USA won the 14-16 year old mixed 6 km relay at the 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in the Seychelles
The inaugural World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships took place in 2012 as part of the
Niagara Open Water Festival
at the
Welland International Flatwater Centre, located in the heart of the Niagara Region in Canada. 130 swimmers from 31 countries competed in the two age groups: 14-16 year olds and 17-18 year olds in
Photo and results courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the past two Olympics, Great Britain, Hungary and Russia have dominated the Olympic podium in the 10 km marathon swim. Russia had Larisa Ilchenko win the 2008; Great Britain saw Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten capture silver and bronze in 2008; Hungary celebrated Eva
Photo and results courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. For the first time, 18-19 year old teenagers raced
Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick and results courtesy of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. The opening day saw the 14-15 year old boys
Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick and results courtesy of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. The opening day saw the 14-15 year old boys
Photo courtesy of Hans-Peter Sick and results courtesy of FINA, Hoorn, Netherlands. In the wake of the 2016 European Open Water Championships, the next generation of open water swimming stars showed off their talents in the same venue in Hoorn, Netherlands at the 2016 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships. 200 swimmers between the ages of 14 and 19
Information courtesy of Gergely Csurka in Lake Balaton, Balatonfured, Hungary. Photo by the Hungarian Swimming Association. Russia won the Junior (ages 17-18) team category at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. The point totals combine the boys and girls cumulative races in the 7.5 km solo distance and 3 km team distance. 1.
Information courtesy of Gergely Csurka in Lake Balaton, Balatonfured, Hungary. Photo by Aniko Kovacs. China won the Youth (ages 14-16) team category at the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary. The point totals below combine the boys and girls races in the 5 km solo distance and 3 km team distance. 1. China -
Information courtesy of Gergely Csurka in Lake Balaton, Balatonfured, Hungary. China continues to showcase its navigational IQ and open water swimming prowess on the third day of the 2014 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary. Its youth (ages 14-16) team of Jintong Yang, Zhongyi Qiao, Siyu Yan won the 3 km team
