UNIVERSAL SPORTS NETWORK, NBC TO COVER 2013 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 1 7/18/2013 Universal Sports Network and NBC will air 70 hours of premier pool action from the 2013 FINA World Aquatic Championships in Barcelona, Spain, from Saturday, July 20, through Sunday, August 4, in the world championships for diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo. Swimming coverage begins on Sunday, July 28, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with Universal Sports providing daily live coverage from Monday, July 29, through Friday, August 2, at 12 p.m. ET. NBC’s coverage...

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

Barcelona, Spain - July 21 - The USA Water Polo Women's National Team started off the 2013 FINA World Championships in strong fashion with a 12-8 victory over the defending gold medalist, Greece. Behind a strong second half and a balanced offensive attack the United States moved to 1-0 in preliminary play with Canada up next on Tuesday. Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/Diablo) scored three goals, all in the fourth period, to lead the offense and Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, MI/Michigan/NYAC) recorded 13 saves to anchor the defense. The match will...

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,...

Haley Anderson won gold in the 5K at 2013 Worlds. Team USA took home its first gold medal of the 2013 FINA World Championships Saturday as Haley Anderson was victorious in the women’s 5K open water swim. Anderson out-touched the second-place finisher by .2 seconds for the win. The open water portion of the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain are taking place at Moll de la Fusta. Anderson, who earned the Olympic silver medal in the 10K last year, took an early lead in the race and was in first...

Haley Anderson of the USA won the women's 5K race outsprinting Brazilian Poliana Okimoto Cintra in the final 100 meters. Anderson timed her stroke cycle perfectly and reached for the touchpad just ahead of the Brazilian who was leading the 42 swimmers for most of the final 1500m. The margin of victory between the swimmers was .2; the American finished in a time of 56.34.2. Anderson, the silver medalist in the 10K Olympic Marathon at last years London Olympic Games was the surprise leader of portions of the first lap....

Newsletter #1 // July 20, 2013 follow us This newsletter provides you with the daily information and news on the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP) Olympic champion Mellouli is the best in the 5km The Olympic 10km champion Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia won his first FINA World Championship title in the 5km using his trademark "jets" to sprint to the touch-pad in the final 100 metres of the race. Mellouli unseated Thomas Lurz of Germany who has dominated the 5km event since his first title in 2005's Montreal...

Five-member team set to brave open water at worlds BARCELONA - Canada’s first swimmers will hit the water Saturday as the open water competition begins at FINA World Championships in Barcelona. Philippe Guertin of Montreal and Eric Hedlin of Victoria will take to Moll de la Fusta in the men’s 5-kilometre race at 7 a.m. ET. They’ll be the first Canadian competitors in swimming at the two-week marquee event, which continues with the pool competition from July 28 – Aug. 4. Championships will also be contested in water polo, diving,...

Evan White breaks record at Summer Nationals POINTE-CLAIRE, Que. – Evan White of Oakville, Ont., lowered his 15-17 national age group record in the 200-metre individual medley on Saturday to conclude the 2013 Summer Nationals swimming competition. White clocked two minutes and 01.15 seconds to eclipse the previous mark of 2:02.38 set earlier this season. Luke Reilly of Vancouver was second at 2:05.10. ‘’I was hoping to lower it again here,’’ said White. ‘’The key was my 15-mete breakout on he start and my backstroke has improved.’’ White has one...