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Created in 1979, the competition gathers the best swimmers in a series of meets organised between August and November each year. Normally across seven to nine locations, the circuit is structured in clusters (Europe, Middle East, Europe and Asia) and distributes a total of prize money reaching over

ABOUT THE SERIES

USD 2’000’000

PRIZE MONEY

CLUSTER PRIZE MONEY

1st USD 1500 2nd USD 1000 3rd USD 500

4th USD 400 5th USD 300 6th USD 200

FIRST SWIMMERS6EVENT PRIZE MONEY

1st USD 3000 2nd USD 2000 3rd USD 1000

FIRST RELAY TEAMS

2 RELAYS PER EVENT3FIRST SWIMMERS6 1st USD 50000 2nd USD 35000 3rd USD 30000

4th USD 20000 5th USD 10000 6th USD 5000

STAGED AROUND THE GLOBE IN 3 CLUSTERS

LEGS IN 20178

2DAYSEVENT 29TH

EDITION

2017CALENDAR

MOSCOW (RUS)

02.08 - 03.08

BERLIN (GER)

06.08 - 07.08

EINDHOVEN(NED)

11.08 - 12.08

DOHA (QAT)

04.10 - 05.10

HONG KONG (HKG)

30.09 - 01.10

BEIJING (CHN)

10.11 - 11.11

TOKYO (JPN)

14.11 - 15.11

SINGAPORE(SGP)

18.11 - 19.11

1STCLUSTER

2NDCLUSTER

3RDCLUSTER

STRENGTH

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> FINA will contract with a Sports Presentation company to create show at each event of the series under FINA’s supervision

> A NEW RECIPE OF music, athlete introductions, scoreboard video clips, animation, effects, lights, etc.

> More time for Sport Presentation or other "fun" activities

A CENTRALISED SPORT PRESENTATION PROGRAMME

WHAT’SNEW

2017

POST RACE INTERVIEWSWITH RACE WINNERS/STARSAT THE END OF EACH RACE

To be covered by the host broadcaster for inclusion in the international TV signal, as well as for in-house sports presentation

WHAT’SNEW

2017

A PARADE OF CHAMPIONSTWICE A DAY(instead of blocks of 4 medal ceremonies during the sessions)

WHAT’SNEW

2017

USD 150’000each to the 1st Womanand 1st Man only

OVERALL SERIES PRIZE MONEY

WHAT’SNEW

2017

CHALLENGECOMMITMENT

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24/25 CLUSTER1

RACE EVENTS PER LEGINCLUDING THE RELAYS

WHAT’SNEW

2017

individual races maximumper swimmer at an event4

WHAT’SNEW

2017

> 100 M BACKSTROKE WOMEN

> 200 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 50 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN

> 200 M BREASTSTROKE MEN

> 400 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 50 M BACKSTROKE MEN

> 100 M IND. MEDLEY WOMEN

> 400 M IND. MEDLEY MEN

> 200 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN

> 100 M BUTTERFLY MEN

> 50 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 4 X 50 M MEDLEY MIXED

PROGRAMMEMEET 1 (MOSCOW & BEIJING)

DAY 112 EVENTS

DAY 213 EVENTS

> 100 M IND. MEDLEY MEN

> 200 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN

> 400 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 100 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 200 M BACKSTROKE MEN

> 200 M IND. MEDLEY WOMEN

> 50 M BUTTERFLY MEN

> 50 M BACKSTROKE WOMEN

> 100 M BREASTSTROKE MEN

> 800 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 50 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 100 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN

> 4 X 50 M FREESTYLE MIXED

CLUSTER1 + 3

WHAT’SNEW

2017

> 100 M IND. MEDLEY WOMEN

> 200 M BUTTERFLY MEN

> 200 M BACKSTROKE WOMEN

> 50 M BREASTSTROKE MEN

> 50 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 200 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 100 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN

> 100 M BACKSTROKE MEN

> 400 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 400 M IND. MEDLEY MEN

> 100 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN

> 4 X 50 M FREESTYLE MIXED

DAY 212 EVENTS

DAY 112 EVENTS

> 100 M BREASTSTROKE MEN

> 50 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN

> 100 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 400 M IND. MEDLEY WOMEN

> 200 M BACKSTROKE MEN

> 50 M BACKSTROKE WOMEN

> 50 M BUTTERFLY MEN

> 200 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 1500 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 200 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN

> 200 M IND. MEDLEY MEN

> 4 X 50 M MEDLEY MIXED

CLUSTER1 + 3PROGRAMME

MEET 2 (BERLIN & TOKYO)

WHAT’SNEW

2017

> 100 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 50 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN

> 200 M BREASTSTROKE MEN

> 400 M IND. MEDLEY WOMEN

> 50 M BACKSTROKE MEN

> 100 M BACKSTROKE WOMEN

> 200 M IND. MEDLEY MEN

> 50 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN

> 1500 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 200 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 100 M BUTTERFLY MEN

