OTTAWA – The Canadian swimming family is mourning the passing of Guy Gibbons, a well-known fixture at major meets from coast to coast. Gibbons, who died Wednesday at age 51, was commonly known as the “OMEGA rep” on the pool deck as a representative of Swiss Timing. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends. We are shocked and saddened by the news and we’re thinking about them,” said Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi. “He’s been a great member of the community, a great contributor and he’s going to be...

Aussies take total to ten gold from Beijing The Australian swimmers competing at the FINA World Cup series have picked up five more gold medals overnight to take their Beijing gold medal haul to a total of ten on the final night of competition at the Water Cube. With a grand total of 75 medals from the Asian legs of the World Cup and a number of new world, Australian and Commonwealth records set, the Aussie swimmers raised the standard in short course swimming and proved a force to be...

Uncontested dominators Hosszu (HUN) and Le Clos (RSA) finish on top Lausanne (SUI), November 14, 2013 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and Chad Le Clos (RSA) finished in style at the closing leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013, held at Beijing’s iconic Water Cube from November 13-14, both obtaining their second World Cup crown. A total USD$ 2,218,000 in prize money has been distributed in this year’s edition. Hosszu garnered an impressive 55 medals (32 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze) while Le Clos’ tally included 24 gold, 8...

Arena Grand Prix Series Kicks off in Minneapolis; Watch Live The opening stop of USA Swimming’s 2013-14 Arena Grand Prix Series – the Nov. 14-16 Arena Grand Prix at Minneapolis – is expected to feature Olympic gold medalists Claire Donahue (Lenoir City, Tenn.), Conor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill.), Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.) and Matt McLean (Sterling, Va.) competing at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. The action begins Thursday, Nov. 14 and continues through Saturday, Nov. 16 with prelims at 9 a.m. CT followed by finals at 6 p.m. CT....

Savard reaches two finals at World Cup BEIJING - Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., placed fifth in the 200-m butterfly and sixth in the 50-m butterfly on Thursday to conclude the eighth and final stop on the 2013 FINA World Cup short course swimming circuit. In the women’s 200-m butterfly, Mireia Belmonte of Spain took the gold in 2:04.20 with Katinka Hosszu of Hungary second in 2:05.35 and Franziska Hentke of Germany third in 2:06.34. Savard clocked fifth in 2:09.13. In the women’s 50-m butterfly, Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden was...

Gatineau, November 14, 2013- Water Polo Canada is pleased to announce the composition of its team for the 2013 edition of the women's water polo Canada Cup to be held at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau, in Quebec, from December 2 to 8. The group of fourteen (14) athletes includes nine (9) members of the squad who competed at the World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona in 2013, including Olympian Christine Robinson (Athens 2004) and team captain Krystina Alogbo, from Montreal. The group also includes five newcomers from national age group...

The Cayman Islands Swim Association holds a number of open water events every year and they are looking to raise the bar. They have brought the head of the Americas Open Water Technical Committee to Cayman for officiating workshops, but he has more to share than just technical knowledge. Here is a moving story about how a well-known non-profit and swimming changed his life. http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2013/11/07/training-opportunity-for-open-water-officials Here is a link to photos Pirates Week 5K. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ykk3a4f4n0t3atp/5ILdSpRPIT

Adrian Fastest Man in Texas… Three-time Olympic gold medalist, Nathan Adrian, supported his “fastest man in the pool” label by capturing the title at the Fastest Man in Texas sprint freestyle shootout event in San Antonio. Adrian posted a swim time of 18.79 seconds during the 50-yard race, setting a new pool record and becoming the fastest recorded time in the U.S. this year. Adrian will look to continue to defend his fastest man designation heading into the 2016 Summer Games, where he aims to become the first American since...

NICHOLAS SANTOS SETS SOUTH AMERICAN RECORD ON BUSY NIGHT Published:November 13, 2013 Courtesy of: Li Yong BEIJING, China, November 12. THE end of the 2013 FINA World Cup is finally upon us with the last stop beginning today in Beijing. Brazil's Nicholas Santos sent the night out on a bang with a South Americanrecord, while four other swimmers managed to finish off World Cup event sweeps over the eight-city tour. Women's 800 free World record holder Mireia Belmonte, who downed the global standard with a smoking 7:59.34 during the Berlin...

Brazil set to be without anti-doping laboratory for 2014 World Cup and faces race against time for Rio 2016 Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 10 By Duncan Mackay at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg November 12 - Brazil is set to be without its own World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited anti-doping laboratory in time for next year's FIFA World Cup, it was revealed here today. WADA revoked the accreditation of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) doping...