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USA Swimming Announces Changes to Executive Team

USA Swimming has announced several new hires and promotions within its executive team. Eric Skufca has been hired as chief financial officer…

Posted On : December 19, 2018 By : Jennifer Lee

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International Bowl Series Returns to AT&T Stadium in Texas

Presented by USA Football, the 10th annual International Bowl Series will return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in January for the fifth consecutive year. The event—the longest-running series of high-school aged international football teams—will feature two game days across four age divisions of national and regional teams from the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico and […]

Posted On : December 18, 2018 By : Jennifer Lee

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This Week in Team USA: December 10, 2018

SportsTravel is proud to partner with the U.S. Olympic Committee to provide this update on Team USA events taking place this week. Below are upcoming events and information on how to learn more. Viessman World Cup Date: December 16 Venue: Olympic Sports Complex, Lake Placid, New York Event description: Tune in to NBCSN on […]

Posted On : December 13, 2018 By : SportsTravel Staff

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Streamline Brands to Serve as Official Swim School Provider of USA Swimming

USA Swimming and Streamline Brands, a franchisor of swim schools, have entered a multiyear partnership aimed at creating more swimming programs… Continue Reading

Posted On : December 6, 2018 By : Jennifer Lee

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USANA Signs Sponsor Deal With USA Wrestling

USANA, a nutritional supplement provider, has announced a sponsorship with USA Wrestling that will mark the company’s first deal with a summer sport national governing body. The Utah-based company previously signed deals with seven winter NGBs in the United States and Canada. Under terms of the new agreement, USANA will become the official supplement supplier of […]

Posted On : December 4, 2018 By : Jason Gewirtz

In the Fall the views are the most breathtaking of all

Photograph: Ryan Voight

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Ensuring a Sport’s Future: How U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Saved Itself

It was August 2015 when Martin Palmaz first got the word. As executive director of the U.S. Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Palmaz was regularly in touch with the flight schools around the country that help keep the sport aloft. This time, one of them was relaying some distressing news: Its insurance policy was not […]

Posted On : December 4, 2018 By : Jason Gewirtz

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IAAF Names Jon Ridgeon CEO

Jon Ridgeon has been named CEO of the IAAF, the international federation for track and field. The 51-year-old competed for Great Britain in the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles from 1984 to 1996 and competed at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics. He also has held leadership roles in several sports-related business, including most recently as […]

Posted On : December 3, 2018 By : Jason Gewirtz

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This Week in Team USA: December 3, 2018

The Curling World Cup is a four-stop curling series. The first stop was in Suzhou, China, in September; the second is in Omaha, Nebraska; the third is in Jonkoping, Sweden; and the final is in Beijing.

Posted On : December 3, 2018 By : Team USA

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Detroit to Host Final Game of USA Hockey and Hockey Canada Series

USA Hockey and Hockey Canada have announced that the women’s national teams from the United States and Canada will compete in a three-game series February 12–17, 2019. Detroit has been selected to host the final game, which will be played at Little Caesars Arena on February 17 as part of Hockey Week Across America. “It’s great to bring […]

Posted On : November 29, 2018 By : Jennifer Lee