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Top FINA official arrested on alleged child molestation charges

  • Aquatics

WarringtonJanuary 9 - Flavio Bomio (pictured) has been suspended from his position as the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming

responded to the news with following statement: "Following information received from the Swiss Swimming

Flavio Bomio from his position of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Honorary Secretary

FINA supports the Swiss Swimming Federation and equally strongly condemns sexual abuse of minors."


Legacy of three more London 2012 venues secured

  • London 2012

By Duncan MackayJanuary 9 - London-based Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) will take over the Aquatics Centre and Handball Arena and Balfour Beatty WorkPlace the 114 metre high ArcelorMittal Orbit after this year's Olympics and Paralympics, it was announced today. 

other local pool facilities, the OPLC claim.It will also be London and the South East's world-class swimming

later date.GLL already oversees the management of over 100 public leisure centres including swimming




London 2012 ticket resale website suspended after computer problems

  • London 2012

By Tom DegunJanuary 6 - London 2012 were forced to temporarily suspend their official ticket resale website, which was launched today, following unknown computer problems that are being investigated.

earlier this week it was confirmed that 10,000 too many tickets have been sold for the synchronised swimming

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesJanuary 2012: London 2012 oversell 10,000 tickets for Olympic synchronised swimming


Former IOC member warns Toronto 2015 Pan American Games price tag could hit $4 billion

  • Toronto 2015

By Tom DegunJanuary 5 - Paul Henderson (pictured), former President of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and the man who led the Toronto 1996 Olympic and Paralympic bid, has hit out at the city as it prepares to host 2015 Pan American Games saying that escalating costs could see the competition costing as much as $4 billion (£2.4 billion/€2.9 billion) to stage.

also suggests to "review over-the-top facilities" including the "two major white elephants" in the "swimming

Temporary swimming pools required should be built outdoors with temporary seating as was done in Athens


Court of Arbitration for Sport dismiss British triathlete's appeal

  • Triathlon

By David GoldJanuary 5 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal from Harry Wiltshire (pictured) over the six month suspension meted out to him for unsportsmanlike behaviour at the European Championships last June.

ITU) after he appeared to impede the then world champion Javier Gómez during the Championship's swimming




London 2012 oversell 10,000 tickets for Olympic synchronised swimming event

  • London 2012

DegunJanuary 4 - London 2012 have confirmed that 10,000 too many tickets have been sold for the synchronised swimming

Synchronised swimming was an event which was not initially oversubscribed but when sessions for the sport

final of the men's 100 metres, which is set to feature Usain Bolt, because one of the synchronised swimming

around 1,000 sporting sessions, we have discovered an error in seats available in four synchronised swimming

We are exchanging their synchronised swimming tickets for tickets in other sports that they originally

to those who had originally been expecting to watch synchronised swimming.The Olympic synchronised swimming




London 2012 is "shaping up to surpass Beijing" predicts IPC President

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By Duncan Mackay in LondonJanuary 2 - London 2012 will be the highlight of the most important year in the history of the Paralympic Movement, Sir Philip Craven has claimed in a New Year's message.

Paralympic ticket sales "unprecedented" says DeightonSeptember 2011: Tickets for London 2012 Paralympic swimming


Stevenson and Armitt head New Year Honours List

  • Latest

By Mike RowbottomDecember 31 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured) has ended the most difficult year of her life on a welcome high after being awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List that also offers knighthoods to two key figures linked to London 2012 – Charles Allen and John Armitt.

O'Sullivan, founder and coach to the Birmingham City Amatuer boxing club, Valerie Mellor, for services to swimming


Singapore target record medal haul at London 2012

  • London 2012 Paralympics

By David GoldDecember 30 - Singapore hope to bring home more than the four medals they won at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games when they compete at London 2012, officials there have said.

From now till London, my main priority is swimming and I hope to put up a fight," Xiu, who also won silver