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Pan-American Games Canada did not officially compete in the 1951 Games (although a small group of Canadian swimmers did give a demonstration in synchronized swimming) but has been a consistent and successful competitor ever since, with Canadian athletes providing many world-class performances in various sports. The Pan-American Games are a multi-sport, quadrennial festival for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, conducted in a similar manner to the OLYMPIC GAMES and held one year prior to them. A comparatively recent event, the first Pan-Am Games were held at Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1951, when 19 nations were officially represented in 18 sports. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0006061   (283 words)

>>>USA Synchro U.S. Synchronized Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee are currently reviewing the selection procedures that will be used to make nominations to the 2007 Pan American Games and 2008 Olympic Games Teams. U.S. Synchronized Swimming Statement Regarding 2007 Pan American Team and 2008 Olympic Team Selection They are preparing to participate in the next CentroAmericanos Games in Columbia, July 2006. www.usasynchro.org   (704 words)

>>>USA Synchro U.S. Synchronized Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee are currently reviewing the selection procedures that will be used to make nominations to the 2007 Pan American Games and 2008 Olympic Games Teams. U.S. Synchronized Swimming Statement Regarding 2007 Pan American Team and 2008 Olympic Team Selection We will also be addressing other synchronized swimming challenges and sport topics. www.usasynchro.org   (487 words)

Oregon State Daily Barometer Online - Women's swimming picks Liebowitz as head coach Liebowitz, 53, served as an assistant coach for the U.S. men's team at the 1999 Pan American Games and was also an assistant coach at the 1997 World University Games. He was coach of the United States men's team in the 1995 Pan Am Games and coach of the 1988 Costa Rica Olympic team. Larry Liebowitz is the new women's swimming head coach at Oregon State, it was announced Aug. 20 by OSU Athletic Director Bob De Carolis. barometer.orst.edu /vnews/display.v/ART/2003/08/29/3f7a060a0f306?in_archive=1   (487 words)

The Sports Network - Olympics Swimming: (Aug. 11) The Americans swam away with three gold medals, three Pan Am marks and seven total medals in Santo Domingo, led by Courtney Shealy (Columbia, Ga.) and Christina Swindle (Miami, Fla.), who got the team off to a great start, going 1-2 in the women’s 100m freestyle. (Aug. 12) The United States Equestrian team show jumping squad had its first look at the competition arena at the Palmarejo Equestrian Center while participating in the training or “friendly” round of jumping at the Pan American Games. (Aug. 6) The women’s platform and the men’s synchro 3-meter events kicked off the diving competition at the 2003 Pan American Games. www.sportsnetwork.com /default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/BON2740552.htm   (4853 words)

1995-96 Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving He has also coached the 1979 FINA Cup in Tokyo, the 1983 and 1987 Pan-American Games, the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, the 1986 and 1990 World Championships, the 1990 Goodwill Games, and the 1990 International Cup of Rome meet. Winning three events at the Olympic Team Trials, Dolan will compete in the 400 individual medley, in which he is the world record-holder, the 200 individual medley, which he began swimming just last summer, and the 400 freestyle. THE U.S. The 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials were hosted at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, IN, Mar. 6-12. www.umich.edu /~mgoblue/swimming-m/95-96/olympics.html   (4853 words)

2 locals to enter Swimming Hall of Fame Cincinnati attorney Ross Wales won numerous awards in his competitive swimming days, including a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games and a silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games in the 100-meter butterfly. Wales, who was also an influential administrator for the sport of swimming, is one of eight inductees entering the International Swimming Hall of Fame this weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He joins current Stanford swim coach Skip Kenney, a former Cincinnati Marlins coach, as this year's honorees with local connections. Wales was also the vice president and secretary of FINA, swimming's international governing body, and an executive board member of the United States Olympic Committee. www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/05/06/spt_SwimmingHall06.html   (4853 words)

alexander.htm She also won medals in the Pan American Games, Goodwill games, Pan-Pacific competitions and several European Open Championships, was the flag bearer for Canada in the '84 worlds in Rome and team captain in the Atlanta Olympics where she bid farewell to a highly successful career with a silver medal. At the height of her considerable accomplishments, swimming buddies used to call her Alexander The Great-a most fitting monicker for the Mississauga synchronized swimmer who had gone on from the obscurity of a learn-to-swim program at the Huron Park Recreation Centre's pool to rule Canada and conquer much of the aquatic world. In 1995, she was chosen Ontario's Female Athlete of the Year and between 1993 and '96, Alexander The Great reigned as Mississauga's Female Athlete of the Year four times (sharing the honours with gymnast Stella Umeh in '94 and water skier Judy McClintock Messer in '95). www.thspeed.com /demo/msc/famehall/alexander.htm   (426 words)

