WADA Says Number of Drug Cheats Worldwide on Decline 11/12/2013 John Fahey on Tuesday. (ATR) (ATR) John Fahey, the outgoing president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, says the number of drug cheats in sport has gone down since he took office. Fahey made the comments at a press conference before the start of the 2013 WADA Conference on Doping in Sport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday. The Australian has led WADA since 2007. “The number of cheaters overall is less than when he started," Fahey said when asked what...

GRENADA TRIUMPH IN OECS SWIMMING The Grenada National Swim Team swam all over the competition to capture the 23rd annual OECS Swimming Championships hosted by St Lucia over the weekend 8th to 10th November 2013 at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Center. Described as one of the best organized meets, the Grenadians overcame a spirited challenge from the St Lucians and Antiguans to hold onto the trophy for the eleventh time in the history of the Championships. The final points standings were 1 Grenada National Swim Team 1,404. 50 2 St....

AHO – NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 1,000 square kilometres 200,000 inhabitants Nederlands Antilliaanse Zwembond Year of affiliation to FINA: 1953 / 1981 President: Hesley Heerenveen Link at FINA website Membership: not communicated Participation at FINA World Championships and Olympic Games WCH 2009 YOG 2010 WCH 2010 WCH 2011 Total M W M W M W M W Swimming 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 11

IOC awards 2016 broadcast rights in the Caribbean The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in the Caribbean to the CANOC Broadcasting Inc. (CBI) for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016). CBI has acquired broadcast rights on all media platforms in all languages in the following territories: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and...

AMERICA NOW HIGHLIGHTS THE DANGERS OF SHALLOW WATER BLACKOUT 11/7/2013 America Now recently published an article and video on the dangers of Shallow Water Blackout. To read the full story and watch the video, go to americanownews.com.

Artistry on display at Synchro World Trophy in Mexico In the spotlight The 8th edition of the FINA Synchronised Swimming World Trophy, an original event that allows the use of accessories, will be organised in Mexico City (MEX) November 29 to December 1, 2013. Teams from the world's top-12 will fight for top honours in Mexico, which hosts the competition for the second time, being a solid nation in the sport. On the programme: Synchro Highlight, Thematic Duet, Free Team and Free Combination. The event will also feature a Solo...

Results of 2013 Trinidad & Tobago 25m Nationals held in San Fernando SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO--The 2013 Trinidad & Tobago 25m Nationals were this past weekend (November 7-10) in San Fernando, Trinidad. Reports on the first 3 days of the meet can be found online here: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Yorke-takes-1st-day-Short-Course-honours-231235661.html http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Records-tumble-on-2nd-night-of-short-course-Nationals-231305981.html http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/New-records-for-Thompson-Harley-231381311.html

EIGHTEEN USA JUNIORS ATTEND FINA WORLD CUP IN TOKYO Eighteen of the nation’s top 18-and-under swimmers will represent USA Swimming beginning Saturday at FINA World Cup events in Tokyo and Beijing. Headlining the roster are Gunnar Bentz (Atlanta, Ga.) and Kathryn McLaughlin (Dana Point, Calif.), who won four medals each at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships in Dubai. A complete roster is available here. In total, the 18 U.S. swimmers headed to Tokyo and Beijing combined to win 23 medals at August’s Junior Worlds. Individual gold medalists slated to...

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL SUMMONS 2014 UANA WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION EVENT FOR THE AMERICAS for 2014 FINA WORLD CUPS FOR MEN AND WOMEN I. PARTICIPATING TEAMS There can be a maximum of 8 teams in each category, men and women, representing the four zones of the Americas. The UANA Cup events are qualification tournaments for the World Cups to be held in 2014 for men (Kazakhstan) and women (Russia). The number of teams qualifying for the World Cups will be one for men and one for women II. COMPETITION...

AROUND THE RINGS Rio De Janeiro City Hall inaugurates observation tower on the 1000 Days Milestone 11/8/2013 Rio de Janeiro, 8 November 2013 – As part of the celebrations to mark 1,000 days until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a milestone which will be reached this Saturday (November 9th), the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Government inaugurated today an observation tower at the Olympic Park. Standing nine metres high, visitors had a privileged view of some of the most important venues that will be used for the sporting mega-event. The first...