Category: Organization
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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.
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Highlights From The Rio 2016 Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Courtesy of Team USAÂ on YouTube https://youtu.be/aSQZ8DktxAg
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The Fairytale of Rio | Rio 2016
Was it just a dream? Or maybe a fairytale? The Rio 2016 Olympic Games gave us so many unforgetable moments that it can make fans wonder.
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FINA statement on resignation of three of its Doping Control Review Board members
FINA was surprised to receive the letter of resignation from three officials from its Doping Control Review Board (DCRB), including the Chairman Dr. Andrew Pipe. While FINA obviously regrets this decision, our International Federation expresses its deep appreciation and recognition for their supportive action in our successful anti-doping policies over the recent years. Concerning the…