2 locals to enter Swimming Hall of Fame Cincinnati attorney Ross Wales won numerous awards in his competitive swimming days, including a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games and a silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games in the 100-meter butterfly. Wales, who was also an influential administrator for the sport of swimming, is one of eight inductees entering the International Swimming Hall of Fame this weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He joins current Stanford swim coach Skip Kenney, a former Cincinnati Marlins coach, as this year's honorees with local connections. Wales was also the vice president and secretary of FINA, swimming's international governing body, and an executive board member of the United States Olympic Committee. www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/05/06/spt_SwimmingHall06.html   (614 words)

ASCA Online Articles The team, preparing for this summer’s Pan American Games, was doing underwater swimming at the end of practice. Wolf was doing underwater swimming with his two young brothers and some neighborhood kids, when he fainted. No, but if you are not warning your swimmers about the danger of hyperventilation and monitoring them while they swim underwater, you run the risk of suffering tragic and irreversible consequences. www.swimmingcoach.org /articles/9903/9903-1.htm   (614 words)

Metroactive Features Synchronized Swimming If anyone can help synchronized swimming evolve from circus act to athletic event, it's male contender Bill May. But the officials at the Pan American Games and the Olympics are going to have to let him in the pool first. Indeed, synchronized swimming may well be the sport that treads furthest from the Olympic creed of citius, altius, fortius (swifter, higher, stronger). Despite its circus-like aspects, however, synchronized swimming--or "water ballet," as it's known at recreational programs throughout the land--has been an Olympic sport since 1984, reaching that status way ahead of such sports as women's soccer, softball and water polo (which has yet to be instituted). www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/09.10.98/cover/synchroswim-9836.html   (5469 words)

ISHOF - Sylvie Frechette (CAN) - 2003 Honor Synchronized Swimmer Out of the water, she has been an analyst for the Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games and Sydney Olympic Games for Radio-Canada television station. It was at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games that Sylvie reached the pinnacle of international synchronized swimming by winning the gold medal in the solo event. In 1986 at the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, Sylvie won the solo gold medal and was a member of the gold medal winning team at the Madrid World Championships the same year. www.ishof.org /03sfrechette.html   (674 words)

Pan American Games History The main idea for creating the Pan American Games was because the leaders of the different sports of the American continent wanted to be more competitive in the Olympic Games. Sports such as yachting, equestrian polo, volleyball (men's and women's), synchronized swimming and basketball for both sexes were included in the second games, making possible a greater participation by women. So, once again Mexico (Mexico city)organized the 7th Pan American Games in 1975. www.kyokushincanada.com /panamgames/PanamWinnipeg.htm   (674 words)

2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne She has competed at the Commonwealth Games 2002, Pan American Games 2003, Island Games in Guernsey, Caribbean Championships and World B Championships, and was Bermuda's National Champion in Road Race and Time Trial in 2005. He has competed in the 1990, (also competing in these games was his mother) 1994 (swimming) and 2002 (cycling) Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1992 Olympic Games and 2005 Island Games where he placed 1st in the road race. Kaisey Griffith, student, competed at the 2005 Island Games in Shetland Isles, Scotland, and was Overall Champion at the Games. www.olympics.bm /commonwealth2006games.htm   (1738 words)

CBC Sports Online Her remarkable medal count includes four golds and three silvers at the 1966 Commonwealth Games, two golds and three silvers at the 1967 Pan American Games, and two silvers and a bronze at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. Elaine Tanner, known throughout her career as "Mighty Mouse", dominated Canadian swimming throughout the late 1960s. -Won two gold medals in the 500m and 1500m and two silver in the 1000m and 1500m at the World Junior Short Track Championships www.cbc.ca /sports/am_awards/2002awards/etanner.html   (1738 words)

Athletics - Men's Swimming - Pasadena City College On the national level, Stoddard was an assistant coach for the U.S. women's team at the Pan American Games in 1991. In his sixth season coaching men's and women's swimming at Pasadena City College, Terry Stoddard has been the only director of the school's Aquatic Center since it came into use in 2000. An adviser for the Polish Olympic swim team, he coached two medalists in Rafel Szukala (1992, silver medal, 100-yard butterfly) and Artur Wojdat (1988, bronze medal, 400-freestyle). www.pasadena.edu /athletics/swimming/coaches.cfm   (390 words)

