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Swimming: Australian world championship trials results

5/3/2013 12:03:20 PM

Results of finals Friday on the eight and last day of the Australian Swimming Championships and world championship trials in Adelaide:

Men

50m backstroke: 1. Daniel Arnamnart 24.90, 2. Benjamin Treffers 24.97, 3. Ashley Delaney 25.35

400m individual medley: 1. Thomas Fraser-Holmes 4:10.14, 2. Travis Mahoney 4:18.09, 3. Jared Gilliland 4:19.31

1500m Freestyle: 1. Jordan Harrison 14:51.02, 2. Mack Horton 14:59.66, 3. Ryan Napoleon 15:24.25

Women

50m breaststroke: 1. Jennie Johansson (SWE) 30.83, 2. Leiston Pickett 30.86, 3. Alicia Coutts 31.47

50m freestyle: 1. Cate Campbell 24.27, 2. Bronte Campbell 24.59, 3. Brittany Elmslie 24.91

400m individual medley: 1. Keryn McMaster 4:40.76, 2. Samantha Hamill 4:42.79, 3. Taylor McKeown 4:42.83

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Swimming: National championships results

4/14/2013 10:23:00 AM

Results from the national swimming championships in Niigata, north of Tokyo, on Sunday, a qualifying event for the world championships:

Men

50m freestyle

1. Shinri Shioura 22.03

2. Kenta Ito 22.21

3. Yuki Kawachi 22.39

800m freestyle

1. Kohei Yamamoto 7:54.59

2. Ayatsugu Hirai 7:54.84

3. Fumiya Hidaka 7:58.29

200m backstroke

1. Ryosuke Irie 1:55.50

2. Kosuke Hagino 1:56.11

3. Hayate Matsubara 1:57.81

200m breaststroke

1. Akihiro Yamaguchi 2:09.31

2. Kazuki Kohinata 2:11.27

3. Yukihiro Takahashi 2:11.55

100m butterfly

1. Takuro Fujii 52.23

2. Yuki Kobori 52.38

3. Masayuki Umemoto 52.66

Women

50m freestyle

1. Yayoi Matsumoto 25.46

2. Haruka Ueda 25.54

3. Misaki Ago 25.59

1500m freestyle

1. Maiko Fujino 16:26.32

2. Ayano Koguchi 16:30.64

3. Yukimi Moriyama 16:44.23

200m backstroke

1. Sayaka Akase 2:09.37

2. Miyu Otsuka 2:11.02

3. Rena Nishiwaki 2:12.00

200m breaststroke

1. Rie Kaneto 2:23.11

2. Satomi Suzuki 2:24.80

3. Runa Imai 2:25.14

100m butterfly

1. Natsumi Hoshi 58.53

2. Yuka Kato 58.98

3. Nao Kobayashi 59.42

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Russia retain Team Synchronised Swimming title - London 2012

8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM

The squad clinched victory with a combined score of 197.030 for their Technical and Free routines, both set to music by Denis Garnizov.

Russia have dominated Synchronised Swimming in recent years, having won every World Championships since 1998 and taking gold at the 2008 Beijing Games.

China were beaten into second place, with a combined score of 194.010, while Spain clinched bronze with 193.12.

Russia's Anzhelika Timanina said: 'It was very good, it was really hard work. We're really happy because we've trained really hard and there were a lot of emotions but it ended very well.

'For four girls in our team it is their first Olympics and they are very emotional.'

She said once again Russia had proved that they are the best in the world in this sport.

'We have amazing coaches and we have an amazing team. Of course the other countries here are very good, but I think now the results speak for themselves.'

Synchronised swimmers make a splash at London 2012 Aquatics Centre

4/25/2012 11:57:00 AM

Competitors have praised the atmosphere at the London 2012 Aquatics Centre following the FINA Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event that took place at the newly built Olympic venue from 18-22 April.

The competition saw over 160 athletes from 34 nations competing for the final places in the synchronised swimming competition at this year’s Olympic Games, with reigning World and Olympic champions Russia winning the team event and Israel finishing first in the duet.

The event attracted 16,000 fans over the course of the five-day competition, with Great Britain’s Jenna Randall praising the atmosphere inside the venue.

"It was fantastic having the crowd here supporting us," she said. "We've never heard a crowd that loud before, so it was really great to see the British support for synchro."

