Tag: Swimming
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Hosszu and Le Clos are also the best in 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Doha
Doha, Dec 7, 2014: Some days after being awarded the title of FINA Best Swimmers in 2014, Chad Le Clos (RSA) and Katinka Hosszu (HUN) were also the athletes shining the most in the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) held from December 3-7 in Doha (QAT). At the conclusion of the five-day competition, the…
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FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) & World Aquatics Convention
Lausanne, Nov 12, 2014: In 21 days, the Qatari capital will welcome the international swimming elite and world aquatics community for the 12th edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), taking place from December 3-7, 2014 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre. Over 900 swimmers from 170 national federations are expected to compete in Doha,…
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19th FINA Diving world cup debuts
Shanghai – China, July 16, 2014: 19th FINA Diving world cup, The 19th edition of the FINA Diving World Cup kicked off under heavy rain at Shanghai’s Oriental Sports Centre, China on July 15 while the world’s best divers delivered brilliant performances in the first event on the programme, the mixed team event. The medallists…
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Hosszu: “I always learn something new, even after 20 years of swimming!”
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu is attending the SportAccord Convention in Belek, Turkey this week. The current 200m and 400m IM World champion is on-hand both in and out the pool as she is to take part in a practice session with kids from the local swimming clubs today and the first-ever “Youth Club” discussion panel on…
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FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014 debuts in Madrid
Lausanne, Feb 12, 2014: The international diving elite will gather in Madrid (ESP) for the first meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, organized from February 14-16. Eight events are on the competition programme: 3m springboard, 10m platform, 3m springboard synchro and 10m platform synchro for men and women. Each year, the FINA Diving…
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World champions ready for open water action!
Lausanne, Jan 29, 2014: Poliana Okimoto (BRA), Martina Grimaldi (ITA), Thomas Lurz (GER) and Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) were among those to win big at the last FINA World Championships in Barcelona, each of them capturing gold. The World champions will be among the big names of open water swimming to attend the inaugural leg of…
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Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary strengthen lead
Lausanne, Jan 15, 2014: With the European preliminaries well underway for the men’s and women’s FINA Water Polo World League, 2014 promises to be another exciting year for water polo. The third round of the men’s preliminaries was held on January 14, with the teams of Hungary, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro each claiming a win.…
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Australia Leads Gold medal tally on day 3
DUBAI – UAE, August 28, 2013: The Australian team had another great night in the pool on Day 3 of the 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships taking two gold and one bronze to lead the gold medal tally with six, ahead of USA with five and Russia with four. The US remains in the…
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IPC Swimming World Champs come to a close
Montreal – Canada, August 19, 2013: The 2013 IPC Swimming Championships have closed with 43 new world records set and 172 gold medals awarded. After a thrilling final night in the pool at the Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, Canada, Ukraine finish top of the medals table, Russia second and Great Britain third. During a speech…
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FINA and OC praise successful edition in Barcelona
Barcelona – Spain, August 04, 2013: The eighth and last day of the swimming competitions at the 15th FINA World Championships was marked by the variety of nations getting gold in the eight finals in the programme. Only one country – France – clinched two gold medals, thanks to the performance of Camille Lacourt in…