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PR 86 - SWC 2015: Chinese swimmers dominate at home

Lausanne (SUI), September 30, 2015 - Chinese swimmers excelled in the famous National Aquatic Centre, Water Cube, in Beijing on the occasion of the fourth leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 which concluded in the Chinese capital today.

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PR 85 - SWC 2015: Hosszu continues to shine in Hong Kong

Lausanne (SUI), September 26, 2015 - Katinka Hosszu (HUN) was the most prolific winner of the third leg of the 2015 FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup, taking place in Hong Kong on September 25-26, by earning eight gold medals.

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PR 84 - Kazan 2015: Record of cumulative TV audience reaches 6.8 billion

Lausanne (SUI), September 25, 2015 - Following a study conducted by British company Kantar Media, FINA is pleased to announce that the 16th edition of the FINA World Championships held in Kazan (RUS) from July 24-August 9, 2015, one of the biggest sports events on the planet, cumulated a record aggregated global TV viewership of 6.8 billion (total cumulative audience - 6,840,601,835).

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PR 83 - Marathon Swimming Olympic Test Event Rio 2016

Lausanne (SUI), September 18, 2015 - Following the Marathon Swimming Olympic Test Event, held in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) on August 22-23, 2015, the FINA Sports Medicine Committee, together with the concerned National Federations, made a follow-up with the 50 swimmers from 12 nations that took part in the competition.

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PR 80 - Blaum (ARG) and Franco (ITA) win last race in Italy

Lausanne (SUI), September 7, 2015 - Damian Blaum (ARG) and Alice Franco (ITA) were the winners of the fifth and last event of the 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, held on September 6 between Capri and Napoli, in Italy. In this traditional 36km-race, the Argentinean took 6h22m13s to get the gold, while Franco touched home in 6h29m54s.

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PR 78 - 17 World Junior and 40 Championships records in Singapore

Lauanne (SUI), August 31, 2015 - The fifth edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Singapore (SIN) from August 25-30, 2015, established 17 World Junior Records and consecrated many talent in the iconic Singapore Sports Hub complex.

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PR 77 - Pop Acev (MKD) and Franco (ITA), the best in Ohrid Lake

Lausanne (SUI), August 29, 2015 - Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) and Alice Franco (ITA) were the winners of the fourth leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, held on August 29, 2015 in Lake Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia.

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PR 76 - Fresh swimming talents to be revealed at World Junior Championships in Singapore

Lausanne (SUI), August 24, 2015 - The fifth edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships will be held in Singapore (SIN) from August 25-30, 2015 with almost 700 young athletes from 87 National Federations taking part in the event.

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PR 74 - SWC 2015: Hosszu and Van der Burgh are first cluster winners

The second leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 saw 36 nations battled it out in Paris-Chartres (FRA) on August 15-16.

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PR 72 - SWC 2015: Many stars shine at the series' kick-off in Moscow

The first leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015, held in Moscow (RUS) on August 11-12, was highlighted by the outstanding performances of Katinka Hosszu (HUN), the winner of the 2013 and 2014 editions of this competition. Competition was held in a 50m pool, for the first time since the launch of the annual circuit which has become a qualifying event for Rio 2016.

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