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2017 In Aquatic Sports
This article lists the in the water and on the water forms of aquatic sports for 2017. Aquatics (FINA) World aquatics championships * July 14–30: 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 7–20: 2017 FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest ** For results, clichere.* August 23–28: 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 27 – December 7: 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City ** Note: ''Due to the 2017 Chiapas earthquake, the championships was postponed until the end of November 2017.'' ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. 2017 FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup * February 4: MSWC #1 in Carmen de Patagones-Viedma, Río Negro ** Winners: Federico Vanelli (m) / Arianna Bridi (f) * March 11: MSWC #2 in Abu Dhabi ** Winners: Jack Burnell (m) / Aurélie Muller (f) * June 24: MS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Water Sports
Water sports or aquatic sports are sport activities conducted on waterbodies, and can be categorized according to the degree of immersion by the participants. On the water * Boat racing, the use of powerboats to participate in races * Boating, the use of boats for personal recreation * Cable skiing, similar to wake boarding but with cables for artificial maneuvering * Canoe polo combines boating and ball handling skills with a contact team game, where tactics and positional play are as important as the speed and fitness of the individual athletes. * Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity. * Dragon boat racing, teams of 20 paddlers racing the ancient dragon boat * Fishing, the recreation and sport of catching fish * Flyboard, a brand of hydroflighting device which supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachele Bruni
Rachele Bruni (born 4 November 1990) is an Italian swimmer, specialising in open water long-distance races. She won the silver medal in the 10 km marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 10 km open water. She won the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Series 3 times in 2015, 2016 and 2019. Career In 2015, Bruni became the first Italian swimmer to win the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Series. She won it again in 2016. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bruni won the silver medal in the 10 km marathon, behind Sharon van Rouwendaal. She initially finished in 3rd position, just behind world champion Aurélie Muller, but the latter was disqualified for obstructing Bruni at the finish line. She has dedicated her medal to her girlfriend, Diletta Faina. She is a 10-time gold medalist at the European Open Water Swimming Championships. In 2019, she won for the third time the FINA Marathon Swim World Series The FINA Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Metropolitan City of Naples, Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and Naples metropolitan area, its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capri
Capri ( , ; ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic. Some of the main features of the island include the (the little harbour), the Belvedere of Tragara (a high panoramic promenade lined with villas), the limestone crags called sea stacks that project above the sea (the ), the town of Anacapri, the Blue Grotto (), the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas, and the vistas of various towns surrounding the Island of Capri including Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento, Nerano, and Naples. Capri is part of the region of Campania, Metropolitan City of Naples. The town of Capri is a and the island's main population centre. The island has two harbours, and (the main port of the island). The separate of Anacapri is located high on the hills to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid ( mk, Охридско Езеро , al, Liqeni i Ohrit , also referred as ''Liqeni i Pogradecit'';) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species. North Macedonia's side of Lake Ohrid was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, with the site being extended to also include the cultural and historic area of Ohrid in 1980. In 2010, NASA named one of Titan's lakes after it. In 2014, the Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Reserve between Albania and North Macedonia was added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Albania's side of Lake Ohrid was also designated UNESCO world heritage status in 2019. North Macedonia's portion was designated as a protected Ramsar site in 2021, passing all nine criteria for proclamation.Ministry of Environment and Physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Grimaldi
Martina Grimaldi (born 28 September 1988) is an Italian distance swimmer. She was born in Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 .... At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon 10 kilometre, winning the bronze medal. Grimaldi is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. References External links * 1988 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Italy Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Italian female long-distance swimmers Sportspeople from Bologna Swimmers of Fiamme Oro {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damián Blaum
Damián Blaum (born June 11, 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Olympic open water swimmer from Argentina. Blaum swam for Argentina at the 2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ... where he finished 21st in the Men's 10K event. He is Jewish. References 1981 births Male long-distance swimmers Living people Argentine Jews Argentine male swimmers Swimmers from Buenos Aires Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic swimmers of Argentina Jewish swimmers Jewish Argentine sportspeople South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Pan American Games competitors for Argentina 20th-century Argentine people 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronda
Coronda is a small city in the . It is located in the San Jerónimo Department, 43 km south from the provincial capital ( Santa Fe). It has a population of about 18,000 inhabitants (). The town was founded in 1867 by Governor Nicasio Oroño, and became a city on 6 February 1860. Its parish church was designed by Carlo Zucchi Carlo Zucchi (February 1789, in Reggio Emilia – 9 September 1849) was an Italian architect. A nephew of the namesake Italian general, Zucchi studied in Paris. Later he was active in the River Plate basin. Selected works * Mausoleum of Manue .... Notable people * Carlota Garrido de la Peña (1870-1958), journalist, writer, teacher References * * Populated places in Santa Fe Province {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (; usually called just Santa Fe) is the capital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is situated in north-eastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies from the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel that connects it to the city of Paraná. The city is also connected by canal with the port of Colastiné on the Paraná River. Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz has about 391,164 inhabitants per the . The metropolitan area has a population of 653,073, making it the eighth largest in Argentina. The third largest city in Argentina is Rosario, also located in Santa Fe Province. Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz is linked to Rosario ( to the south), the largest city in the province, by the Brigadier Estanislao López Highway and by National Route 11, which continues south towards Buenos Aires. Córdoba is about ( west of Santa Fe, through the National Route 19. Santa Fe is home to the Sauce Viejo Airport with daily direct flights to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium. It is a major economic and e-commerce hub within China, and the second biggest city in Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China after Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River agglomeration, Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou conurbation and Beijing. As of 2019, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product ( nominal) of 3.2 trillion yuan ($486.53 billion), making it larger than the economy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun'an County
() is a county of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, containing the well-known Qiandao Lake and bordering Anhui province to the northwest. It has a land area of and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 311700, and the county seat is located on 18 North Xin'an Rd., Qiandaohu Town. Administrative divisions Chun'an consists of 12 towns, 18 townships, eight districts, five resident districts and 889 administrative villages. *Towns: Qiandaohu, Linqi, Weiping, Jiangjia, Fenkou, Shilin, Dashu, Tangcun, Zitong, Zhongzhou, Wenchang, Fengshuling. *Townships: Lishang, Pingmen, Langchuan, Anyang, Wangbu, Guocun, Jinfeng, Yaoshan, Guangchang, Songcun, Jiuken, Yanjia, Baima, Zuokou, Wangzhai, Fuwen, Hengyan and Jieshou. Climate See also * Qiandao Lake Qiandao Lake (), a human-made, freshwater lake located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, was formed after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Marcela Cunha
Ana Marcela Jesus Soares da Cunha (born 23 March 1992) is a Brazilian swimmer who specializes in the open water swimming marathon. She is considered one of the best open water swimmers in history, having obtained 14 medals in FINA World Aquatics Championships (including seven gold medals as of 2022). She has also received FINA’s Female World Open Water Swimmer Of The Year award six times (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019). Her countless achievements are comparable only to those of Larisa Ilchenko, another multi-medalist in World Championships. Cunha won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon 10 km. Career At only 14 years old, she collected two gold medals at the 5 km and 10 km marathon at the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires. In 2005, she was able to reach second place in Travessia dos Fortes (the most important competition of the aquatic marathon calendar in Brazil). Subsequently, became champion in 2006 and 2011. Cunh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
