Tag: Dr. Julio C. Maglione

  • FINA and OC praise successful edition in Barcelona

    Barcelona – Spain, August 04, 2013: The eighth and last day of the swimming competitions at the 15th FINA World Championships was marked by the variety of nations getting gold in the eight finals in the programme. Only one country – France – clinched two gold medals, thanks to the performance of Camille Lacourt in…

  • 2nd FINA World Aquatics Convention in Moscow

    2nd FINA World Aquatics Convention in Moscow

    Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 19, 2012: FINA President, Dr. Julio C. Maglione, will have the pleasure to welcome the Aquatics community for the 2nd FINA World Aquatics Convention, taking place from October 29 to November 1, 2012 in Moscow (RUS). The event’s main theme “Aquatics for All: Developing and Performing for Excellence” will bring together…

  • USA end on a high note, Phelps retires

    USA end on a high note, Phelps retires

    London – GBR, August 04, 2012: With two more victories in the eighth and final session of swimming at these 2012 Olympic Games, the team of USA completed in the best possible way its supremacy in the Aquatics Centre, accumulating a total of 30 medals, including 16 gold (exactly the half of the titles at…

  • Doha to Host the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships [25m] in 2014

    Doha to Host the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships [25m] in 2014

    By: John Zerafa: Doha, Qatar, April 4, 2012: FINA, together with the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Qatar Swimming Federation, has the pleasure to announce that following the decision of the FINA Bureau, the City of Doha (QAT) has been awarded the organisation of the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), in December 2014. “We…