Swimming CompetitionsOlympic GamesFINA Swimming World CupFINA World Championships

FINA World Aquatics Championships (50m)FINA World Swimming Championships

(25m)

FINA World Junior Swimming Championships

Federation Internationale de Nation

FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cupstarted in the 1988/1989.held in the northern hemisphere's

winter-time (October-February )all in short course pools (25m)

FINA/ARENA Swimming World CupSeries events :

Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m (women only) and 1500m (men only)

Backstroke: 50m, 100m and 200mBreaststroke: 50m, 100m and 200mButterfly: 50m, 100m and 200mIndividual Medley: 100m, 200m, and

400m

FINA/ARENA Swimming World CupThe FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012will take place in the following cities:

FINA World Championships World Aquatics Championships

World Swimming Championships

in a long course (25m) pool

in a short course (50 m) pool

in odd years, such as 2011,2013

in even years ,such as 2010, 2012

FINA World Championships• Series events :

– Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m (only in the long course), 1500m

– Backstroke: 50m, 100m and 200m– Breaststroke: 50m, 100m and 200m– Butterfly: 50m, 100m and 200m– Individual medley: 100m, 200m, and 400m– Medley relay: 4X100 m freestyle, 4X200m

freestyle, 4X100m medley (only in the short course)

10th FINA World Swimming Championship (25m) in Dubai

FINA World Swimming Championships

The 11th edition of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) will take place in Istanbul (TUR), from December 12-16, 2012.

FINA World Junior Swimming Championshipssince 2006for swimmers under the age of 18 year

s oldheld biennially/once every two yearsThe most recent edition was held on A

ugust 16–21, 2011, in Lima, Peru.The next (fourth) will we held in 2013

in Casablanca, Morocco.

Famous SwimmersMichael Fred Phelps IIIan Thorpe吳念平

Michael Fred Phelps IIAGE: 27 DOB: June 30, 1985

HEIGHT: 6' 4" (193.0 cm)

WEIGHT: 185 lbs (83.9 kg)

Nationality: America

Michael Fred Phelps II

He began swimming at the age of 7.

When Phelps was in the sixth grade, he was

diagnosed with

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

(ADHD)

He went to the 2000 Summer Olympic

Games at the age of 15.

Michael Fred Phelps IIINTERNATIONAL MEDALS

Olympic Games:

18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals

2011 FINA World Championships:

25 gold , 6 silver and 1 bronze medals

2010 Pan Pacific Champs: 10 gold medals

Ian ThorpeAGE: 30

DOB: October 13, 1982

Nationality: Australia

Ian Thorpe

Olympic Medals – 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze in total

World Championship Medals – 11 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze in total

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