Category: Water Sports

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The TEAMS Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, highlighted the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s annual Olympic and Paralympic Sportslink and National Governing Body Best Practices Seminar. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

TEAMS ‘23 Notebook: Observations from the Sports-Events Industry

The TEAMS Conference & Expo was held October 2–5 in the Palm Beaches of Florida and featured a mix of education, business development and networking for the sports-events industry. The event also featured the co-location of programming from the U.S. Olympic & Paralymic Committee, the National Congress of State Games and others. The following is […]

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USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Executive Director Nate Boudreaux Resigns

USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Executive Director Nate Boudreaux has resigned his position to pursue other interests, the organization has announced. Boudreaux’s last day will be November 3. The organization will immediately begin a national search for a new executive director. “I have truly enjoyed my time at USA Water Ski & Wake Sports […]

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Augustana College to Host 2023 USA Water Polo DIII Championships

Augustana College and the Anne Greve Lund Natatorium in the Quad Cities will host the USA Water Polo Division III men’s national championship tournament from December 2-3, 2023. The two-day tournament will feature four teams, two from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation East and one from the […]

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2024 Water Ski National Championships Headed to California

USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and the American Water Ski Association have announced the 82nd Goode Water Ski National Championships will be held August 13–17, 2024, at Ski West Village in Arvin, California. The nation’s top water ski athletes will compete for titles in slalom, tricks, jump and overall. Ski West Village previously hosted […]

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USA Artistic Swimming believes the new name better reflects the athleticism required of the sport's athletes. Photo: Liz Corman Photography

2024 USA Artistic Swimming Championship Events

Status The bid process is ongoing Inside Track USA Artistic Swimming is looking for hosts for seven national championships in 2024. It has different size events and are flexible when working with new aquatic facilities. Bids are accepted on a rolling schedule but will be awarded as soon as a good bid is received. USA […]

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Brent Nowicki: The World Aquatics Rebrand and World Championships Pivot

One of the biggest sports in each Olympic Summer Games is swimming, which has been part of the Olympic program since 1896. But what casual fans of swimming may not realize is that the sport’s international governing body, World Aquatics, also oversees water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving throughout the […]

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Adam Andrasko, the CEO of USA Artistic Swimming, is also one of the top wresting referees in the state of Colorado. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz/SportsTravel)

Out of the Water, On to the Mat

Adam Andrasko was outside his house on a recent weekend in Colorado Springs when the father of a local high school wrestling star ran by on a jog. Andrasko, the chief executive officer of USA Artistic Swimming, was wearing a Team USA hoodie, the kind many national governing body leaders tend to have multitudes of […]

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USA Water Polo to Host 2023 Water Polo World Cup Finals

World Aquatics has announced that USA Water Polo will host for the upcoming 2023 Water Polo World Cup Finals. The competitions will take place in Southern California, with the women’s tournament set for June 23–25 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach and the men’s tournament set for June 30 through July 2 at […]

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Synchronised Swimming – European Championships Glasgow 2018: Day Six
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 07: Glorio Minisini and Manlla Flamini of Italy compete in the mixed duet free routine during synchronised swimming on Day six of the European Championships Glasgow 2018 at Scotstoun Sports Campus on August 7, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland. Glasgow 2018 is the first multi-sport European Championships. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Men Allowed to Compete in Artistic Swimming at Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee has given its approval for World Aquatics to allow men to participate in artistic swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first time that men will be allowed in the competition. A maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to […]

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FINA Rebrands as World Aquatics in New Chapter for Governing Body

FINA, the Fédération Internationale de Natation, has rebranded itself World Aquatics following a vote at the Extraordinary General Congress. The launch of the World Aquatics brand arrives after a series of major reforms that hope to increase engagement with participants and audiences. The new World Aquatics brand will be rolled out at the first events […]

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