MINUTES APPROVED BY UANA EXECUTIVE ON JULY 26th UANA Executive Meeting Minutes Rio de Janeiro, Brasil April 12-13, 2013 In Attendance Honorary UANA President - Mr. Coaracy Nunes Filho (BRA) Honorary UANA Life President - Mr. Eldon C. Godfrey (CAN) Honorary UANA Secretary / Treasurer – Mr. Fernando J. Canales (USA) UANA Vice President - Mr. Errol Clarke (BAR) UANA Vice President and WP Technical Committee Chair - Mr. Bill Shaw (CAN) UANA Executive Committee Member - Mr. Luis Leiva Perez (CHI) UANA Executive Committee Member - Mr. Steve McFarland...

Shortly after the conclusion of the swimming finals, the Closing Ceremony of the 15th FINA World Championships gathered all the flags of the 180 participating countries in Barcelona (ESP), while the FINA flag was officially given to the city of Kazan (RUS), the next organiser of FINA’s major event in 2015. “We come to the end of a great Aquatic Festival here in Barcelona! During two weeks, our best athletes performed at the highest level with remarkable results. My sincere thank you to all of them! The venues, the Host...

2013 World Aquatics Championships End 8/5/2013 The United States, China, and Russia top the medals table at the 15th World Aquatics Championships. High diving at the aquatics world championships in Barcelona. (Getty Images) Barcelona hosted competition which started July 29 and ended on Sunday. Athletes from 180 countries participated in swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming, open water swimming, and diving competitions. FINA President Julio Caesar Maglione spoke during the closing ceremony calling the event "unforgettable." “During two weeks, our best athletes performed at the highest level with remarkable result," he...

FOUR AMERICANS WIN TITLES ON FINAL DAY OF THE 2013 U.S. OPEN 1 1 8/3/2013 IRVINE, Calif. – Four Americans won 2013 U.S. Open titles on the final night of competition at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine, Calif. Highlighting the American victories were Zane Grothe (Boulder City, Nev.) winning his second title of the meet and Justine Mueller (Monroe, Mich.) setting a new U.S. Open meet record. In the men’s 800-meter freestyle, Grothe who won the 1500m free on Wednesday night, picked up his second U.S. Open...

Lochte brings overall medal tally to 23 as secures two more golds in Barcelona Friday, 02 August 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 3 By Gary Anderson August 2 - American Ryan Lochte added another two FINA World Championship medals to his collection - which now stands at 23 - with golds in the 200 metre backstroke and the 4x200m freestyle relay, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Following his silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay and gold in the 200m...

LEDECKY SETS SECOND WORLD RECORD AT WORLDS 1 1 8/3/2013 BARCELONA – Katie Ledecky won gold and set a world record in the women’s 800m freestyle Saturday at the 15th FINA World Championships, turning in a time 8:13.86. Also winning gold for the U.S. on the seventh day of competition at Palau Sant Jordi pool was Missy Franklin, who broke the meet record in the women’s 200m backstroke in 2:04.76. Their efforts brought the Americans’ medal count to 26 – 13 gold, six silver and seven bronze. The U.S. leads...

Zacharias, Field win double gold at 2013 Speedo Junior Development Nationals SASKATOON – Faith Zacharias of London, Ont., and Erin Field of Pointe-Claire, Que., were double winners on Saturday to open the 2013 Speedo Junior Development Nationals diving competition at the Shaw Centre. Competing in the 12-13 age group, Zacharias won the gold medal on one-metre with 303.40 and on platform with 323.95. In both events Olivia Chamandy of Montreal was second. "It feels really good to have won two national championships today,” said Zacharias. “The tower isn't usually my...

Review Women's Water Polo: Spain beat Australia 8-6 On Friday evening Spain beat Australia 8-6 to become the first host country to win WCh gold in Women's Water Polo. Spain's best WCh final rank before this year's final was a seventh place in 2007. London 2012 Olympic Games silver medal winners Spain now join a select group of countries who have won either gold or silver at both the Olympics and the World Championships. They are Australia, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and the United States. Australia also improved on their London...

Women’s medley relay, Cochrane go for medals BARCELONA - The women’s 4x100-metre medley relay will join Victoria’s Ryan Cochrane in medal contention for Canada at the final session of the FINA World Championships in Barcelona. The team of Hilary Caldwell, Martha McCabe, Katerine Savard and Chantal van Landeghem combined for a time of 4:00.34 in their morning heat to advance to the final in sixth position. They will join Cochrane, who enters the men’s 1,500-m freestyle final in second spot after qualifying in Saturday’s preliminaries. “The final is one of...

Newsletter #15 // August 03, 2013 follow us This newsletter provides you with the daily information and news on the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP) Hungary makes it title #3 with a heart-stopper over Montenegro Marton Szivos and Viktor Nagy delivered when needed as Hungary won a third men’s Water Polo World Championship by beating Montenegro in a heart-stopping 8-7 on the final day at the Bernat Picornell Pool. Hungary just loves winning in Barcelona, collecting the crown in 2003 and the title 30 years earlier in 1973....