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Ksenia Popova
Ksenia Popova (born 1988) is a World Champion open water swimmer from Russia. At the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2008 Open Water Worlds, she won the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 25K, Women's 25K race. She has swum for Russia at the: * FINA World Aquatics Championships, World Championships: 2003,Women's 25K results from the 2003 World Championships, included as part of Canada gets gold in men's 10-meter platform' from the USA Today. Published 2003-07-19; retrieved 2010-02-20. 2007 * FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Open Water Worlds: 2004, 2006, 2008 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Popova, Ksenia 1988 births Living people Female long-distance swimmers Russian female swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. The beginning of the modern age of open water human swimming, swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Dardanelles, Hellespont (now known as the Dardanelles) from Europe to Asia. In the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, the swimming competition was held in open water. In 2000, the Olympic Games first included a triathlon with a 1500 m swim leg, and in 2008, a Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre, 10 km open water swim. The FINA World Aquatics Championships has featured open water swimming events since 1992. The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was held from 2000 to 2010. Since 2007, the FINA Marathon Swim World Series, FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup is held in several events around the world. The activity has g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2007 World Aquatics Championships
The open water swimming events at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships were held from 18 to 25 March, at St. Kilda Beach near Melbourne, Australia. Medal table *Record(*) Medal summary Men Women See also *Open water swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships *2008 FINA World Open Water Championships *Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics *Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The Open Water Swimming competition at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships were held from 21 to 25 July at the beach of Ostia in Rome. Schedule Note: Originally, the Open water events were scheduled to occur on Sunday, July 19 (5K), Tuesda ... References Open Water results sectionof the 2007 World Championships results from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2019-07-18. {{Open water Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships 2007 in swimming Open Water Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 25 Km
The Women's 25 km Open Water event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held on 25 March 2007 at St Kilda Beach. Result {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 25 km World Aquatics Championships Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships 2007 in women's swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
right The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center. A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds: *Saturday, May 3: women's 10K *Sunday, May 4: men's 10K *Tuesday, May 6: women's 5K, men's 5K *Thursday, May 8: women's 25K, men's 25K The 10K races served as the initial qualifier for the 10K race at the 2008 Olympics. Results Team standings The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is: . Published by OmegaTiming.com on 2008-05-08; retrieved 2009-08-15. The following 17 countries are listed in a tie for 22nd, with z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 25K
right The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center. A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds: *Saturday, May 3: women's 10K *Sunday, May 4: men's 10K *Tuesday, May 6: women's 5K, men's 5K *Thursday, May 8: women's 25K, men's 25K The 10K races served as the initial qualifier for the 10K race at the 2008 Olympics. Results Team standings The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is: . Published by OmegaTiming.com on 2008-05-08; retrieved 2009-08-15. The following 17 countries are listed in a tie for 22nd, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 3rd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held November 26 – December 2, 2004 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The championships featured 90 swimmers from 26 countries competing in six 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 * 2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships *2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships image:FINA-OWW2006.jpg, right The 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Naples, Italy. References HistoFINA--Open Water FINA's histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
right The 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy.Results page: 4th FINA Open Water Swimming Championships - Napoli, Italy from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the event); retrieved, 2010-01-31. The championships featured 98 swimmers from 29 countries competing in race distances of 5-kilometer (5K), 10-kilometer (10K) and 25-kilometer (25K). Event schedule: *Tuesday, August 29: Women's 5K, Men's 5K *Thursday, August 31: Men's 10K, Women's 5K *Saturday, September 2: Women's 25K *Sunday, September 3: Men's 25K Results Team standings The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2006 Open Water Worlds is:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 10K
The Women's 10K race at the 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Thursday, August 31, 2006, in Naples, Italy. It was the fourth event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds, and one of two events on August 31 (the other being the Men's 10K race). 31 females were entered in the event, 28 of whom swam. from the 2006 Open Water Worlds. From OmegaTiming.com (official timer for the event). Published 2006-08-31; retrieved 2010-01-31. Results All times in hours : minutes : secondsSee also * 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming World Magazine
''Swimming World'' is a US-based monthly swimming magazine that was first published in a magazine format as ''Junior Swimmer'' in January 1960. It concurrently runs online websites ''Swimming World Magazine'' and ''Swimming World News'', (known as ''SwimInfo'' prior to 2006). The headquarters is in History In its earliest form, ''Junior Swimmer'' began as a mimeograph/newsletter published by Peter Daland in the summer of 1952. In 1960, Coach Daland passed the responsibility of the project to Albert Schoenfeld due to Daland's greater coaching demands as the swim coach at the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The January 1960 issue was the first published in a magazine format, still called ''Junior Swimmer''. The magazine then went through six title changes over the next 45 years. In May 1961, the magazine changed its main cover title to ''Jr./Sr. Swimmer''. The publication then combined with ''Swimming World'' in June 1961. At that time, ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: Swimming (sport), swimming, Diving (sport), diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events are contested in a Olympic-size swimming pool, long course (50-metre) pool. The event was first held in 1973 World Aquatics Championships, 1973 in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, and is now held every two years. From 1978 World Aquatics Championships, 1978 to 1998 World Aquatics Championships, 1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 World Aquatics Championships, 2001 until 2019, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years. Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the scheduling of both the Olympic Games and the Championships between 2019 and 2025 became somewhat erratic, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, Infographic, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also known as 5K, 10K, and 25K). The 10 km race at the 2008 edition served as the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics 10 km event. Editions Twelve editions were part of the World Aquatics Championships, and six edition were ''stand alone'' editions. From 2011 the biannual event is included only into the World Aquatics Championships. Stand alone editions The Open Water Worlds were held in the years between the FINA's main World Championships, providing an annual championships for Open Water Swimming. At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided that to replace this event with a junior (18 and under) championships, making the 2010 Open Water Worlds the last edition of these championships, and 2012 seeing the first of a Junior O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
