Nyt fra FINA om OL 2012
11-07-2012:
Svømningens faktuelle hvem, hvad, hvor.
I FINAs seneste nyhedsbrev (#13) fremgår flere faktuelle informationer, som kan være interessante at vide op til OL.
I alt 1450 atleter er klar til at konkurrere i FINAs fem olympiske discipliner – svømning, openwater/marathon svømning, udspring, vandpolo og synkronsvømning.
Svømmekonkurrencerne finder sted i perioden 28. juli – 4. august.
Nedenfor følger uddrag af nyhedsbrevet omhandlende svømning og openwater:
SWIMMING
Dates: July 28-August 4, 2012
Events: For Men and Women (32) – 50m free, 100m free, 200m free, 400m free, 800m free (women only), 1500m free (men only), 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley, 4x100m free relay, 4x200m free relay, 4x100m medley relay
Venue: Aquatics Centre, 17,500 seats
Number of athletes: 900
Participating Relays:
Men's 4x100m free – AUS, FRA, USA, ITA, RUS, RSA, GER, GBR, BEL, BRA, HUN, CAN, CHN, VEN , SRB.
Men's 4x200m free – USA, FRA, CHN, GER, AUS, JPN, GBR, ITA, AUT, HUN, CAN, NZL, RUS, DEN, BEL, RSA.
Men's 4x100m medley – USA, AUS, GER, ITA, JPN, NED, HUN, BRA, NZL, CAN, FRA, RUS, POL, GBR, RSA, CHN.
Women's 4x100m free – NED, USA, GER, CHN, AUS, SWE, CAN, JPN, DEN, GBR, ITA, RUS, NZL, HUN, GRE, BLR. Women's 4x200m free – USA, AUS, CHN, CAN, HUN, FRA, ITA, GBR, NZL, JPN, GER, RUS, SLO, ESP, POL, UKR.
Women's 4x100m medley – USA, CHN, AUS, RUS, JPN, GER, GBR, CAN, DEN, ITA, SWE, NED, ESP, FRA, ISL, HUN.
Athletes/countries to follow: Men – James Magnussen (AUS), Cesar Cielo Filho (BRA), Ryan Cochrane (CAN), Yang Sun (CHN), Yannick Agnel, Camille Lacourt (FRA), Paul Biedermann (GER), Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima (JPN), Taeh Wan Park (PRK), Chad Le Clos (RSA), Oussama Mellouli (TUN), Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte (USA). Relays – AUS, FRA, GER, USA. Women – Leisel Jones, Stephanie Rice (AUS), Zige Liu, Shiwen Ye (CHN), Laure Manaudou, Camille Muffat (FRA), Rebecca Adlington, Francesca Halsall (GBR), Federica Pellegrini (ITA), Satomi Suzuki (JPN), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED), Anastasia Zueva (RUS), Sarah Sjoestroem (SWE), Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Rebecca Soni (USA). Relays – AUS, CHN, NED, USA.
Entry in the Olympic programme: 1896
Most decorated athletes: Men – Michael Phelps (USA, 14G, 2B), Mark Spitz (USA, 9G, 1S, 1B), Matt Biondi (USA, 8G, 2S, 1B), Gary Hall Jr. (USA, 5G, 3S, 2B). Women – Jenny Thompson (USA, 7G, 3S, 1B), Kristin Otto (GDR, 6G), Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN, 5G, 1S, 1B).
MARATHON SWIMMING
Dates: August 9-10, 2012
Event: For Men and Women (2) – 10km
Location: Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, 3’000 seats (spectators can also watch free of charge)
Number of athletes: 50
Athletes/countries to follow: Men – Petar Stoychev (BUL), Thomas Lurz (GER), Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE), Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS), Oussama Mellouli (TUN). Women – Poliana Okimoto (BRA), Keri-Anne Payne (GBR), Angela Maurer (GER), Marianna Lymperta (GRE), Martina Grimaldi (ITA), Swann Oberson (SUI).
Entry in the Olympic programme: 2008
Olympic medallists: Men – Maarten Van der Weijden (NED, G), David Davies (GBR, S), Thomas Lurz (GER, B).Women– Larissa Ilchenko (RUS, G), Keri-Anne Payne (GBR, S), Cassandra Patten (GBR, B).
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