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Back when USA Water Polo started its Olympic Development Program in 2009, there were only a few hundred participants — a number that last year had grown to around 6,000 athletes who took part in one ODP camp around the country. The latest sign of the growth within the ODP program is this weekend when […]
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Whether it be state-by-state laws that are divergent in nature, international federations putting out mandates that may not match a member country’s intrinsic values and all in the background of the pandemic-era reckoning about race and diversity throughout the United States, national governing bodies throughout the U.S. Olympic movement have a list of topics to […]
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Officials from Montgomery County, Maryland, hosted the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center on February 24 with pools designed for general swimming, low level diving, exercise, aquatic play, training and teaching opportunities. The 120,000 square foot SSRAC offers recreation and leisure activities and also features a […]
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USA Water Ski & Wake Sports has hired Kevin Michael as the organization’s next executive director. Michael, 48, comes to the national governing body with more than 30 years of experience in the towed water sports industry. He most recently served as the executive director of the Water Sports Industry Association during a nine-year tenure […]
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USA Water Polo will use Mt. San Antonio College new state-of-the-art aquatics complex in Walnut, California, as it prepares for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The aquatics complex opened in spring of 2023 and will be home to the U.S. men’s Olympic team. In addition to serving as a training hub, USA Water Polo will […]
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The American Canoe Association has selected Montgomery Whitewater Park in Alabama to host the first of two selection events for the 2024 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross Olympic Team Trials on April 13-14. Montgomery Whitewater Park opened in July 2023 and hosted the American Canoe Association age group national championships in canoe slalom and kayak […]
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Chris Ramsey will retire as chief executive officer at USA Water Polo following the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, the national governing body announced on Wednesday. Ramsey has been with the NGB for 17 years and is one of the longest-tenured leaders in the U.S. Olympic movement since the Amateur Sports Act was passed […]
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The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission has announced the return of Formula 1 Powerboat Racing to Lousiana with the Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown, scheduled to take place from May 24–26, 2024. “We are looking forward to bringing Powerboats back to the Red River and Shreveport-Bossier in 2024-2026,” said Sara Nelms, director of sports for the […]
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Pine Mountain, Georgia, and Monroe, Washington, will host events as part of the 2024 Nautique Wake Series, organized by the World Wake Association and Nautique Boat Company. The series in its 11th year will combine competitive wakeboarding, with an emphasis on rider development. The U.S. events will be in Pine Mountain, Georgia, at Robin Lake […]
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The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2024 calendar will visit five locations on three continents starting in March. “Every stop of the World Aquatics Open Water World Cup 2024 provides something extraordinary, from the crystal-clear waters of Soma Bay to the Hong Kong skyline,” said World Aquatics President Captain Husain Al-Musallam. “Next year […]
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