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PR 71 - SWC 2015: Swimming stars to shine in Russian capital

The 2015 edition of the FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup will kick-off in Moscow (RUS) on August 11-12 with the presence of many stars aiming at shining in this prestigious 50m-pool circuit. Among them, the 2013 and 2014 winners of the series, Chad Le Clos (RSA) in the men’s field and Katinka Hosszu (HUN) in the women’s category.

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PR 69 - SWC 2015: Moscow ready to host first meet on August 11-12

During a press conference held today in Kazan, Russia, FINA launched the 2015 FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup with the first leg of the series set to resume on August 11-12 in Moscow, Russia.

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PR 67- FINA Statement: Relay events – Preliminaries on August 2, 2015

FINA would to clarify that the situation with the relay events, during the preliminaries on August 2, 2015 with the occasion of the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS), was due to an administrative error, without any involvement of the official timing/data provider of the competition.

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PR 66 – Excellence, the key word in Kazan (RUS)

Kazan (RUS), July 25, 2015 - FINA and Kazan 2015 met with the media representatives in the first day of competition at the 16th FINA World Championships in the capital of Tatarstan and reaffirmed their confidence in an excellent organisation of FINA’s showcase event.

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PR 65 - US swimmers victorious in Lake St-Jean race

Lausanne (SUI), July 24, 2015 - Charles "Chip" Peterson (USA) and Christine Jennings (USA) were the winners of the seventh leg of the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, taking place in Lake St-Jean, Québec, Canada, on July 23.

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PR 59 - FINA World Championships 2021 & 2023: potential bidders meet in Lausanne

Lausanne (SUI), June 30, 2015 – Potential bidders to the organisation of the FINA World Championships and FINA World Masters Championships in 2021 and 2023 gathered today in Lausanne (SUI) for an information meeting on the bidding procedure for these two events.

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PR 56 – “Chip” Peterson returns to winning mode in Setúbal (POR)

Lausanne (SUI), June 28, 2015 - Charles “Chip” Peterson (USA) and Rachele Bruni (ITA) were the winners of the sixth leg of the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, taking place in Setúbal (POR) on June 27. Peterson completed the race in 1h54m23s60, while Bruni took 2h05m24s45 to achieve her third victory of the season, after having triumphed in Viedma (ARG) and Abu Dhabi (UAE).

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PR 53 - Burnell (GBR) and Da Cunha (BRA) take gold in Hungary

Lausanne (SUI), June 20, 2015 - The fifth leg of the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 took place today in Balatonfured (HUN) with 79 swimmers (58 men and 21 women) taking the departure.

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PR 51 - New prize money distribution in Kazan 2015

Lausanne (SUI), June 17, 2015 - The 16th FINA World Championships, to be held from July 24 to August 9, 2015 in Kazan (RUS) will distribute a record prize money to the best athletes of almost US$5.5 million.

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PR 48 - FINA encouraged by strong interest for its 2021 and 2023 World Championships

Lausanne (SUI), June 3, 2015- As FINA prepares for another record-breaking World Championships in Kazan, Russia, world-class cities from 7 countries across 4 continents have expressed a strong interest in hosting the 2021 and 2023 World Championships.

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