INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2014 Australia’s Grant Hackett Leads Group of 12 FORT LAUDERDALE (NOV 1) - The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) today announced results of the International Selection Committee’s vote for the Class of 2014. Led by Australian swimmer Grant Hackett, this year’s class of 12, representing eight different nations, joins an elite group of over 700 aquatic legends from the Olympic aquatic sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo who have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame since 1965....

FINA has also posted a preliminary schedule for the 2014 10K series. February 1 -- Viedma, Argentina April 5 -- Manzanillo, Mexico June 28 -- Setubal, Portugal July 24 -- Roberval, Canada July 31 -- Magog, Canada August 9 -- Megantic, Canada October 4 -- Hong Kong http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=ca tegory&layout=blog&id=51&Itemid=297 The preliminary schedule for the 2014 FINA Open Water Grand Prix is also posted. January 26 -- Rosario 15K, Argentina February 2 -- Rio Coronda 57K, Argentina February 9 -- Hernandarias-Parana 88K, Argentina March 29 -- Manzanillo 15K, Mexico July 26...

Rio to have revitalized port area for 2016 Olympic Games Facebook 1 1 1 0 3 ENLARGE (Globalpost/GlobalPost) Rio de Janeiro, Oct 26 (EFE).- The port area of Rio de Janeiro, which currently has a Human Development Index worse than that of Sub-Saharan Africa, will be completely revitalized by 2016, when the city will host the Olympic Games, thanks to a $1.8 billion project that has the Port of Barcelona as its model. That was what the director of the company awarded the contract to renovate and manage that area,...

Event Schedule for 2014 Short Course Worlds in Doha, Qatar, December 3-7. LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -- FINA posted the event schedule for the 2014 Short Course Worlds which are in Doha, Qatar, December 3-7. That schedule can be found on the FINA website here: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4144&Itemid=1532

Articles worth reading from the Olympic Community updated November 1, 2013 FROM NOV 1, 2013 WSCA NEWS: OCEANIA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION -- A report posted by the Oceania Swimming Association (OSA) details facilities and sport histories for 13 Pacific island groups: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Kosrae and Pohnpei), New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tahiti. The 74-page report can be downloaded from the OSA website via here: http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1072-0-0-0&n ews_task=DETAIL&articleID=26003236 Inside the Games: Russians caught for drugs doubled in a...

USA Swimming Weekly Media Report | October 24 - 31 Traditional Media Outlets: • Swimming Star Katie Ledecky, 16, Named USOC SportsWoman of The Year (The Washington Post | October 24) • Katie Ledecky Named U.S. Olympic SportsWoman of The Year (The Washington Times | October 24) • Jack Bauerle, Georgia Swimmers to Represent USA at Mutual of Omaha Duel in The Pool (Red & Black/Athens, Ga. | October 24) • Rockland Swimmer Cummings Invited to National Select Camp (Patch/Nyack-Piermont, N.Y. | October 25) • Rio to Have Revitalized Port...

The UANA Masters Technical Committee is very pleased to announce that a 30--60 Minute Postal Event has been launched. Over 3000 participants in the 2009-11-13 championships have been invited to participate. The invitation is also on our UANA website under the Masters Tab. It is our hope this event will provide an opportunity for adults in the Americas who wish to use aquatics as means of exercise for a healthier lifestyle. ENGLISH VERSION: Dear Swimmer The Union Americana de Natación "UANA" invites you to the FIRST fund raising Annual UANA...

Nicole Hoevertsz, IOC member from Aruba named to IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics LAUSANNE, SWIZERLAND--Swimmer Kristy Coventry, Zimbabwe, and Nicole Hoevertsz, former Synchro swimmer from Aruba, earlier this month were announced as members of the IOC committee connected to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The two are among 15 members of the committee, which is chaired by John Coates from Australia. http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-announces-composition-of-tokyo-2020-and-buenos-aires-2018-coordination-commissions/213465 Australian Coates to lead Tokyo 2020 Coordination Commission with roles for Coe and Vizer Wednesday, 16 October 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter...

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) posts list of prohibited substances for 2014 MONTREAL, CANADA--On September 26, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) posted the list of prohibited substances for 2014. The list goes into effect on January 1, 2014. Included with the announcement of the 2014 list is a summary of significant changes included in the list. WADA's announcement, which includes a link to the full list, can be found online here: http://playtrue.wada-ama.org/news/wada-publishes-2014-prohibited-list/ In WADA-related news, the fourth (and final) draft of changes to the World Anti-Doping Code was posted on October...

International Swimming Hall of Fame Heavily Interested in Santa Clara Published:October 31, 2013 Courtesy of: International Swimming Hall of Fame FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, October 31. In a conversation with Swimming World this morning, International Swimming Hall of Fame CEO Bruce Wigo revealed that ISHOF is indeed heavily interested in potentially calling Santa Clara its home after its contract is up in Fort Lauderdale in 2015. Initial reporting by Bay City News and KQED in California explained some of ISHOF's interest in relocating to the city. But, the conversation goes even...