Rio 2016 Offers Unique Spin on Opening & Closing Ceremonies
Organizers of the Rio 2016 Olympics are determined to make their own unique mark on the traditional rituals of the…
USA “Impossible” Option to Host 2017 Worlds After Mexico WIthdraws
USA Swimming’s Executive Director, Chuck Wielgus, tells Chicago Tribune that the U.S. is an “impossible option” to take over as host to 2017 FINA World Championships.
In Briefs 02/15/15: Le Clos Earns Award, Ireland’s Amateurs Receive Funding, Van der Burgh Feels “Renjuvenated”
A collection of brief aquatic-themed stories from across the web for the week ending Sunday, February 15, 2015. …..South African…
VIDEO: Sprint Star Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Reveals Her Strategy, Mindset, and Training for the 50
Bahamian-born Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace is one of the fastest sprinters in history in a 25 yard pool, and has for the last…
Brazilian National Team to Attend Golden Tour in Marseille
17 members of the Brazilian National Team will be competing at the Golden Tour in Marseille…
Cesar Cielo Arms Himself with Arilson Soares as Coach in Road to Rio
Each athlete has his or her own methodology and vision of how training will unfold leading up to the sport’s…
CBDA Takes Safe Route, Will Host 2015 Maria Lenk Meet at Fluminese
Cesar Cielo and the rest of the Brazilians will celebrate their national championship away from the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre for the second-straight year in 2015.
Dale Neuberger set to become next President of UANA
Dale Neuburger set to become President of the Aquatics Association of the Americas (UANA) following Toronto Pan American Games; Brenda Villa to serve on the UANA Executive Committee.
South American open water athletes selected for Pan Ams, led by four each from Argentina, Venezuela
The South American zone has selected its athletes for the 2015 Pan American Games open water swimming events, with Argentina and Venezuela qualifying 4 swimmers apiece.
Brazil Takes Home Eleven Medals From CISM Military Open
Team Brazil made quite a splash at the CISM Swimming and Paraswimming Open in Fontainebleau, France this past weekend, taking…
FINA’s Open Water World Cup and Grand Prix circuits open this weekend
The 2015 series of FINA’s two major open water swimming circuits debut this weekend.
George Bovell: A Visionary of the Sport
George Bovell, a name synonymous with Trinidadian swimming, recently enlisted the help of some elite friends in his quest to…
Van den Hoogenband: A disturbing look at pollution in the waters of the Rio Olympics site
Three-time Olympic champ Pieter van den Hoogenband posted a picture of a man standing on a board in the middle of a heavily-polluted Brazilian waterway where Olympic events will be held in a little more than a year.
Swimming Third Hottest Olympic Ticket in First Week of Sales
With high hopes for a record-setting medal output from the home team, tickets are in high demand among swimming fans.
FINA Threatening to Pull World Championships from Guadalajara if Conditions Not Met
The Scotiabank Aquatic Center in Guadalajara, Mexico is scheduled to host the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
