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4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships August 26-31, 2013 Dubai, UAE http://www.fina-dubai2013.com/Ticketing.asp Event ticketing price structure: Normal Ticket one Day: 20 AED VIP Ticket one Day: 40 AED Normal All Days Ticket: 80 AED VIP All Days Ticket: 120 AED Tickets can be purchased at the Hamdan Sports Complex entrance.

Synchro Canada’s 2013 13-15 and Junior National Teams are ready for the 2013 UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships The 2013 UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships will be held August 17-21 in San Juan, Puerto Rico Ottawa, August 14, 2013 – Synchro Canada’s 2013 13-15 and Junior National Teams are finalizing their preparation for the 2013 UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships, which will start Saturday, August 17, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, until August 21. Synchro Canada’s 2013 13-15 and Junior National Teams members are training together for...

U.S. National Teams To Compete at UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships Junior, 13-15 National Teams face tough competition in Puerto Rico INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Junior National and 13-15 National Teams, as well as swimmers representing some of the top clubs in the country, are set to compete at the UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships, Aug. 16-22, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Swimmers from 13 countries will compete in four divisions (Senior, Junior, 13-15 and 12 and under) in solo, duet, team, figures and combo. The 2013 U.S....

BERLIN, GERMANY--Hungary's Katinka Hosszú and Spain's Mireia Belmonte both swam under two short-course World Records each, over the weekend at the second meet of the 2013 World Cup in Berlin. Hosszú matched the two records she swam at the first meet earlier in the week, on Sunday lowering the women's 100 IM mark she swam Thursday and getting the 400 IM mark. In prelims of the 100 IM, Hosszú swam a 57.45 to go under the 57.50 she swam on Thursday. In the women's 400 IM, she swam 4:20.85 to...

USA Water Polo Unveils Second Round Of Cap Campaign Images To Raise Water Polo Awareness Good Morning America's Josh Elliott Headlines Talented Line-Up Huntington Beach, Calif. - August 13, 2013 -- Fresh off the largest water polo Junior Olympics in history, featuring nearly 10,000 athletes, USA Water Polo continues the drive to raise awareness about water polo with the latest updates to its "Cap Campaign." Launched in September of 2011, the initial campaign highlighted a variety of high profile water poloists including Grammy winner Sean Paul, WNBA All-Star Jayne Appel,...

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--The last two races of FINA's 2013 10K series have changed dates. The Shantou (China) race originally scheduled as the last race has been moved-up 2 weeks and will now swim on September 29. The Hong Kong race now is the final race of the series, and has moved a day earlier to now swim on October 5. Further information on the two races can be found online here: Shantou: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=691&Itemid=589 Hong Kong: http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=690&Itemid=590

Canadians wrap up World Cup season BERLIN – A busy summer of fast swimming has come to an end for some of Canada’s best swimmers. Fresh off a strong showing at FINA World Championships in Barcelona, 16 swimmers went on to World Cup stops in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Berlin over the past week. Canada won eight medals in Berlin, finishing strong with five on the competition’s final day Sunday. Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., won three medals and set a new Canadian record of 56.35 in women’s 100-metre butterfly. Montreal’s...

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--The 2013 Brazil Championships (Jose Finkel) begins today and continues through Sunday (August 12-18) in São Paulo. http://www.cbda.org.br/noticias/primeira-noite-de-decisoes- no-corinthians SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--Results from the 2013 Brazil Championships (Jose Finkel), which began Monday and continues through Saturday (August 12-17) in São Paulo, can be found online here: http://www.cbdaweb.org.br/cbda/natacao/evento/23/2013/trofeu-jose-finkel-2013

RUNAKO DANIEL SETS TWO NATIONAL RECORDS Immediately following the FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Joshua Runako Daniel traveled to Irvine, California, to compete in the USA Swimming 2013 Speedo Junior National Championships held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Entering the 50M Free at number 64th, Runako shot up to 28th place with a new St Lucia National Record of 23.87s Earlier in the week, Runako completed a time trial in 100M Free, and recorded a time of 53.43s, also a National Record time. This brings to six...

FINA Diving Judges Certification Course Tucson, Arizona, (USA 25-27 September 2013 Dear Friends, I have the pleasure to send you the following information related to the organisation of the FINA DIVING JUDGES CERTIFICATION COURSE . The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives: + Enlarge the number of judges and enhance the quality of the existing judges; + Create a uniform pattern of interpretation and application of Diving rules, thus raising the quality of judging; + Use the course as an instrument to develop and promote Diving...