BEIIJING – Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., won the silver medal on Saturday in the women’s individual three-metre at the first stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit.

BEIJING, March 14, 2013 – Olympic bronze medalists Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., and Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal won silver in the women’s 10-metre synchro event on Friday to open the first stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit.

OTTAWA (ON) — March 11, 2013 — To help mark International Commonwealth Day today, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is demonstrating its commitment to building the Commonwealth through sport by announcing the names of six outstanding Canadian sport leaders who will share their expertise overseas through CGC’s SportWORKS program.

OTTAWA – John Atkinson had many highlights in his 12-year career with British Swimming. Among the memorable perks: sitting with Prince Harry during a morning heat session at the 2012 Paralympics in London. The Prince wasn’t just there for a photo op. Atkinson, who was National Performance Director (Paralympic) for the U.K. team, says he took a keen interest in the team.

Montréal, March 3, 2013 – Catherine Roberge continued her European tour with a victory Sunday, taking home top honours at the Judo European Open presented in Prague, Czech Republic.

Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce Australia’s Ian Rutledge has been named Head Coach of the Canadian Women’s National Team. With a wealth of international hockey experience under his belt, Rutledge is ready to lead Canada’s women towards the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

ROSTOCK, Germany, February 24, 2013 – Carol-Anne Ware and her sister Pamela Ware of Beloeil, Que., earned Canada’s first medal this season on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit tak

The following story is taken from the blog of Sandra de Graaff, a SportWORKS Officer in St. Vincent & the Grenadines

(Minsk, BEL – February 21, 2013) The women’s team pursuit squad won Canada’s first medal of the 2013 UCI Track cycling World Championships Thursday, currently held in Minsk, Belarus.

Montréal, February 17, 2013 – Ontarian Kelita Zupancic took home top honours in the under 70 kg category, Sunday, at the Oberwart Continental Open, in Austria. Meanwhile, in Hungary, Antoine Valois-Fortier also made his way onto the podium, winning the bronze medal in the under 81 kg class, in Budapest.