panama. http://www.latribuna.hn/2014/02/23/natacion-lucha-por-clasificar-al-camex/

Brazil Selects 28 for South American Games CBDA Annual General Meeting in Rio mid February BRAZIL--In mid-January, the Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation, Confederação Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA), announced at 28-swimmer team for the 2014 South American Games, which are next month in Santiago, Chile. Team members are: -females (14): Nathalia Almeida, Jessica Cavalheiro, Natalia de Luccas, Julia Gerotto, Graciele Herrmann, Manuella Lyrio, Alessandra Marchioro, Juliana Marin, Etiene Medeiros, Larissa Oliveira, Beatriz Travalon, Daynara Paula, Carolina Bilich Queiroz and Pamela Souza. -males (14): Tales Cerdeira, Cesar Cielo, Leonardo de Deus,...

World Swimming Coaches Association Analysis of Top 25 Times in 2013 2013 World Rankings Summary published in WSCA news--Wednesday, February 19, 2014 FORT LAUDERDALE, USA--509 swimmers from 47 nations swam to a top-25 placing in the long-course World Rankings for 2013. In total, 243 females and 266 males swam to the top-25 in an event; this is down 10 females and up 2 males from 2012. A further summary of the top-25 of the rankings is below; the rankings, themselves, can be found on the FINA website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 Nations...

Thomas Dunstan: An SI Face In Crowd Updated 11:52 pm, Thursday, February 20, 2014 New Canaan's Thomas Dunstan swims the 100 Back during the boys swim meet against Darien High School at the New Canaan YMCA on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Photo: Amy Mortensen 1 1 1 0 Larger | Smaller Printable Version Email This Font Thomas Dunstan recently appeared in Sports Illustrated's 'faces in the crowd' section of its magazine. Dunstan is a member of the USA men's national team which competed in Szolnok, Hungary on February 8. The...