Stewart Named to International Swimming Hall of Fame :: Stewart's time of 1:41.78 in 200-meter fly still stands as the American, U.S. Open and NCAA record On what is considered the short course by the USA Swimming team, Stewart's time of 1:41.78 still stands as the American, U.S. Open and NCAA record. He followed his Mercersburg coach, John Trembley, to the University of Tennessee and swam on to international stardom one year later, winning the 200-meter butterfly at the Goodwill Games of 1986. He repeated with Goodwill Game wins in 1990 and 1994 in Moscow, and at the Pan Pacific Championships of 1987, 1989 and 1991. utsports.collegesports.com /sports/m-swim/spec-rel/051502aaa.html   (711 words)

Sports Deglau has used her swimming career efficiently thus far, making the national team at the age of 15, competing at the Olympics at 16, winning four bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and striking gold at the Pan American Games earlier this year. Most recently, Deglau was also busy in the summer competing for Canada at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg and the Pan Pacific Games in Australia, garnering numerous medals and international recognition in the process. Deglau capped her first year at UBC with six gold medals in six races at the CIAU national championships, along with CIAU records in the 800m freestyle, the 4 x 100m free and the 4 x 100m medley. www.mun.ca /muse/archive/Volume50/Issue02/sports/waves.html   (711 words)

Lane 9 News Archive: Richard Quick Honored as SMU Distinguished Alumnus Quick, who was named the national coach for U.S. swimming in 1986, also has coached in four World Championships, the 1990 Goodwill Games, three Pan Pacific Games, the 1985 World University Games and the 1979 Pan American Games. Coaching in the past five Olympiads, three as the U.S. women's swimming team head coach, Quick has trained 17 athletes who¹ve earned a total of 29 Olympic medals. STANFORD head women's swimming and diving coach Richard Quick was honored last night as a Southern Methodist University distinguished alumnus for the distinction he brought to the university through his professional achievements and community service. www.swimmingworldmagazine.com /lane9/news/4249.asp   (553 words)

Sports, Cuba: Several Sports Included in 2007 Pan-American Games: Cuba News, Cuba Travel, cultural, business news. The Assembly will also hear the report on the Rio 2007 Pan-American Games and others from the Organizing Committees of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and the Summer Olympics in Beijing and London, slated for 2008 and 2012 respectively. Finally, the South American Sports Organization (SASO) will take advantage of the meeting to pick on August 31st the venue of that region’s games in 2006, which bidding cities are Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cuenca (Ecuador) and Lima (Peru). PASO Executive Committee also decided to maintain baseball and softball on the program of the upcoming Pan Am Games, despite their exclusion from the 2012 Olympics, because they will attend the 2008 Beijing Games and enjoy great acceptance and tradition in a number of countries in that region. www.cubaxp.com /modules/news/article-3250.html   (657 words)

ISHOF - Kay Vilen (USA) - 1978 Honor Synchronized Swimming Coach Her Santa Clara Aquamaids won every synchronized swimming event in every World Championship up to that time and duplicated this sweep in the 1975 pan American and Pan-Pacific Games. FOR THE RECORD: Her Santa Clara Aquamaids swept team, duet and solo titles at the 1971 and 1975 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS and the 1975 PAN AMERICAN GAMES; Her 29 National Champions won a total of 42 Senior National titles (16 solo, 12 duet, 14 team). Vilen was the winningest coach in the whole world of swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming. www.ishof.org /78kvilen.html   (657 words)

Frank Keefe Coaching Virgin Island Team At 2005 FINA World Championships :: Yale Swimmers Kieran and Morgan Locke Both Competing Kieran and Morgan swam on the same relay for the Virgin Islands at both the Pan American games and at the Caribbean Championships. One of the most respected figures in American Swimming, Keefe served as U.S. assistant coach in the 1984 Olympics and head manager at the 1988 Olympic games. Morgan carried the Virgin Island flag in the closing ceremonies of the 2003 Pan-Am games. www.cstv.com /sports/c-swim/stories/072105aaa.html   (424 words)