As well as being a crucial event for the athletes as they prepare for the Games this summer, the competition also gave the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) the chance to test operations ahead of the Games. These included tests of the timing, scoring and results systems, as well as detailed tests of the pool, underwater speakers and underwater cameras for judging.

During the Games, synchronised swimming will take place from 5-10 August with 104 female competitors vying for medals in the duet and team competitions.

Singapore 2010 adopts new sport formats

8/12/2010 3:39:00 PM

The first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore will feature all 26 sports currently on the programme of the London 2012 Olympic Games. What will differ in some cases are the disciplines and format, such as 3 on 3 street basketball, a mixed gender relay in the swimming pool, a medley relay on the track or events in which athletes from different National Olympic Committees compete on the same team. Read on to see what your favourite sports will consist of in Singapore...

Aquatics (diving and swimming)

Aquatics comprises diving and swimming. There will be two diving events for both men and women, 3m springboard and 10m platform. Swimming events include freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly and medley, both individual and relay. As a first, a mixed gender event for 4 x 100m freestyle relay and 4 x 100m medley relay is included.

Archery

Archery will feature individual men, women and mixed team competitions. The distance that athletes will be shooting is 70m.

Athletics

Athletics comprises a total 36 events for both men and women. The track events will include 1000m and 3000m races as well as a 2000m steeplechase and a medley relay. There will be eight field events (four jumps and four throws).

Badminton

Badminton will feature men’s and women’s singles events in Singapore.

Basketball

Basketball 3 on 3 will be played at the YOG. There will be two teams of three players on court at any one time. This fast-paced game is played on a half court, with one basketball hoop. It includes two periods of five minutes each. The winner is the first team to score 33 points, or the team that is leading the game at the end of the fifteen minutes of play.

Boxing

Boxing will feature men’s events. There will be 11 different weight categories, ranging from 48kg to the 91kg+ division.

Canoe-Kayak

Canoe-Kayak will feature four events for men and two for women. Both will race
in head-to-head sprints and obstacle slaloms in the kayak category. The men will also compete in the same events in canoes.

Cycling

The Cycling competition will involve teams. Each team consists of three men and one woman. The three men are required to compete in one discipline each (BMX, MTB and Time Trial), while the woman has to compete in all three disciplines. All male riders also have to compete in the Road Race.

Equestrian

In Equestrian, only the jumping events will take place (team and individual). The Organising Committee will provide the horses, which will be assigned to riders by draw. For the team event, there will be six teams representing each FEI regional zone.

Fencing

Fencing will feature individual competitions in the foil, epée and sabre for men and women, and a mixed team competition.

Football

Football will consist of a six-team competition, representing all continents, for both men and women.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is split into artistic and rhythmic, as in the Olympic Games. The artistic competition will feature eight individual men’s events and six individual women’s events. The rhythmic competition consists of two events – individual and team – for women.

Handball

Handball is a six-team tournament, representing all continents, for men and for women.

Hockey

Hockey is the same as football and handball – a six-team competition, representing all continents for both men and women.

Judo

There are a total of eight weight categories for both men and women in the Judo competition. There is also a mixed team event.

Modern Pentathlon

The Modern Pentathlon competition consists of four of the five modern pentathlon disciplines: fencing, swimming, running and shooting. The fifth discipline, riding, will not be competed at Singapore 2010. The run-shoot format will be competed. In the Combined event, laser shooting is being used for the first time.

Rowing

Both the men and women will compete in two events in Rowing – single sculls and pairs.

Sailing

The Sailing competition comprises four events, with men and women sailing in either the one person dinghy or the windsurfing.

Shooting

In Shooting, the men and women will compete in both air rifle and air pistol.

Table Tennis

Table tennis will consist of men’s singles, women’s singles and a mixed team competition.

Taekwondo

Taekwondo will see athletes competing in five weight categories per gender.

Tennis

There will be both men’s singles and doubles and women’s singles and doubles in the Tennis tournament.

Triathlon

The Triathlon competition format for individual competitions includes a 750m swim in open water, a 20km cycle ride and a 5km run. The 4 x mixed team relay competition includes a 250m swim in open water, a 7km cycle ride and a 1.7km run.

Volleyball

Volleyball is a six-team men’s and women’s competition.

Weightlifting

Weightlifting sees men competing in six weight categories, while women will compete in five weight categories. The combined results of the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk will produce the champion of each weight category.

Wrestling

The Wrestling competition will see men compete in Greco-Roman (five weight categories) and freestyle (five weight categories) and women in freestyle (four weight categories).