DAVID BOUDIA CONTINUES STREAK AS USA DIVING'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Published:November 25, 2013 at Swimming World magazine www.swiminfo.com Courtesy of: Rob Schumacher - USA Today Sports INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, November 25. PERHAPS in an effort to make sure the award winners show up, USA Diving has announced the winners of its annual awards about three weeks before presenting the honors. The seven will be feted at a reception during the winter national championships. USA Diving press release David Boudia will receive USA Diving's Athlete of the Year award for the...

Cochabamba to host the South American Games 2018 The city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, will host the South American Games in 2018. The election took place this Saturday, April 14, in Rio de Janeiro, during the session of the General Assembly of the South American Sports Organization - Odesur. The application of Cochabamba received the personal support of the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales. On Friday 13th, Morales came to Rio de Janeiro specially to meet the president of Odesur, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, and to ratify the support of his Government...

USA Women Win Holiday Cup With 13-5 Victory Over Greece Santa Ana, CA - December 15 - The USA Women's National Team won the 2013 Holiday Cup following a 13-5 win over Greece earlier today. The victory capped a 5-0 run at the tournament for the United States as they prepare for the FINA World Cup qualifier this week with Canada. Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/SOCLA) scored four goals including three in the fourth period to lead the USA offensive attack. Sami Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/SBWPF) recorded 10 saves in...

Ian Troop, who held the CEO post for more than two years, has been replaced by Ontario province deputy health minister Saad Rafi, according to a release from the organizing committee. The release makes no mention of the reason for Troop’s departure. Chief spokesman Teddy Katz tells Around the Rings the move was “a decision made by the Board of Directors of Organizing Committee of 2015." “As we move from planning stages into operational stage of the Games, the Board felt it necessary to affect a change in leadership,” Katz...

Santa Ana, CA - December 13 - The USA Women's Senior National Team moved to 3-0 at the Holiday Cup with a convincing 11-4 win over Russia earlier tonight at Foothill High School. Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC/SBWPF) scored three goals and Sami Hill (Santa Barbara, CA/UCLA/SBWPF) posted seven saves in net to pick up the victory. Team USA is back in action on Saturday evening when they meet Australia at 8:30pm pt. Click here for tournament schedules and results. The first quarter belonged to Team USA as they did...

Santa Ana, CA - December 14 - The USA Women's Senior National Team moved to 4-0 in Holiday Cup play and is just one victory away from a championship. Annika Dries (Laguna Beach, CA/Stanford/SET) lead a balanced offensive attack with two goals while Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, MI/Michigan/NYAC) posted nine saves in net in the victory. Team USA will close out Holiday Cup action with Greece on Sunday morning at 11:30am pt. Greece enters the match with a 3-1 record thus far. For Holiday Cup schedules and results, click here...

USA Women's Water Polo Squad Moves To 2-0 At Holiday Cup With 15-11 Victory Over Canada Santa Ana, CA - December 12 - The USA Women's Senior National Team moved to 2-0 at the 2013 Holiday Cup with a 15-11 victory over Canada on Thursday evening. Kami Craig (Santa Barbara, CA/USC/SBWPF) and Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Diablo) scored three goals each while Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, MI/Michigan/NYAC) posted 10 saves in the victory. Team USA will be back in action tomorrow evening at Foothill High School when they take on Russia...

Canada unveils mass increase in Own The Podium funding ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic Games By Nick Butler December 12 - A total of $37 million (£22.5 million/€28 million) will be invested into its the Own The Podium high-performance sport programme over the next four years, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced today. The announcement was made at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto by COC President Marcel Aubut, together with the country's Sports Minister Bal Gosal. They hope that the rise, a 48 per cent increase on the $25...

Outside construction work completed on Aquatics Centre as London 2012 legacy drive continues Friday, 13 December 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 0 By Nick Butler December 13 - Redevelopment work on the outside of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth OlympicPark has been completed, it was announced today. Since the end of last year's Olympics and Paralympics, work has been underway to redevelop the Zaha Hadid-designed venue into a facility suitable for use for further international competitions, but mainly...

Could Ueberroth have last word on Olympic TV network? IOC president now pushing failed plan former USOC chairman championed December 12, 2013|Philip Hersh | Globetrotting Peter Ueberroth cannot help but feel the irony in new International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach’s expressed intention to explore the idea of having the IOC form its own television network. Ueberroth tried to implement the same idea domestically while he was chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee. His rationale was the same as Bach outlined during his successful campaign for the IOC presidency and...