Doha gears up for unique 'festival of aquatics' The Qatari capital will play host to a number of landmark events this coming end of year with the 3rd edition of the FINA World Aquatics Convention (Nov 29-Dec 1) and 2nd FINA Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic (Nov 30-Dec 1) taking place prior to the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which will gather more than 900 of the world's top swimmers at the superb Hamad Aquatic Centre from December 3-7. The Convention will bring together world leaders in aquatics, who will...

Media Registration for Doha (QAT) FINA General Management system What: Media Registration through the FINA General Management System (GMS) Why: To register for FINA's unique “Festival of Aquatics” which will take place in Doha (QAT) between November 29 and December 7 2014. This news online portal will simplify the registration process for the media, athletes and FINA family for the following events: 3rd edition of the FINA World Aquatics Convention (Nov 29-Dec 1) 2nd FINA Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic (Nov 30-Dec 1) 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), which will...

FINA Gold Swimming Coaches Clinic is a component of FINA's 3rd World Aquatics Conference Scheduled for Saturday, November 29 to Monday, December 1, 2014 The programme is now available and may be subject to change. Science and Innovation of Distance and IM Coaching Speaker: Fred Vergnoux (ESP) Preparation Plan – Training vs Competition Mix Speaker: Graham Hill (RSA) Science and Innovation of Sprint Coach Speaker: Dave Marsh (USA) Building Successful Performance Service Teams Speaker: Rohan Taylor (AUS) Application of Science and Innovation in Day-To-Day Practice Speakers: Marcel Wouda (NED) The...

Debbie Phelps Talks Role of Educator in Preventing Underage Drinking… Debbie Phelps, a talented leader and master teacher with more than three decades of teaching and administrative experience, blogged for The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, stressing the important role an educator plays in preventing underage drinking. In the back-to-school focused post, Phelps touched on how influencers must renew their commitment to continuing the dialogue with students about peer pressures and defining behaviors as unacceptable from the get-go.

TO2015 Games Insider Hello all, Thank you all for the amazing response to our ticket program! We had requests for more than 75,000 tickets in just 48 hours after opening our ticketing portal at TORONTO2015.org/tickets on September 15. That’s 26 tickets a minute! This three-week window (known as our early access period) is the time to stake your claim to the best tickets for the hottest Pan Am events — but it closes on Monday, October 6. Tickets start at $20. For great information on the 36 sports, the schedule...

* 2012 Olympian Mary Killman was named USA Synchro's Athlete of the Year. This was her fourth time to receive the honor (2010-2012). Killman won gold medals in solo, duet and trio at the U.S. Collegiate Championships in March, and she also won gold in solo and duet at the U.S. National Championships in April. * Denise Shively received the Lillian MacKeller Distinguished Service Award. Shively has been USA Synchro's National/Olympic Team manager since 2003. * New Board of Directors: Shari Darst, VP, Education and Certification; Linda Loehndorf, VP, Olympic...

Convention XXXV Information Hyatt Regency Jacksonville September 17-21, 2014 Jacksonville, Fla. 2014 Meeting Minutes Throughout the year, various USMS committees may hold formal meetings to attend to the needs of the organization. Wherever possible, minutes of these meetings will be made available here. Note that some meeting topics are confidential in nature and minutes will not be posted for these portions of meetings (e.g. employee evaluations). The available meeting minutes are shown below. Display Meeting Minutes: By Committee or Group: Show All Minutes Ad Hoc ISHOF Nominating Committee Ad Hoc...

2014 USA Diving election results Following are the results of the election conducted during the General Assembly at the annual meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 19. Board of Directors: Coach Member – John Proctor Independent Director – Stephen Starks (voted on by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly) Rules Committee: Chair – Hunter Shafer Zone A- Aaron Hintz Zone B – Camille Akridge Zone C – Sean McCarthy Zone D – Susan Bromberg Zone E – Yahya Radman Zone F- Daniel Rosendahl Administrative – Anneliese...

Q&A with High Performance Director John Atkinson With another international swimming season in the books, Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson recently attended the Canadian Swimming Congress, where he had a chance to share his vision with coaches from across the country. Atkinson also took some time for an in-depth interview as we turn the page to a new season of swimming. After a successful summer that saw Canada win 11 medals at Commonwealth Games, seven at Pan Pacific Championships and an astounding 67 at Para Pan Pacs, Atkinson...

Coach Expects Quartet To Boost Ratings At Pan Am Festival Published: Tuesday | September 23, 2014 0 Comments Millwood 1 2 3 4 > Shayne Fairman, Gleaner Writer National swimming youth coach, Gillian Millwood, is confident that her small but experienced team of swimmers, who are scheduled to depart the island this morning to compete in the Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico, will not only relish the experience to be gained from the trip, but believes they will improve their personal ranking in the region. There are four swimmers...