FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 14, 2014 USA Synchro Announces Partnership With Triflare Athletic Apparel Company To Provide Swimsuits For National Teams INDIANAPOLIS - USA Synchro today announced a sponsorship with Triflare, a St. Louis-based triathlon/athletic apparel company that will provide swimsuits for the U.S. national teams. "USA Synchro is excited about the establishment of the sponsorship with Triflare," said Kevin Warner, USA Synchro's Chief Operating Officer and Transition Director. "We feel that the uniqueness of the Triflare competitive synchronized swimming suits will be a significant step to our team's success...

Hosszu Wins Double Gold at the Arena Grand Prix at Orlando A total of four meet records broken on the first night of competition ORLANDO, Fla. - Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu won two events Thursday on the first day of competition at the Arena Grand Prix at Orlando. The World Championship medalist won the 200m free and broke the meet record with her victorious 400m IM performance. The three-day meet, taking place at the YMCA Aquatic Center, features a strong field of both U.S. and international swimmers. Hosszu won the first...

Newsletter #3 // February 12th 2014 This newsletter provides you with background information and news on FINA's activities and upcoming events. FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014 debuts in Madrid The international diving elite will gather in Madrid (ESP) for the first meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, organised from February 14-16. Eight events are on the competition programme: 3m springboard, 10m platform, 3m springboard synchro and 10m platform synchro for men and women. From February till October, rising and accomplished divers will be on track for medals in...

Links to the complete video and audio feed for the PASO Coaches Clinic held in Colorado Springs this past November is posted on the Synchro main page in English and in Spanish. We wish to thank profusely the production team, translators, and especially Mr. Dragomir Cioroslan and Ms. Abigail Tompkins of the United States Olympic Committee for this wonderful event and the production of this very valuable information.

ST LUCIA SWIMMING CELEBRATES 2013 There were words of praise, advice, and encouragement from the Hon Minister of Youth Development and Sport Shawn Edwards at the 2013 National Swimming Awards ceremony hosted by the St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association on Saturday 8th February 2014. At the St Lucia Yacht Club venue, the Minister addressed a well attended occasion with many of St Lucia young competitive swimmers and their families and well wishers. In the relaxed atmosphere, he spoke of Swimmings many accomplishments over the years, the support of family and...

Argentina's Pilar Geijo is top female finishers in second stop of the 2014 FINA Open Water Grand Prix series PARANA, ARGENTINA--Russia's Ivan Afanevich and Argentina's Pilar Geijo were the top male and female finishers in yesterday's second stop of the 2014 FINA Open Water Grand Prix series: the 88-kilometer Hernandarias to Parana swim. Afanevich finished in 9:20:38, just over two minutes ahead of second place finisher Saleh Mohammed, Syria (9:22:42); Geijo finished in 9:27:28, twenty minutes ahead of the next female, Silvie Rybarova, Czech Republic (9:48:07). In total, 16 males...

2014 Crippen Cup 10K Marathon Invitational Click here to view the meet flier! Event Date April 12, 2014 Registration Deadline April 5, 2014 Description OME is now open for this event GENERAL INFORMATION Date: April 12, 2014 Location: Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club- Fort Myers, Florida (Lee County) Host: Gulf Coast Swim Team Prize Money: $10,000+ total cash purse Qualifications: USA Athletes - Athletes who have qualified for the 2014 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships will be invited to this event Foreign Athlete - Athletes will be invited...

Huntington Beach, Calif. – February 10, 2014 –The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, a collection of excellence in the sport of water polo, returns in 2014 to induct four deserving individuals in conjunction with the USAWP National Awards Dinner. Legendary UC-Irvine Men's Water Polo Coach Edward Newland , Southern California scholastic coaching icon Jim Sprague , water polo referee extraordinaire Andy Takata , and Women's National Team pioneer Sandy Vessey-Schneider will be honored at a benefit celebration April 5 at the Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center in Irvine, California. Tickets...

USA Men Finish Volvo Cup With 12-5 Loss To Hungary Szolnok, Hungary - February 9 - The USA Men's Senior National Team finished the Volvo Cup 0-3 after losing to Hungary 12-5 earlier today. Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) scored three goals and Drew Holland (Orinda, CA/Stanford/Lamorinda) posted eight saves in the loss. Hungary got off to a fast start posting a 4-0 lead after the first period. Bonanni broke through for the United States in the second period to cut the deficit to 4-1, but Hungary would go on...

INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT FIFTEEN INTO THE CLASS OF 2014 http://www.ishof.org/pdf/2014-induction-invite.pdf FORT LAUDERDALE (Jan 28) - The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) today announced finalized results of the International Nomination Committee’s recommendations as approved by the Board of Directors for the Class of 2014. Led by Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, this year’s class of 15, representing eight different nations, joins an elite group of over 700 aquatic legends from the Olympic aquatic sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, open water swimming and water polo who have...