Three Records at St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association 2014 LONG AXIS MEET Once again the St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association had the Rodney Heights Aquatic Center abuzz with excitement as the 2014 Long Axis Swim Meet came off on Sunday 26th January. Run over three hours from 1:30 PM, to 4:30 PM, the stands were full with the parents and supporters encouraging the swimmers to perform their best for the first swim meet in the calendar year. This developmental meet was a showcase for the many club swimmers and national...

USA Swimming Releases Self-Commissioned Review of Safe Sport Program by Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center Task Force to Review Recommendations, Offer Plan for Implementation COLORADO SPRINGS – USA Swimming today released a self-commissioned, independent review of its Safe Sport program conducted by the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center. The report, “When the Athlete is a Child: An Assessment of USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Program,” was compiled by Victor Vieth, executive director of the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center and one of the nation’s foremost experts on the...

Universal Sports signs multi-year deal to broadcast FINA events in United States Monday, 27 January 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 3 By Gary Anderson January 27 - American broadcaster Universal Sports has signed a new multi-year media rights agreement which will see it broadcast the marquee events on the International Aquatics Federation (FINA) calendar across the United States up until 2021. The new agreement includes the FINA World Championships in Kazan in 2015, Guadalajara 2017, Gwangju 2019 and Budapest 2021. Cable television...

TORONTO 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES Competition Dates & Related TO2015 Web Pages for more information http://www.toronto2015.org/sport Diving – http://www.toronto2015.org/diving Swimming – http://www.toronto2015.org/swimming Open Water Swimming – http://www.toronto2015.org/open-water-swimming Synchronized Swimming – http://www.toronto2015.org/synchronized-swimming Water Polo – http://www.toronto2015.org/water-polo Note: Five (5) days athlete training will be provided prior to competition Link to Venue Build http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/aquatics-centre-and-field-house A live web cam at the bottom of the webpage with construction updates for CIBC Pan Parapan Am Aquatics Centre & Field House http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/markham-centre A live web cam at the bottom of the webpage with construction updates for...

Poliana Okimoto named 2013 Female Athlete of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--Open Water swimmer Poliana Okimoto was named Female Athlete of the Year for 2013 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee, Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro (COB), at ceremonies held last month in São Paulo. Male honors went to sailor Jorge Zarif. Swimmer Cesar Cielo was a finalist for Male Athlete honors. COB's announcement of the winners can be found online here: http://www.cob.org.br/en/news-cob/brazilian-committee-ceremony-honors-brazilian-sports-highlights-year-achievements-035896

Toronto ends any prospect of bidding for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Monday, 20 January 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 0 By Zjan Shirinian January 20 - The prospect of Toronto bidding to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics is dead in the water, with the city's Mayor saying it "isn't ready" to host the Games. Toronto's Economic Development Committee has voted unanimously to defer a bid for the 2024 Games. The cost of hosting the Games was estimated at as much...

Sport British Columbia announced their Athlete of the Year awards nominee’s and there were four members of the swimming community amongst them; Ryan Cochrane, Hilary Caldwell, Randy Bennett and Brianna Nelson. In all there will be 17 awards given out on March 5th at the Fairmount Hotel in Vancouver. The Sport BC Athlete of the Year awards were first given out in 1966 and is Canada’s longest running sport recognition event. Cochrane is up for the Male Senior Athlete of the Year award, which if he were to win would...

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AUSTIN, USA--The second meet of the USA's 2013-14 Grand Prix series was held January 17-19 in Austin, Texas. Results from the meet can be found online here: http://www.txlameetresults.com/

Call for Calendar Events from the TECHNICAL SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING COMMITTEE The Technical Synchronized Swimming Committee is requesting from all Federations a list of Events, Clinics or Competitions to be held this calendar year for Synchronized Swimming within their Federations. Please click on the link below to reach a form in Spanish and in English for you to use to send to the Honorary Secretary, Ms. Heather Archer. CALENDAR FORM