Category: Water Sports

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Spire Institute to host USA Artistic Swimming 2022 Junior and Senior National Championships

The USA Artistic Swimming 2022 Junior and Senior Championships, plus the National Team Trials, will be held April 6—10 at the Spire Institute and Academy outside of Cleveland, Ohio. The Spire Institute & Academy is among the largest indoor multi-sport, training, education and competition complexes in North America. It has two Myrtha pools as well […]

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Nippon Budokan
The inside of the Nippon Budokan is shaped like an octagon, adding to its character. The ceiling is a swirl of concrete layers with lighting built into each layer. Photos: Jason Gewirtz

No Fans at 2021 Olympics an Adjustment, But Not an Excuse

The silence can be deafening if you are an athlete competing in the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, having waited a lifetime to be able to perform in front of family and friends roaring you on. But some Olympians say that the absence of fans may not be that disconcerting — if only because nobody […]

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Columbus, Georgia, to Host 2022 World Cup and 2023 World Championships in Kayak

Columbus, Georgia, will be hosting many of the world’s best kayakers when the 2022 World Cup and 2023 World Championships come to the destination to compete on the Chattahoochee River between Columbus and Phenix City. The announcement was made by Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson, Phenix City Mayor Eddie Lowe and Uptown Columbus. “I don’t think […]

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Amanda Kraus: Changing the Face of Rowing

Amanda Kraus took over as CEO of USRowing in November, leading the national governing body at a time of challenges across the sports-event industry. But her background is expected to help her on a number of fronts, including adding much needed diversity to the ranks of participants and the chance to fundraise for any number […]

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William Smith Named Chairman of USA Water Polo Board Of Directors

The USA Water Polo Board of Directors have elected William Smith as chairman of the board, elevating a sports executive who has been involved in water polo for more than two decades as an athlete, coach and club director in the Connecticut area. Smith will begin his new role on June 1, 2021. Smith takes […]

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Lake County, Florida, Selected to Host 2021 World Waterski Championships

The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation will hold the 2021 IWWF World Waterski Championships in Lake County, Florida, with more than 200 water skiers from 35 countries competing at the Jack Travers Water Ski School. The biennial event, the first time the world championships will be in the United States for 18 years, will be […]

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Jack Gierhart Departs U.S. Sailing

U.S. Sailing has announced the departure of longtime CEO Jack Gierhart, part of the implementation of a new strategic plan at the national governing body. Gierhart had been the head of the NGB since 2011 after serving as assistant executive director from 2009–2011 and marketing director from 2002–2005. “Jack guided the association through some challenging […]

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USA Diving Trials Moved to New Dates in 2021

USA Diving has announced new dates for the rescheduled Olympic Team Trials, which will still be held in Indianapolis. The 2020 dates were rescheduled when the Olympic Summer Games were postponed until 2021. The new dates will be June 6–13, 2021, with the event to be held at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus […]

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