Greenwood takes up British Swimming coaching post
Rob Greenwood will take up an interim coaching role at the British Gas ITC in Stirling, Scotland, until September 2012.

He replaces Australian Doug Frost who left the post for personal reasons.

Volpini and Geijo win Hernandarias-Parana
Italy’s Andrea Volpini and Pilar Geijo of Argentina has won the longest race of the 2011 FINA Grand Prix, the 88km Hernandarias-Parana on Sunday.

Volpini crossed the finish line in 9h06:05 ahead of Argentina’s talents Guillermo Bertola, 22 y.o. in 9h11:35 and Luciano Sales Rubio with 9h26:02.

Geijo won in 9h30.43; fellow country-woman Antonella Bogarin was second in 9h52:02 and Esther Nunez Morera of Spain was third in 9h54:24.

The next race of the tournament will be held in in Sumidero Canyon (MEX, 15km) on April 23.

No bidders for 2012 LC Europeans
At its May meeting in Iceland, the European swimming league (LEN) will discuss the lack of a host nation for its 2012 European l/c Championships after Vienna confirmed that it no longer wished to be considered a candidate.

The worldwide financial crisis and the high costs of staging large multi-sports events have contributed to a harsh climate for those running international sports and seeking hosts for their events.

Last year, LEN relied on Budapest and Eindhoven to step in to host its two largest events within two to four years of their last commitment to the continental governing body because no other bidders stepped forward. Both Budapest and Eindhoven staged successful events on constrained budgets.

At world level, FINA had to approach cities to seek interest for the 2013 world championships after Dubai won the bid then withdrew. On the second time of asking, those Dubai beat, Moscow and Hamburg, both said 'no thanks'.

After discussions involving Spanish federation representatives and FINA, Barcelona stepped in to host the 2013 event.