MEYER IS 42ND AND RYAN IS 50TH IN MEN’S 10K AT FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 1 7/22/2013 BARCELONA – Alex Meyer and Sean Ryan represented the U.S. in the men’s 10k today, placing 42nd and 50th, respectively. The competition, taking place at Moll de la Fausta, lasted just under two hours. The competition was won by Greece’s Spryidon Gianniotis. He was followed by Germany’s Thomas Lurz, who placed second, and Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli, who was third. Both U.S. men started the race strong as Ryan was in fourth after the...

Walnut Creek Aquanuts Advance on 'America's Got Talent' Synchronized swim team to compete next week at Radio City Music Hall INDIANAPOLIS - The Walnut Creek Aquanuts synchronized swimming club was recently named one of the Top 60 acts on NBC's "America's Got Talent," advancing to New York City's Radio City Music Hall for live competition. The Walnut Creek Aquanuts squad includes several members with U.S. national team experience. Which is still mind-boggling for at least one of the Aquanuts. "It has all been really surreal," said McKinzie Chelberg, 19. "I...

Barcelona, Spain - July 22 - The USA Water Polo Men's National Team fell to Croatia 9-7 earlier today to open play at the 2013 FINA World Championships. Team USA led late in the first half only to see Croatia use a four goal run that spanned the second and third quarter, building a lead they would never relinquish. John Mann (Newport Beach, CA/California/NYAC) and Matt DeTrane (Moraga, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) each scored twice in the loss while Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/Pepperdine/NYAC) stopped nine shots including a penalty shot. Today's match...

Canada fifth in team tech at FINA World Championships BARCELONA – Canada placed fifth in the team technical event on Monday in synchronized swimming at the FINA World Championships. Russia won the gold medal with 96.600 points, Spain was second at 94.400, Ukraine third at 93.300, Japan fourth at 92.200 and the Canadians performing a new routine called Army followed at 90.300 bettering their preliminary round score from Saturday by 0.2 points. The Canadians swimmers were Annabelle Frappier of Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., Sandy Gill of Coquitlam, B.C., Chloe Isaac of Brossard,...

Weinberger fights back from mistake, settles for 5th July, 22, 2013 BARCELONA - Despite making what he called a “fatal mistake,” Richard Weinberger was less than a second away from a medal in the men’s 10-kilometre open water swimming marathon at FINA World Championships in Barcelona. The 23-year-old Weinberger had to settle for fifth with a time of 1:49:19.9, just 0.7 seconds behind bronze medallist Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia. Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece was the winner in a time of 1:49:11.8, while Germany’s Thomas Lurz took silver in 1:49:14.5 Weinberger...

On the Scene -- Swimmers Opposed to FINA Rule Change; First Medals Awarded 7/20/2013 The close finish of Saturday's 5km open water swim event. (ATR) (ATR) Open water swimmers appear opposed to new maximum temperature for open water swimming. FINA, aquatics governing body, established 31 Celsius as the maximum temperature for open water swimming events at its Technical Bureau meeting earlier this week. In 2010, United States swimmer Fran Crippen died from heat complications during an open water swim event when temperatures were in excess of 31 Celsius. Hayley Anderson,...

Canada’s Pamela Ware advances to final one-metre at world championships BARCELONA –Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., competed for the first time in two years on women’s one-metre and placed sixth in Sunday’s preliminaries in diving action at the FINA World Championships. He Zi of China, the 2007 world champion, posted the top score with 287.70 points, Tania Cagnotto of Italy was second at 284.85 and Han Wang of China was third at 284.00. Ware, a bronze medallist Saturday on three-metre synchro with Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., totaled 261.45. In...

USA Swimming Selects Captains for World Championship Team By David Rieder posted at Swimming World Magainze BILBAO, Spain, July 20. AS the countdown reaches a week until the World Championships begin in Barcelona, the U.S. National team has gathered in Bilbao for final preparations for the meet. Word began spilling via twitter today that the team has selected four captains for the meet, two for each the men's team and women's team. They fulfilled a longstanding tradition of selecting athletes as leaders for the meet; over the past five years,...

Around the Rings: Special Edition from Barcelona Around the Ring's Special Edition from Barcelona magazine for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships features a wide-ranging interview with FINA President Julio Maglione, an update on upcoming world champs, a preview of the FINA General Assembly, and more... Click here to read the Special Edition of ATR Coverage of the FINA World Aquatics Championships

Newsletter #2 // July 21, 2013 follow us This newsletter provides you with the daily information and news on the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP) German duo beat Chinese favourites in men's 10m synchro final Germany's Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding pulled off a major coup when they defeated Olympic champions Yuan Cao and Yanquan Zhang to deny China the men's 10m synchro diving title in a thrilling final at the FINA World Championships. The Chinese pair started like the favourites they were and led after three rounds...