> 4 X 50 M FREESTYLE MIXED

DAY 212 EVENTS

DAY 113 EVENTS

> 100 M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN

> 100 M BACKSTROKE MEN

> 100 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 400 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 200 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN

> 100 M IND. MEDLEY MEN

> 200 M BACKSTROKE WOMEN

> 200 M BUTTERFLY MEN

> 800 M FREESTYLE WOMEN

> 50 M BREASTSTROKE MEN

> 200 M IND. MEDLEY WOMEN

> 50 M FREESTYLE MEN

> 4 X 50 M MEDLEY MIXED

CLUSTER1 + 3PROGRAMME

MEET 3 (EINDHOVEN & SINGAPORE)

2017

WHAT’SNEW

individual races maximumper swimmer at an event6

CLUSTER 236RACE EVENTS PER LEGINCLUDING THE RELAYS

WHAT’SNEW

2017

> 100M FREESTYLE MEN> 200M FREESTYLE WOMEN> 50M BREASTSTROKE MEN> 100M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN> 100M BUTTERFLY WOMEN> 100M BACKSTROKE MEN> 50M BACKSTROKE WOMEN> 200M BUTTERFLY MEN> 200M IM WOMEN> 400M FREESTYLE MEN> 50M FREESTYLE WOMEN> 200M BREASTSTROKE MEN> 100M IM MEN> 200M BACKSTROKE WOMEN> 50 M BUTTERFLY MEN> 4 X 50 M MEDLEY MIXED**> 800M FREESTYLE WOMEN*> 400M IM MEN*

> 100M FREESTYLE WOMEN> 200M FREESTYLE MEN> 50M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN> 100M BREASTSTROKE MEN> 100M BUTTERFLY MEN> 100M BACKSTROKE WOMEN> 50M BACKSTROKE MEN> 200M BUTTERFLY WOMEN> 200M IM MEN> 400M FREESTYLE WOMEN> 50M FREESTYLE MEN> 200M BREASTSTROKE WOMEN> 100M IM WOMEN> 200M BACKSTROKE MEN> 50 M BUTTERFLY WOMEN> 4 X 50 M FREESTYLE MIXED**> 1500M FREESTYLE MEN*> 400M IM WOMEN*

DAY 118 EVENTS

DAY 218 EVENTS

* NOTE: THESE EVENTS ARE OUTSIDE THE TV FEED

** AT THE FINALS’ SESSIONS THE MIXED RELAYS SHALL BE THE LAST EVENT ON THE PROGRAMME

CLUSTER 2PROGRAMMEMEET 1 + 2 (HONG KONG & DOHA)

SPEED

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HMF are encouraged to continue inviting top athletes, most specifically individual medallists of the last Olympic Games (Rio 2016), FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) (Windsor 2016) and FINA World Championships (Budapest 2017).

ATHLETES’PARTICIPATION

WHAT’SNEW

2017

CLUSTER 1

OLYMPIC GAMES(RIO 2016)

GOLDSILVER

BRONZE

GOLDSILVER

BRONZE

GOLDSILVER

GOLDSILVER

GOLD

GOLD

WINDSOR (CAN)2016

BUDAPEST (HUN)2017

CLUSTER 2

CLUSTER 3

GOLDSILVER

BRONZE

GOLDSILVER

BRONZE

INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTSWILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE FINAL AS PER FOLLOWING CRITERIA

Each HMF shall be obliged to enter National Stars’ within the Host Country meet and shall use its best efforts to ensure the attendance of top swimmers in all other Meets.

ATHLETES’PARTICIPATION

WHAT’SNEW

2017

NEWLY LAUNCHED

FINAtv IS AIMING TO BE THE DIGITAL DESTINATION FOR THE GLOBAL AQUATICS COMMUNITY AND FANS.The FINAtv is a subscription based video platform that gives you access to watch over 300 hours of live aquatics competitions across all 6 disciplines: Swimming, Open Water, Diving, High Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming.

Compared to the previous version, the new FINAtv is available on mobile, tablets and computer for you to have easy access to the year-round videos with the best viewing quality, and maximised viewing experiences by the support of the new technology in the near future.

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PERFORMANCE

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> MEDIA AND PR EVENTS: a minimum of one hour per day (i.e. TV production activities, press conferences, autograph sessions, participation at VIP events (evening & day), practice session, exhibitions, clinics, TV interviews, video/photo shooting, etc.

> Awards

> Others

ATHLETES OBLIGATIONS

HOTTOPICS

EACH HMF/OC SHOULD INFORM SWIMMER (PRIOR ARRIVAL ON-SITE) ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION IN ANY MEDIA ACTIVITIES (PRESS CONFERENCE, CLINICS, ETC).

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