Guertin scores another top 10 finish for young open water team BARCELONA – Montreal’s Philippe Guertin swam near the front of the pack all day on the way to a 9th-place finish in the men’s 25-km open water marathon Saturday at FINA World Championships in Barcelona. The world championships rookie swam the intense race in 4:48:46.8, finishing just over a minute behind the front pack of eight. Thomas Lurz of Germany was the winner in 4:47:27.0, edging Belgium’s Brian Rycheman by 0.4 seconds. Evegenii Drattchev of Russia took the bronze...

Eva Fabian (Keene, N.H.) captured the 25-kilometer bronze medal Saturday at the FINA World Championships to conclude open water competition for the United States at Barcelona’s Moll de la Fusta. Alex Meyer (Ithaca, N.Y.) led the U.S. men with a fourth-place finish. After roughly five hours of swimming, both races came down to the finish chute as is customary in open water events. Fabian was in a three-way sprint for the touch pad in the women’s race and earned the bronze in 5:07:20.4. Italy’s Martina Grimaldi won gold in 5:07:19.7,...

Pamela Ware wins diving bronze at FINA World Championships BARCELONA- There seems to be no end to the depth of talent in Canadian diving. The latest star to emerge is 20-year-old Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., who won the bronze medal Saturday on women’s three-metre springboard at the FINA World Championships. It was her second medal of the competition. ‘’These are my first world championships so they would have been memorable anyway but today was a bit of a surprise,’’ said Ware. ‘’I wasn’t expecting a medal. But all the...

As the swim meet at the 2013 FINA World Championships gets under way in Barcelona this weekend, don't count on too many hints of what might happen at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Enlarge Image Of the 26 individual races contested in the pool at both the London Olympics in 2012 and the 2009 World Championships in Rome, 12 produced no repeat medalists, and just 19 of 78 available medals in the individual races in 2012 went to swimmers who won medals in 2009 in those events. The women's meet...

Canada fifth in team combo at FINA World Championships BARCELONA – Canada earned its best result in synchronized swimming at the FINA World Championships on Saturdayplacing fifth in the team combo event. Russia completed a gold medal sweep of all seven synchro events placing first at 97.060. Spain was second at 94.620 and Ukraine third at 93.350. Japan scored 92.020 and Canada followed at 90.410. The Canadian swimmers were Camille Bowness of Beaconsfield, Que., Annabelle Frappier of Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., Sandy Gill of Coquitlam, B.C., Claudia Holzner of Calgary, Emilia Kopcik...

U.S. women's water polo Coach Adam Krikorian enjoyed weight on shoulders WATER POLO After the team won the Olympic tournament in 2012, all of the players put their gold medals around Krikorian's neck because coaches are not awarded one. It was more than 11 pounds of hardware. July 15, 2013 | By Andrew Gastelum, Los Angeles Times 1 1 The U.S. women's water polo team honors coach Adam Krikorian by placing… (Paul Gilham / Getty Images ) Adam Krikorian, the U.S. women's water polo coach, says he can't recall what...

Newsletter #8 // July 27, 2013 follow us This newsletter provides you with the daily information and news on the 15th FINA World Championships. Russia completes golden sweep after free combination win In the last final on the programme, the number-1 nation in the sport delivered a flawless performance at the Palau Sant Jordi, obtaining their fourth title in the event with a total 97.060. Proving imperial in all seven routines, Russia completed their second sweep of gold in-a-row at World Championships (also pocketing the competition’s best team Trophy). Spain,...

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 (USA) UANA Executive Committee Member - Mr. Ismael...

KATIE LEDECKY: STRONGER AND MORE EXPLOSIVE 1 1 7/26/2013 BY MIKE WATKINS//CORRESPONDENT Considering she’s among the best distance swimmers in the world, it’s easy to forget that Katie Ledecky just finished her sophomore year of high school. Just 15 at the time, she established her prowess last summer at the London Olympics when she dominated a veteran field from start to finish for gold in the 800 freestyle. It was her first international meet. And even though a year has passed since her historic swim (she came within seconds of...

Mixed relays to be introduced at World Swimming Championships Thursday, 25 July 2013 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing Services 4 By Duncan Mackay July 25 - Mixed relays, featuring two men and two women, are to be introduced at major swimming world championships, it was announced today by FINA. The decision was made during the FINA's Congress in Barcelona, where delegates from 134 national federations are currently attending the World Aquatics Championships in the Spanish city. The event will make its global debut at...