International Masters Swimming Hall Of Fame FORT LAUDERDALE - The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce its class of inductees for 2013. The group of eight outstanding individuals will be inducted at the annual ceremony to be held Friday evening, September 13th, at the Hyatt Regency, Orange County, in Garden Grove (Anaheim), California, in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports Convention. The prestigious IMSHOF class of 2013 includes four swimmers, one diver, one synchronized swimmer, one water polo player and one contributor from four...

USA Swimming Athletes Host Outreach Event in Southern California Click this link for photos and more about this event On Thursday, Sept. 12, the Athletes Executive Committee teamed up with Peter Marshall, former world record holder and U.S. National Team member, and the non-profit he is associated with, Feeding Children Everywhere, to host an outreach event for the athletes attending the USAS Convention in Garden Grove, Calif. Sixty-six athletes packaged 10,000 meals for a school in LA where 99% of the students are on government food-assistance. These meals are sent...

Newsletter #17 // September 11th 2013 FOLLOW US This newsletter provides you with background information and news on FINA's activities and upcoming events. JUNIOR WORLDS: DUBAI SETS STANDARD FOR THE FUTURE! The fourth edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Dubai (UAE) from August 26-31, 2013 produced an amazing number of 47 Championships Records in a 42-event competition (giving an average of more than one record per event). After the six-day meet, it was confirmed that the 2013 edition was the most successful one (marked also by...

The United States Aquatic Sports Convention is underway this week in Garden Grove, Calif. Please click the links below for more information about the latest USA Swimming programs and services as well as a special President’s Message. President's Message Programs & Services

SUMMER FESTIVAL SWIM MEET 2013 At the conclusion of the summer holidays, the Rodney Heights Aquatic Center hosted a successful Summer Festival Swim Meet which saw one National Record and eleven Age Group Records being established. Held over the weekend 29th August to 1st September, the meet was also dominated by the Racers Swim Club who amassed the most points of the seven participating clubs. There were five local clubs and one each from Trinidad and St Vincent with a grand total of 150 swimmers The National Record was established...

Silver and bronze for Canada at UANA Youth Pan American Water Polo Championship Buenos Aires, September 3, 2013 – Canada’s Youth Girls team earned a silver medal in women’s water polo during the 10-6 final game, on Saturday, at the 2013 UANA Youth Pan American Championship in Argentina. The Canadian Youth Boys team defeated the Argentinian hosts 10-6 to win the bronze medal at the conclusion of the men’s portion of the competition. The tournament was held in Buenos Aires from August 23rd to September 1st, 2013 and gathered a...

2013 ASCA World Clinic • New Orleans, LA • September 3-8 Schedule (As of 08/19/13) Monday 09/02/13 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Certified Pool Operator Course (Separate Registration Required) Tuesday 09/03/13 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM CSCAA Course* – Coach Joel Shinofield, CSCAA 8:00 AM to 12 NOON Certified Stroke Technican* – John Leonard 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Teaching Character First* – Don Heidary, Orinda Aquatics 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM How to Write Workouts* – Guy Edson 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Certified Aquatic Director Course (Separate Registration...

Damian Blaum of Argentina wins the 2013 circuit of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Lausanne (SUI), September 2, 2013 – Damian Blaum, from Argentina, and Olga Kozydub, from Russia, are the overall winners of the 2013 circuit of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, whose eighth and final leg (36km) was held between Capri and Napoli, in Italy, on September 1. Blaum, who participated in all the 2013 events, totalled 62 points, slightly better than Evgenij Pop Acev, from the Republic of Macedonia, who was second with...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked on to the shore Monday, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. The 64-year-old Nyad swam up to the beach just before 2 p.m. EDT, about 53 hours after she began her journey in Havana on Saturday. As she approached, spectators waded into waist-high water and surrounded her, taking pictures and cheering her on. "I have three messages. One is, we should never, ever give...

Team USA Earns 5 Medals to Close our FINA World Juniors Highlighted by gold medals and championship records from Caeleb Dressel (Glen Cove Springs, Fla.) in the men’s 100m free and Andrew Seliskar (McLean, Va.) in the men’s 200m fly, the United States claimed five total medals Saturday on the sixth and final day of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships at the Hamdan Sports Complex. Over six days of swimming, Team USA captured a meet-best 28 total medals at World Juniors – nine gold, seven silver and 12 bronze....