Los Gatos Weekly-Times 0414 April 7, 2004 She was elected five times to the AAU All-American swimming team, she held five world records and 36 American records, she was the first woman to carry the USA flag in the closing ceremonies at the Pan Am Games and she was featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated and Life magazines. She was elected the Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966, the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1980, the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980, the Sacramento Hall of Fame in 1984 and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. While her classmates had spent the vacation playing on the beach in Santa Cruz, von Saltza had spent her summer in Rome, Italy, winning three gold medals and a silver at the 1960 Olympic Games. www.svcn.com /archives/lgwt/20040407/lgnews4.shtml   (727 words)

ISHOF - Helen Vanderberg (CAN) - 1985 Honor Synchronized Swimmer As it is, she conquered all and retired after winning the Pan Pacific Games in 1979 to finish her physical education degree. In 1979, Helen Vanderberg accomplished what no other synchronized swimmer had ever done before: winning two golds in the Pan Am Games, two golds in the FINA World Cup, and one gold at the aforementioned pan Pacific Games. Canadian Helen Vanderberg was the first non-American to win the World Championship in Solo and Duet synchronized swimming (Berlin 1978). www.ishof.org /85hvanderberg.html   (727 words)

Two More Provincial Records Broken During his coaching career, Jasen has been an Assistant Coach with the 2001 Team Sask Canada Games Team and an Assistant Coach at the 2003 Pan American Games. Swimming competition during the games will be held at Lawson Aquatic Centre from August 8 to 12, 2005. This swimming competition is being hosted by the Saskatoon Goldfins at the Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre in Saskatoon from April 28, to May 1, 2005. www.swimsask.ca /news/news_2.htm   (727 words)

No. 1 Women's Swimming And Diving Begins 2002 NCAA Championships Thursday :: Cardinal wins Pac-10 Championships after perfect 8-0 mark in dual meets. Included on this list are coaching assignments in the past five Olympiads, four consecutive World Championships, the 1990 Goodwill Games, three Pan Pacific Games (1987, 1985, 1983), the 1985 World University Games and the 1979 Pan-American Games. The dual meet victory was also the 13th in a row for the Cardinal dating back to last season. Top-ranked Stanford finished unbeaten in its dual meet season with a 159.5-140.5 victory over No. 4 California in the final dual meet of the season for both teams. gostanford.fansonly.com /sports/w-swim/spec-rel/031902aaa.html   (727 words)

In Memory of... In addition, Ted was named the 1963 U.S. Pan American diving coach, 1967 Pan American Games diving judge and chairman of the NCAA Diving Rules Committee, 1966-1971. Ted Bitondo, former University of the South swimming and diving coach and a member of the Tennessee Swimming Hall of Fame, died Monday, June 3, 2002, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Ted’s heart was always in diving; as a diver, he won the 1940 National YMCA 3-Meter Diving Championship; as a coach, he held the head coaching position at the University of Florida from 1952-1957 and the head coaching position at Florida State for the 1957, ‘58 seasons. www.ishof.org /In_Memory.htm   (727 words)

Thorpe, Ian --  Encyclopædia Britannica In July 2001 at the world swimming championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian freestyler Ian Thorpe added to his already formidable reputation by winning six gold medals, setting four world records, and leading his nation to a team victory. There were plenty of high-level meets where swimmers could showcase their talents, including the European championships, Pan American Games, Pan... Thorpe began swimming competitively at age eight, and, although he had been uncoordinated in other sports, he excelled in the pool. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9397180   (727 words)

International Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquathlon Championships Triathlon was first included on the Pan American Games programme in 1995. Triathlon was included on the programme of the World Games in 1993. The ITU (International Triathlon Union) stage a range of championships combining two or more of the following: running, swimming, cycling and cross country skiing. www.gbrathletics.com /sport/tri.htm   (727 words)

PUERTO RICO HERALD: P.R. (Ponce) Out Of Caribbean Series Contention Diaz is Puerto Rico's most decorated taekwondo athlete, a four-time Central American-Caribbean Games medalist (three gold, one silver).She won bronze at the 1999 Pan Am Games. Figueroa qualified for the 2004 Games by virtue of a 13th place ranking at the Worlds in Cadiz, Spain, last November. In addition to Puerto Rico's basketball team, the other 11 athletes already qualified for Athens are Mark Watring (equestrian), Alex De Jesus (boxing), Ivonne Harrison and Luiggy Llanos (track and field), Ricky Busquets, Arsenio Lopez and Andrew Livingston (swimming), Mabel Fonseca (wrestling), Ramon Ayala (judo) and Enrique Figueroa and Jorge Hernandez (Tornado sailing). www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2004/vol8n06/PRSportsBeat0806-en.shtml   (727 words)

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