Australian Olympic Gold

IGLA congratulates Australian diver Matthew Mitcham on his gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, and commends his decision to compete as an openly gay athlete. He is a powerful role model for gay aquatic athletes at all levels of competition

2008 IGLA Championships in Washington, D.C.

The 2008 IGLA Championships were held JUne 18-22 in Washington, D.C. The Championships were hosted by District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC) and the Washington Wetskins. It is a herculean task to host an IGLA Championship, and IGLA and all the IGLA member teams thank DCAC and the Washington Wetskins for hosting a fantastic championship!

The championship featured short course swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming and the ever popular Pink Flamingo! At right is the 2008 First Place Pink Flamingo from the Long Beach Grunions.

Complete competition results can be found at www.IGLA2008.org.

The 2009 IGLA Championships will be in Copenhagen, Denmark. Those who register before October 1, 2008 will receive 20 % discount. For details visit www.copenhagen2009.org.

IGLA teams and members are advised that there will be ample budget housing in Copenhagen because vacant school dormitories are available for prices from Dkr 140 to 200 (= app. $ 26 to 43 as of July 2008). Stay tuned for more details.

The Mermates, who are hosting the 2009 IGLA Champsionships invite IGLA teams and members to sign up for the newsletter at www.copenhagen2009.org.

Questions and requests for information can be sent to:

swimming@copenhagen2009.org
waterpolo@copenhagen2009.org
diving@copenhagen2009.org
synchronizedswimming@copenhagen2009.org
pinkflamingo@copenhagen2009.org

Interview with 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Matthew Mitcham

2008 Long Beach Grunion Pink Flamingo