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2021 FINA Marathon Swim World Series
The 2021 FINA Marathon Swim World Series began on 13 March with the first stage in Doha, Qatar and ended at the last stage on 16 December 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the 15th edition of the FINA-sanctioned series, and included nine events. A 4×1500 metre mixed relay event was debuted as part of the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival at the final leg of the World Series."Italy wins inaugural Open Water Mixed Team Relay in Abu Dhabi" '' FINA''. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022. Point system and prize money Leg Prize Money Calendar The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 FINA Marathon Swim World Series
The 2020 FINA Marathon Swim World Series was scheduled to consist of 10 stops between 15 February to 24 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the first stop in Doha took place, and on 20 July, FINA confirmed that the remainder of the 2020 series had been cancelled. Calendar The calendar for the 2020 series was announced by FINA on 10 December 2019. The Seychelles leg was scheduled to take place on 3 May, but was initially postponed until 18 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 July, it was confirmed that the remainder of the 2020 series had been cancelled. Medal summary Men Women Medal table References External linksOfficial website {{FINA champs FINA Marathon Swim World Series FINA Marathon Swim World Series 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) ... [...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] |
Océane Cassignol
Océane () is a French female given name, which means "from the ocean." As of 2006, it was the ninth most popular name for newborn girls in France and Quebec. The name may refer to: See also *Stade Océane, a football stadium in Le Havre, France * ''Oceane'' (opera), 2019 opera by Detlev Glanert *''Oceane von Parceval'' by Theodor Fontane *Océane Aqua-Black Océane Aqua-Black is the stage name of Thierry Boily-Simard, a Canadian drag performer who competed on season 2 of '' Canada's Drag Race.'' Career Océane Aqua-Black competed on season 2 of '' Canada's Drag Race''. She was the second contes ..., Canadian drag queen References Given names French feminine given names {{given-name-stub ... [...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] |
Domenico Acerenza
Domenico Acerenza (born 19 January 1995) is an Italian open water swimmer and pool swimmer. He is the 2022 European Aquatics Championships gold medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim and the 2022 World Aquatics Championships silver medalist in the 10 kilometre open water swim. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he placed ninth in the 1500 metre freestyle. Career 2019–2021 At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, Acerenza won a silver medal in the 5 kilometre mixed team event. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metre freestyle, placing ninth. In December 2021, Acerenza swam a personal best time of 1:48.12.0 in the 10 kilometer open water swim to win the silver medal in the event as part of the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, finishing within three seconds of gold medalist Florian Wellbrock. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Wellbrock
Florian Wellbrock (born 19 August 1997) is a German swimmer. He is the world record holder in the short course 1500 metre freestyle. He won gold medals in the 10 kilometre open water swim and 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim and the bronze medal in the 1500 metre freestyle. In December 2021, he won a gold medal in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. Career Early career He competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first swimmer to win both the 1500m freestyle and the 10 km open-water race at an international competition. Wellbrock won the 10 kilometre open water swim in 1:47:55.90 with the silver and bronze medalists finishing within two seconds of his time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirill Abrosimov
Kirill Vladimirovich Abrosimov (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Абросимов; born 22 November 1991) is a Russian swimmer. He won the men's 5 km event at the European Open Water Championships in 2012 and in 2016. He also won the men's 10 km event in 2012. In 2011, he won the silver medal in the men's 10 km event at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China. In 2016, he won the men's 5 km event at the 2016 European Open Water Championships held in Hoorn, Netherlands. In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's 25 km event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He also competed in the men's 5 km, men's 10 km and team events. Subsequently, he competed in the men's 10 km event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Frach
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Niklas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Miasto, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stare Miasto, south of Konin, and east of the regional capital Poznań. References Niklas Niklas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Miasto, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stare Miasto, south of Konin, and east of the regional capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Gregorio Paltrinieri (born 5 September 1994) is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the short course 1500 metre freestyle. He holds the European record in the long course 800 metre and 1500 metre freestyle events with times of 7:39.27 and 14:32.80, respectively. In the 1500 metre freestyle, he is a 2016 Olympic, three-time world long course, two-time world short course, three-time European long course, and three-time European short course champion. In the 800 metre freestyle, he is a 2019 world long course, 2022 world short course, three-time European long course, and 2021 European short course champion. In the 10 kilometre open water swim, he is a 2022 world and 2020 European champion. In the 5 kilometre open water swim, he is a two-time European champion. Swimming career Paltrinieri started swimming at a very young age, and until the age of 12, he specialized in breaststroke. However, as he grew, he converted to freestyle, specializing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristóf Rasovszky
Kristóf Rasovszky (born 27 March 1997) is a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics winning the silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the 2020 Olympic Games. Career Rasovszky competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won the 5 kilometre and the 25 kilometre open water swim in the 2018 European Aquatics Championships. He won the 5 kilometre open water swim in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the team relay event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Later in the year, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and contested in Tokyo, Japan, he won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre open water swim with a time of 1:48:59.0. At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in August in Rome, Italy, Rasovszky helped achieve a finish in 59:53.9 in the open water mixed team relay, anchoring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-Antoine Olivier
Marc-Antoine Olivier (born 18 June 1996) is a French competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance open water events. Career Olivier's father and brother were both swimmers, which inspired him to take up the sport as well. He began swimming when he was seven in Denain, France, and he began open-water swimming at the age of fifteen. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships he finished 6th in the 10 km open water, which qualified him for the Olympic marathon. He won the bronze medal in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, outtouching Zu Lijun Zu Lijun (born 26 November 1989) is a Chinese competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance open water events. Career In June 2016, Zu won the Olympic qualifier race in Setúbal, Portugal, which qualified him for the Olympic marathon. Zu ... of China who was recorded in the same time. He was qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he finished 6th. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yas Island
Yas Island ( ar, جزيرة ياس) is an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It occupies a total land area of . It is a popular leisure island and one of the top tourism projects in Abu Dhabi. Yas Island holds the Yas Marina Circuit, which has hosted the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2009. Yas Island was named the world's leading tourism project at the World Travel Awards in November 2009. Development The island's development and ownership was founded by Yassen Youssef and Yassin Amr, it was initiated in 2006 by Abu Dhabi-based on Yassen youssef and yassin amr, with the aim of turning the island into a multi-purpose leisure, shopping and entertainment center. The investment was planned as a multi-staged project to unfold in phases until 2018, with project stakeholders foreseeing the possibility of extending development by adding new venues and upgrading existing facilities. Attractions Ferrari World Ferrari World's foundation stone was laid on 3 Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
