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Barcode checks for 'wrong kind' of swimsuit at world championships
Swimmers taking part in the World Championships in Rome next month will have to submit to a special “barcode” test as part of a crackdown on performance-enhancing suits.
Read more →World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) updates Coach's Tool Kit
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has updated its Coach's Tool Kit. The kit, designed to provide an education system to educate coaches about drug control, is available as a pdf document on the WADA website.
Read more →Cansdale announced as new Swim Nova Scotia Provincial Coach
Swim Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that Lance Cansdale, Head Coach for the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club has been named as the Provincial Coach.
Read more →FINA Approved Swimsuits
The FINA Commission in charge of the swimwear approval reviewed 348 swimsuits from 21 manufacturers forwarded its proposal to the FINA Executive, who decided or approved the following swimsuits models (this list is valid until December 31, 2009)
Read more →FISU Games Team Announced
Swimming Canada today announced the team for the 2009 FISU World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.
Read more →Swim Ontario Seeks Applications for Provincial Coach
Swim Ontario, the governing body for competitive swimming in Ontario is seeking applications to fill their Provincial Mentor Coach Position.
Read more →Women in Coaching Grant Recipients Announced
Swimming Canada is pleased to announce two recipients of the Women in Coaching Grants.
Read more →Swim Coach Howard Firby Inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
Inducted into the 2009 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame as a coach is Howard Firby, who over three decades coached many of Canada's top swimmers including triple medallist Elaine Tanner.
Read more →If a Canadian Breaks a World Record Does it Make a Sound?
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" This is a question intended to challenge people’s perceptions of how they see the world and is something you have all undoubtedly heard many times.
Read more →Speedo Domestic Excellence Awards
The 2008 Speedo Domestic Excellence Awards were presented during the Spring Nationals in Toronto on Thursday March 12, 2009.
Read more →Blondal / Schoof Named CIS Coaches of the Year
University of Calgary's Mike Blondal and UBC's Derrick Schoof were named the CIS Coaches of the Year for the 2008-2009 season.
Read more →CIS schools provided over $8.5 million to student-athletes in 2007-08
Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced on Monday the findings of its data collection on athletic scholarships provided by Canadian universities during the course of the 2007-08 academic year.
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