The finswimming events at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 24 and 25 August.[1] A total o 76 athletes from 17 nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place in Akita Prefectural Pool.
| Finswimming at the 2001 World Games | |
|---|---|
 Akita Prefectural Pool | |
| Venue | Akita Prefectural Pool |
| Dates | 24–25 August 2001 |
| Competitors | 76 from 17 nations |
Participating nations edit
Austria (1)
China (9)
Colombia (5)
Czech Republic (8)
Estonia (1)
Finland (2)
France (4)
Germany (8)
Hungary (5)
Japan (8)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (2)
Russia (11)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (4)
Spain (4)
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |  China | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Events edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m apnoea |
Evgeny Skorzhenko Russia
|
Li Yong China
|
Zhao Ji China
|
| 100 m surface |
Evgeny Skorzhenko Russia
|
Sergey Akhapov Russia
|
Huang Jiandong China
|
| 200 m surface |
Sergey Akhapov Russia
|
Andreas Utzmeir Germany
|
Ilya Somov Russia
|
| 400 m surface |
Sven Gallasch Germany
|
Gergely Juhos Hungary
|
Ilya Somov Russia
|
| 4 × 100 m surface |
Russia Ilya Somov Evgeny Skorzhenko Maksim Maksimov Sergey Akhapov |
China Zhao Ji Hu Hailong Huang Jiandong Li Yong |
Germany Frank Wille Sven Kaiser Sven Gallasch Andreas Utzmeir |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m apnoea |
Anastassia Kochneva Russia
|
Tatiana Komarova Russia
|
Zhu Baozhen China
|
| 100 m surface |
Liu Qi China
|
Tatiana Komarova Russia
|
Zhu Baozhen China
|
| 200 m surface |
Anastassia Glukhikh Russia
|
Lidia Goriacheva Russia
|
Suzanne Jentzsch Germany
|
| 400 m surface |
Elena Gracheva Russia
|
Anastassia Glukhikh Russia
|
Bettina Müller Germany
|
| 4 × 100 m surface |
Russia Tatiana Komarova Lidia Goriacheva Irina Egoruchkina Anastassia Kochneva |
China Zhu Baozhen Li Qingping Wu Xiaohui Liu Qi |
Germany Suzanne Jentzsch Tina Hirschfeldt Bettina Müller Christine Müller |
References edit
- ^ "Web Archive 2001 World Games". Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
External links edit
- World Underwater Federation Archived 2023-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Finswimming on IWGA website
- Results