Category: Organization
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Workers threaten to sue Rio Olympics over late payments
Nearly 2 ½ months after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, hundreds of workers still haven’t been paid and are planning to sue the local organizing committee to get their money. Among those late getting paid are about 100 freelance contractors who worked as stadium announcers, show producers and DJs, and several hundred others who worked…
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Martin Truijens to be Head Coach of the Danish NTC
The Danish Swimming Federation has signed a contract with Martin Truijens for the position of Head Coach at the National Training Centre (NTC) at Bellahøj Aquatic Centre from 1 January 2017.
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Nick Juba ends tenure as National Head Coach of Denmark
After four very successful years in Danish swimming, Nick Juba will end his tenure as National Head Coach when his contract with the Danish Swimming Federation expires at the end of the year. The World Short-Course will therefore be the Brit’s last Championships in charge of the Danish National Team. The period from 2013 to…
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LEN European Short Course Championship 2017 reveals official logo
The logo for LEN European Short Course Championship 2017, to be held next year on the 13 to 17 December in Royal Arena in Copenhagen is now revealed. With the revealing of the logo an important part of the puzzle, when it comes to the visual expression for next year’s European Championship in Denmark, has…
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Scottish Swimming – Learn to Swim Launch
Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programmes,…
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Rio 2016 Paralympics boasts record number of tickets sold
Rio 2016 organisers hailed the second most attended Paralympic Games in history as Saturday’s sell-out crowd of 167,675 in the Olympic Park beat the attendance of 157,000 on the busiest day of the Olympics. Barely a fortnight after organisers were forced to announce cuts to these Games because of a serious budget crisis caused by…
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15,000 Olympics volunteers have quit due to poor working conditions
The Olympic Games have been plagued by issues in recent days in Brazil. It looks like the Organisers may be about to have one of their biggest problems in the coming days, as many volunteers are not turning up to do their jobs. Volunteers work in all areas of the events from athlete assistance to…
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Banned from Rio, Russia hosts its own Paralympics
After Russian athletes were banned from Rio in the wake of widespread doping, the alternative competition gets underway as the official Paralympics gets underway in Brazil. CCTV’s Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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FINA Scholarships Programme
From 2014, FINA provides scholarships for Athletes and Youth Athletes. At its latest meeting in Cancun, Mexico on March 1-2, 2014, the FINA Bureau approved the new programme, etching an important milestone for the development of Aquatics worldwide. The programme will be implemented over the 2014-2017.