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Tag: FINA World Swimming Championships
Feeding And Drinking In Montreal
Coaches at the 2005 FINA World Swimming Championships stood on a submerged dock to feed their athletes.
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Kate Brookes Peterson
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Kate Brookes Peterson Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Kate Brookes Peterson as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, "Kate, Australian Swimming representative number 623, earned
Florian Wellbrock Named 2019 Men’s Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Florian Wellbrock Named 2019 Men's Open Water Swimmer of the Year Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock now has a target on his back after two gold medal performances and being named the 2019 Men's Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. Wellbrock has set himself up very well
A Perspective On Swimming By Bruce Williamson
A Perspective On Swimming By Bruce Williamson Courtesy of WOWSA, Ostia, Italy. Bruce Williamson, Leader of the Antigua and Barbuda delegation at the FINA World Swimming Championships, was asked, "Could swimming be the medium to unite the world?" Williamson eloquently postulated the following, "Water activities, organized by FINA, bring the world together
Viva Viola Valli
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Viola Valli is one of the most successful female open water swimmers in history who has yet to be recognized by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. At the top of her game around the turn of the 21st century, Valli won golds, silvers, and bronzes at the FINA world championship events, from
2021 World Championships To Be Held In Fukuoka Kyotei
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Daichi Suzuki, chairman of the Japan Sports Agency, did a site tour of the FINA World Swimming Championship venues to be used at the 2021 Championships in Fukuoka, Japan this week. In a significant change to the traditional sea swimming site used at the 2001 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, the
20 Years Later, Fukuoka Will Only Get Better
Men's 5 km race at the 2001 FINA World Swimming Championships Women's 5 km race at the 2001 FINA World Swimming ChampionshipsCourtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in 2001 at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, there were 6 outstanding races with the Italian, Russian, German, Dutch and French swimmers dominating the
Forward Ho, Chad Wins South Africa’s First Gold
Forward Ho, Chad Wins South Africa's First Gold Photo credit Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Unlike the women's 5 km race earlier in the day, the make-up for the men's 5 km at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia was noticeably different. There was good reason for the
31.1°C And Rising
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Qatar is among the seven countries preparing bids to host the FINA World Swimming Championships in either 2021 or 2023. Qatar was the host of FINA's 25m pool swimming championships in 2014, but the country bordering the Persian Gulf would also be responsible for holding the pool swimming, diving, open water
