The 16th Finswimming World Championships were held at 30 July –6 August 2011 in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary at the Gyarmati Dezső Sportuszoda.
| 16th Finswimming World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary |
| Date(s) | 30 July –6 August 2011 |
| Venue(s) | Gyarmati Dezső Sportuszoda |
| Nations participating | 31 |
| Athletes participating | 350 |
The Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques announced Hódmezővásárhely as the host city in February 2011 following the cancellation of the 2nd CMAS Games proposed for Neiva & San Andreas Island, Colombia.[1][2]
Schedule edit
| 1 | Number of finals |
| ● | Other competitions |
| July/August 2011 | 30 Sat |
31 Sun |
01 Mon |
02 Tue |
03 Wed |
04 Thu |
05 Fri |
06 Sat |
Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pool part
|
4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 30 | |||
| Long distance
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Total gold medals | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Cumulative total | 4 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
Medal table edit
* Host Nation
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 17 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 |  China | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Hungary* | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 |  France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Long distance events edit
The long distance part of the 2011 Finswimming World Championships was held between 4–6 August in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary at the Szeged rowing channel Maty-éri viztározó.
The following events were contested by both men and women in Hódmezővásárhely:
- 6 km individual
- 20 km individual
- 4x3 km relay
Schedule edit
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday, 4 August 2011 | Women's 4x3000 m Men's 4x3000 m |
| Friday, 5 August 2011 | Women's 6000 m Men's 6000 m |
| Saturday, 6 August 2011 | Women's 20000 m Men's 20000 m |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6000 m | Roman Maletin (RUS) |
00:49:54.53 | Alexey Shafigulin (RUS) |
00:50:44.71 | Davide De Ceglie (ITA) |
00:51:19.70 |
| 20000 m | Christoph Oefner (GER) |
03:05:57.33 | Simone Mallegni (ITA) |
3:07:10.03 | Christian Hoera (GER) |
3:08.09.72 |
| 4x3000 m | Russia Roman Maletin (25:13.71) Evgeny Smirnov (26:19.84) Denis Ponomarev (26:06.48) Alexey Shafigulin (24:56.80) |
01:42:36.83 | Italy Simone Mallengni (25:50.80) Alex Battista (25:46.60) Alberto Rota (25:50.58) Davide De Ceglle (25:17.50) |
01:42:45.48 | Germany Christian Hoera (25:57.63) Christoph Oefner (26:10.83) Yves Rolack (26:24.89) Max Lauschus (25:24.65) |
01:43:58.00 |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6000 m | Marina Umerenko (RUS) |
00:54:45.34 | Iana Trofymets (UKR) |
00:54:56.58 | Elena Osmolskaya (RUS) |
00:55:03.52 |
| 20000 m | Marina Voronina (RUS) |
03:17:40.38 | Sofya Eremtcova (RUS) |
03:19:52.68 | Tetiana Kransogor (UKR) |
03:20:33.44 |
| 4x3000 m | Russia Elena Osmolskaya (27:28.01) Maria Voronina (28:09.88) Marina Umerenko (27:27.10) Sofya Mukhina (27:41.95) |
01:50:46.94 | Ukraine Tetiana Kransogor (27:52.02) Yevgeniya Oleynikova (27:58.70) Olga Tochyllina (29:41.22) Iana Trofymets (28:13.66) |
01:53:45.60 | Germany Christine Muller (28:29.29) Carolin Haase (28:27.24) Christin Suape (29:45.56) Sandra Pilz (28:01.57) |
01:54:44.16 |
Pool events edit
The pool part of the 2011 Finswimming World Championships was held 30 July – 6 August at the Gyarmati Dezső Sportuszoda. in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary.
The finswimming competition featured races in a long course (50 m) pool in 30 events (15 for males, 15 for females; 13 individual events and 2 relays for each gender).
The evening session schedule for the 2011 Finswimming Championships
| Date | Saturday 30 July 2011 |
Sunday 31 July 2011 |
Monday 1 August 2011 |
Tuesday 2 August 2011 |
Wednesday 3 August 2011 |
| E v e n t s |
Women's 50m apnea Men's 100m immersion Women's 400m surface Men's 4 × 200 m relay |
Men's 800m immersion direct final on morning Men's 50m surface Men's 50m bifins Men's 1500m surface Women's 200m surface Women's 200m bifins Men's 400m surface |
Women's 800m surface Women's 100m immersion Men's 100m surface Men's 100m bifins Men's 400m immersion |
Men's 50m apnea Men's 800m surface Women's 100m surface Women's 100m bifins Women's 400m immersion Women's 4 × 200 m relay |
Women's 800m immersion direct final on morning Women's 50m surface Women's 50m bifins Women's 1500m surface Men's 200m surface Men's 200m bifins Women's 4 × 100 m relay Men's 4 × 100 m relay |
Note: each distance had preliminary heats and finals, but only 800m immersion is on direct final in morning sessions.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | China | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | South Korea | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
Results edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
See also edit
- Finswimming World Championships – International event for the underwater sport of finswimming
References edit
- ^ "Finswimming World Championship in Hódmezővásárhely". 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ Manca, Davide (26 August 2010). "CMAS World Games 2011 from Neiva & San Andres to Medellin". Finswimmer Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.