http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics Sat, 25 May 2013 06:41:39 +0100 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014376-washington-swimming-coach-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-student http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014376-washington-swimming-coach-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-student By James Crook

May 23 - Washington D.C.-based swimming coach Richard Curl, who tutored the likes of two-time Olympic champion Tom Dolan, has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing a student over a number of years.]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:35 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014103-tongan-london-2012-flag-bearer-comes-out-as-gay http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014103-tongan-london-2012-flag-bearer-comes-out-as-gay By Duncan Mackay

May 7 - Swimmer Amini Fonua, who carried Tonga's flag at the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, is the latest top sportsman to come out as gay.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Aquatics Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014081-swimming-new-zealand-hire-british-coach-to-guide-them-to-rio-2016 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014081-swimming-new-zealand-hire-british-coach-to-guide-them-to-rio-2016 By Tom Degun

May 5 - Swimming New Zealand have hired former British coach David Lyles to lead their preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
]]> tom.degun@insidethegames.biz (Tom Degun) Aquatics Sun, 05 May 2013 22:19:13 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013969-omaha-named-as-host-city-for-us-olympic-swimming-trials-for-third-time http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013969-omaha-named-as-host-city-for-us-olympic-swimming-trials-for-third-time By James Crook

April 27 - Omaha will host the United States Olympic swimming trials for the third consecutive time after beating competition from San Antonio and St. Louis to secure the rights to host the event.]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:48:44 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013885-daley-holds-nerve-to-clinch-gold-at-diving-world-series-in-edinburgh http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013885-daley-holds-nerve-to-clinch-gold-at-diving-world-series-in-edinburgh By James Crook

April 21 - Britain's Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley held off a tough challenge from World Cup silver medallist Russia's Victor Minibaev to win gold in the 10-metre platform event at the FINA/Midea Diving World Series in front of a sell-out home crowd at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:41:10 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013888-search-for-new-british-women-s-water-polo-head-coach-underway-as-fekete-vacates-role http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013888-search-for-new-british-women-s-water-polo-head-coach-underway-as-fekete-vacates-role By James Crook

April 19 - British Swimming are searching for a new women's water polo head coach as Hungarian head coach Szilveszter Fekete leaves the role following six years at the helm.]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:07:11 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013846-australian-swimmers-fined-for-olympic-debacle-but-avoid-bans-for-now http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013846-australian-swimmers-fined-for-olympic-debacle-but-avoid-bans-for-now By James Crook

April 19 - Members of the Australian men's 4x100 metres relay swimming team who admitted to "childish" behaviour while under the influence of a banned sedative at a pre-London 2012 training camp have been fined and handed deferred suspensions.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013784-olympic-champion-manaudou-unveiled-as-speedo-ambassador http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013784-olympic-champion-manaudou-unveiled-as-speedo-ambassador By Emily Goddard

April 16 - Florent Manaudou, France's London 2012 50 metres freestyle swimming gold medallist, is the latest athlete to become the face of Speedo.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) Aquatics Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:13:43 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013824-usa-synchro-names-a-1-awards-as-official-awards-supplier http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013824-usa-synchro-names-a-1-awards-as-official-awards-supplier By Emily Goddard

April 16 - USA Synchro has named A-1 Awards as its Official Awards Supplier for its five national synchronised swimming events each year.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) Aquatics Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013793-fogg-takes-gold-at-2013-marathon-swimming-world-cup-in-mexico http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013793-fogg-takes-gold-at-2013-marathon-swimming-world-cup-in-mexico By Tom Degun

April 14 - Britain's Daniel Fogg put in a superb display at the 2013 Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico, as he secured victory in the men's 10 kilometre open water event.]]> tom.degun@insidethegames.biz (Tom Degun) Aquatics Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:35:51 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013742-australian-swimmers-tipped-by-coates-to-bounce-back-at-rio-2016 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013742-australian-swimmers-tipped-by-coates-to-bounce-back-at-rio-2016 By Duncan Mackay

April 12 - Australia's swimmers have been backed by John Coates, President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to put their troubles behind them and bounce back as a major force at Rio 2016.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Aquatics Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013680-australia-appoint-former-british-swimming-head-as-new-performance-director http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013680-australia-appoint-former-british-swimming-head-as-new-performance-director By James Crook

April  9 - Crisis-hit Swimming Australia kick-started their recovery attempts following their disastrous London 2012 campaign as they announced the appointment of former British Head of Swimming Michael Scott as their new high performance director.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:57:25 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013670-kazan-aquatics-palace-set-to-open-this-week http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013670-kazan-aquatics-palace-set-to-open-this-week By James Crook

April 8 - Kazan's $115 million (£75 million/€90 million) Aquatics Palace, due to host events at the 2013 Summer Universiade and the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships, is due to open this Friday (April 12).
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013611-armstrong-pulls-out-of-masters-swimming-event-after-fina-try-to-block-him http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013611-armstrong-pulls-out-of-masters-swimming-event-after-fina-try-to-block-him By Duncan Mackay

April 4 - Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from a masters swimming event this weekend after the sport's world governing body FINA moved to block his participation.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Aquatics Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014142-len-executive-director-szakadati-resigns-after-ten-years http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1014142-len-executive-director-szakadati-resigns-after-ten-years By Emily Goddard

April 2 - Laszlo Szakadati has stepped down as executive director of LEN, the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to the International Aquatics Federation (FINA), after ten years in the position on what the organisation calls a "mutual agreement".
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) Aquatics Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:32:54 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013507-usa-synchro-announce-team-for-kazan-2013-universiade http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013507-usa-synchro-announce-team-for-kazan-2013-universiade By James Crook

March 26 - USA Synchro have announced their swimming team that will compete at the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan in July this year, including eight members of the Stanford University squad that were recently crowned national champions.]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Aquatics Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013442-swimming-australia-turns-to-hockey-for-new-chief-executive http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/aquatics/1013442-swimming-australia-turns-to-hockey-for-new-chief-executive By Duncan Mackay

March 21 - Swimming Australia's new chief executive is set to be Mark Anderson, replacing Kevin Neil, who resigned last November following the poor performance at London 2012.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Aquatics Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000