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USA Men Downed By Germany 20-12 On Day Two Of Volvo Cup Play Szolnok, Hungary - February 8 - The USA Men's National Team lost their second straight match in Volvo Cup play, falling to Germany 20-12 earlier today. Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) scored four goals in the loss while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/Mater Dei HS/United) and Drew Holland (Orinda, CA/Stanford/Lamorinda) combined for six saves in net. Team USA closes out play at the Volvo Cup with a match against Hungary tomorrow at 6am pt. Live scoring is...
USA Men Fall To Serbia 20-11 In Opening Match Of Volvo Cup Szolnok, Hungary - February 7 - The USA Men's Senior National Team opened play at the Volvo Cup with a 20-11 loss to Serbia earlier today. Alex Bowen (Santee, CA/Stanford/Stanford) and Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) scored three goals each in the loss while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/Mater Dei HS/United) and Drew Holland (Orinda, CA/Stanford/Lamorinda) split time in net recording nine saves. Team USA will be back in action tomorrow when they meet Germany at 5am pst....
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The “President’s Message” is a continuing effort on my part to keep the members of USA Swimming informed about current happenings in our sport and our organization. Please feel free to share the message with others. We are off to a great start for the New Year! The USA Swimming Board of Directors held its first meeting of the year on Jan. 25. Following are some items I thought would be of interest to you. Executive Director Update Our Executive Director, Chuck Wielgus, always provides a general update...
Weinberger to join Swimming Canada High Performance Centre in Vancouver VANCOUVER – Olympic medalist Richard Weinberger of Victoria is making a move as he continues in his preparations toward the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. The 23-year-old, who won a bronze medal in the 10-kilometre open water race at the 2012 Olympics in London, is joining coach Tom Johnson at the Swimming Canada High Performance Centre – Vancouver. Weinberger, who spent the past several years under Ron Jacks at Pacific Coast Swimming, will be able to take advantage...
USA Water Polo Announces Annual Award Winners; Honorees To Be Recognized At 2014 Hall Of Fame Induction & National Awards Dinner On April 5 Huntington Beach, Calif. – February 5, 2014 – USA Water Polo’s Annual Awards dinner is set for April 5 at the Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center in Irvine, California in conjunction with the USA Water Polo Hall Of Fame Induction. As established in 2010, the awards have each been named in honor of a person or persons who have made an extraordinary contribution to the sport. Winners...
Results for the 2013 UANA Masters Postal Event are now posted under the Masters Tab under Results FINA World Masters 2014 | Montréal | Canada -- 15th FINA World Masters Championships Swimming, Water Polo, Diving, Open Water and Synchro [email protected] https://finamasters2014.org/home/ The Organization Committee from the 15th FINA World Masters Championships is pleased to announce that the registration for individual events is now open . https://finamasters2014.org/registration-is-now-open/ FINA indicates 2015 Masters Worlds will follow immediately after the 2015 World Championships. A FINA delegation, led by its Executive Director Cornel Marculescu was...
OTTAWA, CANADA-- Randy Bennett has been named Coach of the Year for 2013 by Swimming Canada for both male and female swimmers. Open Water Coach of the Year honors went to Ron Jacks Disability Coach of the Year honors went to Peter Carpenter (female), Pierre Lamy (male) and Benoit Lebrun (male). Bennett was also named Coach of the Year for 2013 by the Aquatics Federation of Canada. Further information on the honors is available from Swimming Canada here: https://www.swimming.ca/NewsArticle.aspx?newsid=3977 https://www.swimming.ca/NewsArticle.aspx?newsid=3965
World champions ready for open water action! Poliana Okimoto (BRA), Martina Grimaldi (ITA), Thomas Lurz (GER) and Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) were among those to win big at the last FINA World Championships in Barcelona, each of them capturing gold. The World champions will be among the big names of open water swimming to attend the inaugural leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014, taking place in Viedma (ARG), on Saturday February 1. In all, 66 swimmers (37 men and 29 women) from 14 countries will be hitting...
In This Issue Diana Nyad on Ted 2014 Induction Diana Nyad on Ted New Aquisitions "Betty" Hood Ornament ISHOF's architectural relief 4x Olympian Sheila Taormina Honoree & Children's Books New Publications PASSINGS Reid Patterson passed away at the age of 81, on January 15, 2014. Patterson, who swam for the University of Georgia, represented the United States in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He finished fourth in the 100-meter freestyle final after setting the Olympic record in the event during the prelims. Patterson later held the world records in...
