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2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 1st FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held on October 29-November 4, 2000 in the waters off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 164 swimmers from 34 countries swam in the championships, in race distances of 5-kilometer (5K), 10-kilometer (10K) and 25-kilometer (25K). from web.archive.org; published originally by FINA (fina.org) in 2000-10. Retrieved 2012-03-03. Results Team medals See also *2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
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FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for both the IOC and the international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. from the FINA website (www.fina.org); retrieved 2013-06-05. FINA also oversees " Masters" competition (for adults) in its disciplines. History FINA was founded on 19 July 1908 in the Manchester Hotel in London, UK at the end of the 1908 Summer Olympics by the Belgian, British, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian and Swedish Swimming Federations. Number of nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christof Wandratsch
Christof Wandratsch (born 20 December 1966) is a long distance swimmer from Germany. In 1990 he won the Lake Zurich Swim. In August 2005 he set the world record for the fastest ever swim of the English Channel in a time of 7 h 03 mins, beating the previous record set by Chad Hundeby in 1994 of 7 h 17 mins. Christof came extremely close to beating the record in 2003, failing by just 3 mins, finishing in a time of 7 h 20 mins. His record was broken by 6 mins in 2007 by Petar Stoychev Petar Stoychev ( bg, Петър Стойчев; born 24 October 1976 in Momchilgrad) is a Bulgarian swimmer who is one of the most successful long distance marathon swimmers in history. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time an ... who set at time of 6 h 57 mins. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wandratsch, Christof 1966 births Living people German male swimmers Male long-distance swimmers English Channel swimmers 20th-century German people 21st-century German people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 2nd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held September 23-28, 2002 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 .... The championships featured 89 swimmers from 26 countries competing in 6 races: *5-kilometer (5K)--Men's and Women's *10-kilometer (10K)--Men's and Women's *25-kilometer (25K)--Men's and Women's Results Team medals See also * 2000 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships * 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships References External linksHistoFINA--Open Water FINA's history of open water swimming events. {{FINA champs FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2002 Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2002 International aquatics competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audy Boitte
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Stéphane Lecat
Stéphane Lecat (born August 6, 1971, Nogent-sur-Marne) is a former long-distance swimmer from France. He won a gold medal at the European Championships in the 25 km open water. He successfully swam the English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ... on 23 August 2003 in a time of 8 h 19 mins References French male freestyle swimmers French male long-distance swimmers Male long-distance swimmers 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming {{France-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Gomez
Stéphane Gomez (born August 2, 1976 in Millau, France) (article on him), from saintaffrique.com, non-official portal of the town of Saint-Affrique; published 2006-08-02, retrieved 2010-02-20. is an open water swimmer from France. He won the French National Championships in: *5K: 2001, 2002 *10K: 2000, 2002 *25K: 2007 See also Gomez's entry on French Wikipedia.References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Stephane People from Millau[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Fusi
Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented in Portuguese as ''Fábio'' (with the diminutive Fabinho or Fabiano). The presence or absence of the written accent does not affect pronunciation. First name A–K * Fabio (DJ), drum-and-bass DJ and producer from the UK * Fabio Armiliato (born 1956), Italian operatic tenor * Fábio Aurélio (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Fábio Bahia (Fábio Júnior Nascimento Santana, born 1983), currently playing for Goiás * Fabio Bencivenga, Italian water polo player * Jud "Fabio" Birza, winner of ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' * Fabio Borini, Italian footballer * Fábio Camilo de Brito (Nenê, born 1975), currently playing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club * Fabio Cannavaro, former captain of the Italy national team * Fabio Capello, Italian manager of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Gargaro
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important members of which were: * Claudius, Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus * Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis (fl. 486 BC), founder of the family, originally a Sabine known as Attius Clausus. * Appius Claudius Crassus (fl.450BC), public official, decemvir in 451 BC, appointed to codify the laws. * Appius Claudius Caecus (fl.300BC), official orator, best known for the highway named after him, the Appian Way. Consul in 307 & 296. * Claudius Gothicus (210–270), officer in the Roman army and a provincial governor First name: Claudio Claudio became a popular first name due to the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages. Claudio is also used in Spanish and in Portuguese, accented as Cláudio. Notable people with the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Pankina
Natalia ("Natalya") Pankina (russian: Наталья Панкина) is a Russian long distance swimmer. She was the first Russian woman who successfully swam the English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ... in 2007 in a time of 8 h 11 mins. She narrowly missed a medal in the 2007 World Championships, coming 5th in the 25 km open water event, just 10 seconds behind 3rd place. As a 1st Russian Woman, Natalya won the Overall at FINA Open Water Grand Prix 2008 References 1983 births Living people Female long-distance swimmers Russian female swimmers English Channel swimmers {{Russia-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Heckman
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Matt Martin (swimmer)
Matt Martin may refer to: *Matt Martin (racing driver) (born 1991), American racecar driver *Matt Martin (ice hockey, born 1971), American ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs *Matt Martin (British politician) (born 1971), British politician *Matt Martin (ice hockey, born 1989), Canadian ice hockey winger who plays for the New York Islanders *Matt Martin (baseball), American baseball coach *Matthew Martin (lawyer) (born 1979), United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina * Matthew Martin (mariner) (1676-1749) an East India Company mariner and politician *Matthew Martin (merchant) (1748–1838), English merchant, naturalist and philanthropist * Matt Martin (Chicago politician) (born 1984), Illinois politician *Matt Martians Matthew Martin (born September 12, 1988), better known by his stage name Matt Martians, is an American record producer, illustrator, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Aside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hanley (swimmer)
Benjamin Michael Hanley (born 22 January 1985) is a British racing driver who was a part of Renault F1 Team's Renault Driver Development Program from 2006 to 2008. He raced two seasons part time in the NTT IndyCar Series. Currently he is racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series, and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Dragonspeed Racing. Career Hanley had a successful career in karting, winning a number of championships and individual races and coming close to winning the Karting World Championship. He made his debut in Single-seater cars in the 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia series, and finished 3rd driving for Cram Competition. He then raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2006 and in 2007 he finished as runner-up in the championship, driving for Prema Powerteam. He was signed to drive for Campos Racing in early 2008, partnering Vitaly Petrov. He also joined the team for the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
