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Big Splash Awards Week set for late November OTTAWA - Swimming Canada’s annual awards will be taking on a new format this year, and fans will once again have the opportunity to have their say. The 2013 Big Splash Awards Week will be a weeklong celebration of Canada’s best swimmers and their accomplishments throughout the year. Swimming Canada will be announcing a number of awards including six major individual awards between Nov. 22 and 29. Award categories to be announced during the 2013 Big Splash Awards Week include: • 2013...
Version française plus bas. WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY N° 15 October 30, 2013 playtrue.wada-ama.org NEWS WADA and IPC Showcase Outreach Model Video WADA is pleased to showcase the successful WADA-IPC Say NO! to Doping Day partnership [ More ] NEWS Publication of Draft 2015 World Anti-Doping Code, Version 4.0 WADA is pleased to publish Draft 2015 World Anti-Doping Code, Version 4.0 and relatedInternational Standards. [ More ] NEWS Final Reminder – Registration for the World Conference on Doping in Sport There are just four weeks to go until the fourthWorld Conference...
Made in Canada medal VICTORIA - There’s no doubt, Eric Hedlin wants to be the best in the world. And to achieve that, he headed north to the Victoria Academy of Swimming/National Swim Centre, the home club of all four Canadian swimming medals at the FINA World Championships this past summer. Hedlin was born in Calgary but grew up in California. Once he completed high school, it seemed but a foregone conclusion he would pursue his sports career and studies at a major American school. But north of the border...
Results of 2013 Saint Lucia 25m Nationals swum October 18-20 SAINT LUCIA--The 2013 Saint Lucia 25m Nationals swum October 18-20 at the Rodney Heights Aquatics Centre. Results and further information on the meet can be found online here: http://www.chrishuxley.com/SLASA_web_site/events/2013/NatSC_Champs/index.html
Results of 2013 Copa Pacifico held October 10-13 in Lima, Peru LIMA, PERU--The 2013 Copa Pacifico was held October 10-13 in Lima, Peru. The meet featured age categories of 13+14 and 15-17, and national teams from Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. Results from it can be found online here: http://jecofa.info/joomla/index/images/stories/resultadosgeneralesxxxiiicopapacifico2013.pdf
Santa Ana, CA - October 27 - A year after the USA Women's National Team won gold in London, it was fitting that Team London took home the title at the Futures 50 Classic. Comprised of a mix of the top women's water polo athletes in the United States, the three day tournament concluded with Team London topping Team Sydney 9-7 in the final match. In the third place game it was Team Athens topping Team Beijing 13-12 in a shootout. Team London's Annika Dries was named the tournament MVP...
Please refer to the following information which have been received from FINA. Please note that the new deadline for requesting a FINA Clinic is October 31st. Federations affiliated to CCCAN should send to Errol Clarke at: [email protected] Federations affiliated to CONSANAT should send to: [email protected] Organizations Affiliated to Aquatics Canada & United States should reply to: [email protected] Requests must be submitted by the National Federation Office or the NF President only! Dear President, We have the pleasure to inform that we have received from FINA the request to forward the...
ST LUCIA 2013 OECS SWIM TEAM PRESENTED The 2013 St Lucia national swim Team to compete at the OECS Championships was presented to the public and media on Saturday 26th October at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Center. Attended by swimmers, coaches, SLASA officials, sponsors, family and media personnel, the 34 swimmers were presented, had their photos taken and had a group training session under the guidance of head coach Brian Charles. Cheques from sponsors West Indies Shipping and the Goddards Group were also presented. The full team reads 2013 OECS...
This just has to stop The international sportswriters’ association, which goes by the acronym AIPS, held its two-day executive committee meeting this week in Doha, Qatar. The meeting’s guest of honor was Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the secretary general of the Qatar Olympic Committee, who is keenly sophisticated and moves fluidly between Arab and western cultures. The Qataris bid — unsuccessfully — for the Summer Games of 2016 and 2020, cut early on in each round by the International Olympic Committee. Of course, soccer’s World Cup is set...
