Richard Weinberger (CAN) and Martina Grimaldi (ITA) win London Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Test Event Greg Eggert, FINA Press Commission Member Richard Weinberger of Canada stunned a field of world champions to win the London 10km Marathon Swimming International - Test Event for the Olympic Games - by a margin of more than 26 seconds. Weinberger hasn't even qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games yet. His victory today is a confidence builder, but doesn't get him a ticket to the main event next August. While the Olympic 10km race may...

17th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED TO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO Heartiest congratulations of the UANA Family are sent out to the Federacion Mexicana de Natacion upon the success of their bid to host the 17th FINA World Championships in the year 2017. In presenting the successful bid, our friend, President Kiril Todorov made note of the fact that thirty-five (35) years will have passed since the FINA World Championships were last held in Latin America having been hosted in 1982 by the Federacion Equatoriana de Natacion and never have the Championships been...

The FINA bureau announced the hosts for the 2015 and 2017 World Championships: Kazan, Russia and Guadalajara, Mexico. These will officially be the 16th and 17th versions of the World Championships, respectively. The 2013 World Championships will be hosted in Barcelona, Spain. Kazan, host of the 2015 Championship, is a city of 1.1 million inhabitants that lies along Russia’s Volga River. In 2009, it was fittingly named the “Sports Capital of Russia,” and in 2013 will have a test run at the Summer Universiade (also known as the World University...

The place is Guadalajara, the time is now! Guadalajara, Mexico was chosen to host the 2017 FINA World Championships. FINA had said they would only announce the 2017 host this year if they thought they had two outstanding candidates, which apparently they decided they did. Guadalajara is Mexico’s second most populous municipality at 1.5 million people, but has a booming metropolitan area of over 4 million.

A MESSAGE FROM THE UANA PRESIDENT Greetings to the UANA Family and welcome to the 1st Edition of the UANA Newsletter produced and distributed from the UANA Permanent Administrative Office in Colorado Springs. This UANA Newsletter will be produced on a periodic basis and together with the UANA Website ( www.uana-aquatics.org ) will bring news of the activities of our federations and the events of UANA. This edition reflects the work and commitment of UANA Media Officer Gregory Eggert and the invaluable assistance of Kathy Parker and Brenda Adams whose...

MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO--The 2011 Caribbean and Central American Championships (CCCAN) began yesterday and continues through Saturday (June 27-July 2) in Mayaguez. The championships feature all 5 disciplines. Results and further information can be found online here: http://www.natacionpr.org/CCCAN2011-Results.htm

The sport of swimming in Puerto Rico has suffered a great loss upon the death of one of its leaders. Bill, as he is referred to by all his friends, an electrical engineer by profession, started his participation in swimming as a parent. From the beginning, together with his wife Rose, he became an enthusiastic supporter, eventually serving in different positions in the administration of the sport including the Presidency of Puerto Rico Swimming Federation. Bill's dedications and services to the sport extended beyond Puerto Rico as he became a...

Remembering William (Bill) George Cody The sport of swimming in Puerto Rico has suffered a great loss upon the death of one of its leaders. Bill, as he is referred to by all his friends, an electrical engineer by profession, started his participation in swimming as a parent. From the beginning, together with his wife Rose, he became an enthusiastic supporter, eventually serving in different positions in the administration of the sport including the Presidency of Puerto Rico Swimming Federation. Bill's dedications and services to the sport extended beyond Puerto...

CCCAN Elects Errol Clarke from Barbados as next CCCAN President http://www.uana-aquatics.org/html/English/CCCAN%20Election%202010.pdf

UANA CONFERENCE – CONFERENCIA DE UANA MAY 2010 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida The second edition of the UANA Conference was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA) on May 6-9th bringing together the members of the UANA Executive and four of the UANA Technical Chairs as well as the officers of the four zones of the Americas and several of the FINA Bureau Members of the Americas. Although FINA President Dr. Julio Maglione had planned to attend the UANA Conference, a schedule conflict required his presence at the Pan American Sports...