Category: Water Sports

WorldParaSwimming2023

Manchester to Host 2023 Para Swimming World Championships

The 11th Para Swimming World Championships will take place in Manchester, England, from July 31–August 6, 2023, at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, World Para Swimming and British Swimming have announced. Home of the British Para Swimming National Performance Centre, the event is being hosted in partnership with UK Sport and Manchester City Council and will […]

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Powerboat P1 Appoints Tim Ramsberger As USA CEO

Tim Ramsberger has been named the president and chief executive for Powerboat P1 Management’s U.S. operations as the organization looks to expand its global strategic planning. Ramsberger will have responsibility for all of Powerboat P1 USA’s commercial, race event, marketing, communications and digital activities. Ramsberger will be based in Florida and Powerboat P1 Management Chief […]

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APPWorldTour

Association of Paddlesurf Professionals Announces 2021 World Tour

The Association of Paddlesurf Professionals will have a modified four-event tour for the 2021 season that extends into early 2022, with the opening event scheduled for November 4—7 at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina. Organized by the Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club, the Carolina Cup is a four-day festival of events featuring seven races, seminars and […]

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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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ColumbusKayak

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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USAWaterPolo

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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