ETE - Le Président Francis LUYCE qui s'est rendu à Sanvignes-les-Mines remercie chaleureusement les organisateurs de cette compétition estivale. Comme chaque année tous les ingrédients de la réussite étaient réunis pour créer l'évènement : un public et des compétiteurs nombreux, une grande convivialité. On notera également la qualité du liveffn.com mis en place pour couvrir cette compétition.

EAU - À l'issue du championnat de France du 3 km contre-la-montre par équipes, samedi 28 août 2010, à Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine), la sélection tricolore pour la Coupe de la COMEN qui se tiendra à Oeiras (Portugal), dimanche 12 septembre 2010, a pu être désignée. Cette dernière vient d'être validée conjointement par le président et le DTN. Cinq nageurs (trois filles et deux garçons) ont été retenus. Dominique BAHON, secrétaire général de la FFN, endossera la mission de chef de délégation, assisté de Marc LAZZARO, adjoint au DTN pour la discipline, et de Guillaume HAMON, entraîneur.

FFN - La natation française a vécu hier une véritable consécration avec la réception des médaillés de l'Équipe de France et leur encadrement par le Chef de l'État. le Président de la République, le Premier Ministre et les deux ministres de tutelle ont accueilli de manière très ouverte et chaleureuse les nageurs français. L'occasion de faire passer des messages importants sur l'accès des clubs aux piscines, les cursus de formation des athlètes de haut niveau ou la nécessité d'avoir en France un grand équipement aquatique pour accueillir des compétitions internationales.

NAT - Les nageurs français poursuivent leur odyssée médiatique dans la promotion de la natation et de leurs succès. Vous retrouverez ainsi Camille LACOURT, ce jour sur France 2 durant le 13h d'Elise LUCET puis ce soir, sur France 5 dans l'émission ''C a Vous'' avec Alexandra SUBLET. Des rendez-vous télés à ne pas manquer…

KIHEI, Hawaii – Tera Van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., won the silver medal in the women’s 100 breaststroke and Canada was also second in the women’s 4X200 freestyle relay on Friday night at the Junior Pan Pacific swimming championships.

IRVINE, California – Richard Weinberger of Victoria took another giant step in his open water swimming career on Sunday winning the bronze medal in the men’s open water 10 kilometre race to conclude the Pan Pacific swimming championships.

IRVINE, California – It was a record breaking morning for Canadian swimmer Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, during the preliminary rounds of day two of competition at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California.

SINGAPORE – Lauren Earp of Toronto won Canada’s third swimming medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday finishing third in the women’s 100-metre freestyle in comeback style.

LAC-MÉGANTIC, QC – Simon Tobin of Quebec City and Heidi George of the U.S., were the winners today at the 4th Traversée internationale du Mégantic. Both victors were in control of their races by the halfway point.

CALGARY – Two-time Olympic swimmer Mike Brown of Perth, ON announced that he will be coming back to competitive swimming with the intent to compete for Canada at the London 2012 Games.

LOS ANGELES – It was in Victoria at the 2010 Summer National Championships where Swimming Canada finalised the selection for its 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships team. With fifty-six swimmers selected to the team, one of the biggest Canada has ever had, fun things are bound to happen around pool deck.

ROBERVAL, Que. – Simon Tobin of Quebec City completed a memorable month of July on Saturday with a stunning second place finish at the world famous 32-kilometre Traversee du Lac-St-Jean open water swimming competition.

VICTORIA – Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria feels he is on track to make another international impact next month at the Pan Pacific Championships after his victory in the men’s 400-metre freestyle Friday ay the Summer Nationals swimming competition.

VICTORIA – World Record Holder Annamay Pierse is in Victoria this week to compete at the 2010 Summer National Championships, but for the first time, she will have her four sisters, Hanna, Grainne, Fionnuala and Patricia competing by her side at the national level.

VICTORIA – Swimming Canada honoured Olympian Brittany Reimer of Victoria and three time Olympian Rick Say of Salmon Arm and in front of their peers tonight during the 2010 Summer National Championships in Victoria.

Bonn, Germany (IPC) - The 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, will be seeing more coverage than any previous IPC Swimming World Championships.

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Cochrane of Victoria, Brian Johns of Vancouver and Alexa Komarnycky of Victoria won gold, silver and bronze respectively on Saturday at the L.A. Grand Prix swimming competition.

MONTREAL – As the country celebrates Canada Day, some of Canada’s best Olympic level swimmers will be gearing up for some exciting racing at Montreal’s Olympic Park pool during the second stop of the Canada Cup series.

TORONTO – In the midst of a historic year for the Olympic Movement in Canada, which featured the vastly successful Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, an Olympic athlete parade in Montreal in front of tens of thousands of supporters as well as the upcoming inaugural Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee today recognizes International Olympic Day.

OTTAWA - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, June 18, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on one Companion, 12 Officers and 32 Members.