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Miss Iceland visits Winnipeg today

WINNIPEG - Miss Iceland 2009 is in town today. Guorun Dogg Runarsdottir (pronounced Goothroon Duk Roonarsdoe-tyr) is visiting Winnipeg for the day before heading up to Gimli to be a part of the 121st Gimli Icelandic Festival, where she will act as parade marshal.

Tiger Aquatics Joins Forces With Swimming World, Adds Elite Team Partnership Program

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 27. THE latest swim club to take advantage of the Swimming World Elite Team Partnership program is Tiger Aquatics. Tiger Aquatics is located in Baton Rouge, La. "We're thril...

American Andy Potts On His First Ironman Win

In this video, American triathlete Andy Potts talks about his first Ironman victory at Ironman Coeur dAlene back on June 27. Potts comments on preparing for the race and what his strategy was on race day. Video provided by TYR.

USA Fed Harnesses Bavarian Horsepower

No supercharged lederhosen anticipated in the race pool but Bavaria's famous car make, BMW, has signed up to be USA Swimming's mobility partner for the next six years

Time To Nail Down Suit Deadlines

The FINA approved suits lists updated May 31, and then printed out and used by three federations on that date and two dates in early June did not include some suits worn in Roberval; deadline regime needs tightening

Another Case Of Schism Over Suits

A delegate from the world of open water swimming has complained about "the unacceptable nature of the implementation of the new suit rules" and "the inappropriateness of the conduct of the Executive Director of FINA"; Director calls for education

World Open Water Championships: Eva Fabian, Thomas Lurz Win Respective 5K Events, Swimsuit Availability Controversy ...

ROBERVAL, Canada, July 20. THE "sprint" portion of the FINA World Open Water Championships held in Roberval took place today with the men's and women's 5K events taking place. Eva Fabian of the U.S...

Catching Up With Three-Time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington

Great Britains Chrissie Wellington is the reigning three-time Ironman World Champion and is quickly becoming known as one of the greatest women to ever compete in the sport of triathlon. Wellingtons most recent accomplishment came last weekend at Challenge Roth where she smashed her own world record for the fastest Ironman-distance recorded time. Her time [...]

Curl-Burke Swim Club Next to Become Swimming World Elite Team Partner

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15. THE Swimming World Elite Team Partnership continues to grow with the addition of each amazing new team member. Curl-Burke Swim Club, based in the Washington, D.C. corridor,...

Nashville Aquatic's Annie Kyriakidis Named TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 9. IN the July issue of Swimming World Magazine, Annie Kyriakidis of Nashville Aquatics is named the TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month. Click here for a preview of the other...