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CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUATICS CENTER GOING WELL

DELHI, INDIA--Construction of the aquatics center for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is going well, according to reports issued following a tour last week of 17 managers of Australian teams to those Games. Among those visiting last week was Swimming Australia National Head Coach Leigh Nugent, and comments on the pool preparations can be found online here:
http://www.zeenews.com/news636302.html


UGANDA COMMONWEALTH GAMES SWIM TEAM

UGANDA--The Uganda Swimming Federation has announced a 4-swimmer team for this year's Commonwealth Games in October in India.
Team members are: Sharif Kakooza, Jamila Lunkuse, Ganzi Mugula and Olivia Infield Nakiyingi. The team announcement follows a time trial this past weekend in Lubowa.
www.monitor.co.ug

NEW ZEALAND COMMONWEALTH GAMES SWIM TEAM:

Following last week's New Zealand Championships, Swimming New Zealand (SZN) has announced a 12-swimmer team for October's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
Team members are:
Males (4): Daniel Bell, Moss Burmester, Gareth Kean and Glenn Snyders
Females (8): Lauren Boyle, Amaka Gessler, Tash Hind, Melissa Ingram, Penelope Marshall, Hayley Palmer, Emily Thomas and Natalie Wiegersma.
Team announcement can be found online here: www.swimmingnz.org.nz/

2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

LONDON, UK--Two cities have submitted formal nominations to bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast, Australia and Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The 2018 host will be selected at the October 2011 General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation. The Commonwealth Games are held every 4 years, in the even year between Summer Olympics.
Upcoming hosts are: Delhi, India (October 2010) and Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2014).

Male (25): Daniel Arnamnart (NSW), Leith Brodie (Q), Craig Calder (NSW), Ashley Callus (Q), Nicholas D'Arcy (Q), Ashley Delaney (V), Tommaso D'Orsogna (WA), Nicholas Ffrost (Q), Thomas Fraser-Holmes (NSW), Jayden Hadler (Q), Geoff Huegill (NSW), Robert Hurley (NSW), Andrew Lauterstein (NSW), Ryan Napoleon (Q), Cameron Prosser (V), Brenton Rickard (Q), Christian Sprenger (Q), Hayden Stoeckel (SA), Eamon Sullivan (NSW), Christopher Wright (Q), Peter Leek (NSW), Matthew Cowdrey (SA), Ben Austin (NSW), Blake Cochrane (Q), Andrew Pasterfield (NSW).

Female (23): Bronte Barratt (Q), Alicia Coutts (Q), Sophie Edington (Q), Blair Evans (WA), Felicity Galvez (NSW), Katie Goldman (Q), Marieke Guehrer (V), Melissa Gorman (Q), Samantha Hamill (Q), Belinda Hocking (NSW), Leisel Jones (V), Sarah Katsoulis (V), Yolane Kukla (Q), Samantha Marshall (NSW), Alice Mills (Q), Meagen Nay (Q), Kylie Palmer (Q), Leiston Pickett (Q), Stephanie Rice (Q), Jessicah Schipper (Q), Emily Seebohm (Q), Ellie Cole (V), Annabelle Williams (Q).

Where are the next Commonwealth Games going to be held and what year?
2010 - Delhi, India
2014 - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
2018 - TBD

What countries have the Commonwealth Games been held in the past?
1978 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1982 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1986 - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1990 - Auckland, New Zealand
1994 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom
2006 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia