U.A.N.A. PAN AMERICAN YOUTH MENS AND WOMENS WATER POLO (17U) CHAMPIONSHIP BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 1 Link to Results Page Link to Real Time Facebook Results RESUMEN DE JUEGO NUM. DE JUEGO HORA GENERO BLANCO AZUL FINAL MEJOR ANOTADOR BLANCO MEJOR ANOTADOR AZUL 31 9:00 MASCULINO BRA TRI 12-3 Pereira (#5) 3 goles Hinds (#10) 2 goles ANOTACION POR PERIODOS EQUIPO 1 er PERIODO 2 NDO PERIODO 3 ER PERIODO 4 TO PERIODO FINAL BLANCO 5 3 3 1 12 AZUL 0 2 0 1 3 OFICIALES...

IOC unveils Chad Le Clos as YOG Ambassador as final countdown to Nanjing 2014 begins With less than one year to go to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Olympic swimming champion Chad Le Clos will be an official YOG Ambassador. The South African swimmer, who was a five-time medallist at the inaugural YOG in Singapore in 2010 and won gold in the 200m butterfly at the London 2012 Olympic Games, will share his advice and experience with the next generation...

Gunnar Bentz, Becca Mann are Golden at FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Highlighted by a gold medal and championship-record swim from Gunnar Bentz (Atlanta, Ga.) in the men’s 400m individual medley and a victory by Becca Mann (Homer Glen, Ill.) in the women’s 1500m free, the United States claimed five total medals Friday on day five of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships at the Hamdan Sports Complex. Through five days of swimming, Team USA has captured 23 medals at World Juniors – seven gold, seven silver and nine bronze....

Team USA Wins Four Medals at FINA Junior Swimming Championahips on Day 4 Ella Eastin (Irvine, Calif.) won silver in the women’s 200m individual medley, and the United States claimed four total medals Thursday on day four of the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships at the Hamdan Sports Complex. Through four days of swimming, Team USA has captured 18 medals at World Juniors – five gold, seven silver and six bronze. Competition runs through Saturday with evening sessions slated for 10 a.m. Eastern. In addition to Eastin’s silver-medal performance,...

Canada fourth in relay, record for Reilly at world juniors DUBAI, UAE – Canada placed fourth in the women’s 4X100-m freestyle relay and Luke Reilly of Vancouver was fifth in national record time in the 400-m IM on Friday at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Russia won the women’s relay in a championship record 3:41.40 while Australia edged the U.S. for silver by 0.01 seconds clocking 3:43.03. The Canadians with Paige Kremer of Edmonton, Emily Overholt of West Vancouver, Lili Margitai of Edmonton and Kennedy Goss of Toronto followed...

FINA Posts Technical Rules across all disciplines effective in September LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA has posted updated versions of its rules online, incorporating the changes voted for during the congresses held last month with the 2013 World Championships. Constitution changes have been made to their existing pages on the FINA website. The updated technical rules for Diving, Swimming, Masters, Open Water, Synchronized Swimming and Water Polo have been posted in separate PDF documents, which show the new rule text. Also posted with these technical rule changes are the effect dates for each...

Ryan Lochte visits Augusta, girls go wild: ‘He’s like 1,000 times cuter in person’ Nick Zaccardi Aug 27, 2013, 1:10 PM EDT Getty Images Highlights from Ryan Lochte‘s meet and greet in Augusta, Ga., on Saturday included a cute (or disturbing) fan poster, giggling girls and, of course, another question about Michael Phelps‘ retirement. Lochte visited a pool house at Augusta Swim Supply for an autograph session. Teenage girls began lining up at least three hours before his appearance,according to the Augusta Chronicle. “He’s like 1,000 times cuter in person,”...

Class of 2013 Announced For The 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...

Phelps to Guest Star on USA’s Suits… 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps will be making a cameo appearance on Suits, the USA Network drama and one of the swimmer’s favorite shows. Phelps will be starring as himself in the midseason three premiere in early 2014 as he comes face to face with Harvey (Gabriel Macht), the sports agent that could never land him as a client. Phelps has appeared as himself in an episode of Entourage, hosted Saturday Night Live and recently appeared in the Golf Channel show, The Haney...

Swimming World Juniors, Day 4: Ruta Meilutyte: two gold medals in 40 minutes Gergely Csurka, FINA Media Committee Member Link to Start Lists, Results, Medal Tables and Team Scores DUBAI (United Arab Emirates), 29 August – Two titles in 40 minutes to Ruta Meilutyte, both in Championships Record time – the Lithuanian star proved her outstanding class again by winning the 100m breaststroke and the 200m individual medley (and also taking part in the 50m back semis). Six more Championship Records fell on Day 4 which also saw a hat-trick...