2009


PR89 - Second victory for Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Serbia Wednesday, 09 December 2009
PR88 - Canada wins at home; Russia second, Spain third Monday, 30 November 2009
PR87 - 10 world-class teams ready for the show in Montreal (CAN) Thursday, 26 November 2009
PR86 - Burgh (RSA) and Hardy (USA) confirm overall victory in Singapore Sunday, 22 November 2009
PR85 - Worldwide cumulative audience reaches new record of 3.59 billion viewers Friday, 20 November 2009
PR84 - Favourite teams won in the first round of the European group Wednesday, 18 November 2009
PR83 - Action in the men’s tournament starts on November 17 in Europe Monday, 16 November 2009
PR82 - Fourth leg in Berlin (GER) sets a record of World Records Sunday, 15 November 2009
PR81 - Zhao (CHN) sets three WR in Stockholm (SWE) Thursday, 12 November 2009
PR80 - Cumulative audience in Europe reaches 1.5 billion viewers, a new record Monday, 09 November 2009
PR79 - Second leg in Moscow (RUS) highlighted by five World Records Saturday, 07 November 2009
PR78 - Second leg in Moscow (RUS) attracts many stars Thursday, 05 November 2009
PR77 - Lurz wins in Abu Dhabi, but Stoychev gets ninth consecutive title Monday, 26 October 2009
PR76 - Lurz and Okimoto confirm their overall title after success in UAE Thursday, 22 October 2009
PR75 - Four World Records in the first leg of the series in Durban (RSA) Monday, 19 October 2009
PR74 - Stars flock to Durban (RSA) for first leg as World Cup kicks off Thursday, 15 October 2009
PR73 - Lurz and Okimoto continue relentless domination as series moves to UAE Monday, 05 October 2009
PR72 - Asian legs of the series also belong to Lurz and Okimoto Monday, 28 September 2009
PR71 - 391 doping control tests – all negative Wednesday, 09 September 2009
PR70 - Against a New York skyline, Lurz and Okimoto continue dominating the 10km Tuesday, 08 September 2009
PR69 - Croatia claims world junior gold medal at home in Sibenik, Greece takes silver Monday, 31 August 2009
PR68 - Lurz’s winning streak continues in Copenhagen, Okimoto golden among women Monday, 31 August 2009
PR67 - Nineteen teams from five continents to face-off in Sibenik (CRO) this weekend Friday, 21 August 2009
PR66 - Russia overcomes Netherlands to earn first Junior crown, USA takes bronze Monday, 17 August 2009
PR65 - Lurz (GER) does it again in Varna (BUL); Ilchenko tops the women’s field Monday, 10 August 2009
PR64 - This weekend, Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) welcomes 16 teams from around the world Friday, 07 August 2009
PR63 - Stoychev (BUL) wins three of four recent FINA open water races Friday, 07 August 2009
PR62 - FINA thanks all its Official Partners’ contribution to the success of the 13th FINA WC Wednesday, 05 August 2009
PR61 - Goodbye to Hironoshin Furuhashi, FINA Vice President Sunday, 02 August 2009
PR60 - FINA SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION FOR SWIMWEAR APPROVAL Saturday, 01 August 2009
PR59 - FINA BUREAU MEETING Friday, 31 July 2009
PR58 - FINA Bureau Meeting Tuesday, 28 July 2009
PR57 - Open Water Swimming – 10km Men Thursday, 23 July 2009
PR56 - Open Water Swimming – 10km Men Wednesday, 22 July 2009
PR55 - Confirmed programme for Open Water Swimming competitions Sunday, 19 July 2009
PR54 - Dubai (UAE) will be the Organising City Saturday, 18 July 2009
PR53 - 13th FINA World Championships Rome 2009 - Open Water Competition Saturday, 18 July 2009
PR52 - 13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Record of participation in Rome (ITA) Tuesday, 07 July 2009
PR51 - Lurz (GER) and Okimoto (BRA) triumphant in Setubal Bay (POR) Monday, 29 June 2009
PR50 - Ten Olympians will race the Setubal Bay International World Cup on Saturday Thursday, 25 June 2009
PR49 - FINA APPROVAL OF WORLD RECORDS Monday, 22 June 2009
PR48 - 10km Olympian Rotislav Vitek (CZE) wins 36km Capri-Napoli International Monday, 22 June 2009
PR47 - Hosts Montenegro defeat Croatia for the title, Serbia takes bronze over USA Monday, 22 June 2009
PR46 - FINA Executive Meeting / Swimsuits Monday, 22 June 2009
PR45 - Return of the Grand Prix this weekend with 36km Capri-Napoli International Friday, 19 June 2009
PR44 - Podgorica (MNE) poised to welcome the world’s best, starting tomorrow Monday, 15 June 2009
PR43 - USA defeats Canada to become 2009 Champs, Bronze to Australia Monday, 15 June 2009
PR42 - Women's Waterpolo Super Final starts on June 9 in Kirishi (RUS) Monday, 08 June 2009
PR41 - China dominates last leg in Madrid (ESP) Tuesday, 02 June 2009
PR40 - Teams for the Super Finals are now selected Tuesday, 02 June 2009
PR39 - In four days, 36 games took place in three continents Monday, 25 May 2009
PR38 - Four countries will host World League action this weekend Wednesday, 20 May 2009
PR37 - FINA COMMISSION FOR SWIMWEAR APPROVAL Tuesday, 19 May 2009
PR36 - Europe Preliminaries conclude; Serbia, Montenegro, Italy and Croatia advance Wednesday, 13 May 2009
PR35 - Jingjing Guo returns to competition with a win in Ft-Lauderdale Monday, 11 May 2009
PR34 - Greece and Spain win first preliminary tournaments in Athens and Lille Monday, 11 May 2009
PR33 - Women's World League: European groups start preliminaries today in Athens and Lille Friday, 08 May 2009
PR32 - Myrtha Pools, new Official Partner of FINA for 2009 and 2010 Friday, 01 May 2009
PR31 - China concludes successful participation in Mexico City (MEX) Monday, 27 April 2009
PR30 - Stoychev and Kamrau-Corestein take honours at Sumidero Canyon (MEX) Tuesday, 21 April 2009
PR29 - China confirms its supremacy in Sheffield (GBR) Monday, 20 April 2009
PR28 - Results of the draw for the Water Polo Tournaments Friday, 17 April 2009
PR27 - FINA and Yakult extend their partnership until 2012 Wednesday, 15 April 2009
PR26 - FINA partners with Colorado Time Systems for its FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Tuesday, 07 April 2009
PR25 - Twelve countries from three continents square-off this weekend Friday, 03 April 2009
PR24 - Sharleen Stratton (AUS) rains on China’s parade Monday, 30 March 2009
PR23 - China takes the eight gold medals at stake in Doha (QAT) Monday, 23 March 2009
PR22 - World’s best ready to square-off this weekend in Doha (QAT) Thursday, 19 March 2009
PR21 - FINA BUREAU MEETING Saturday, 14 March 2009
PR20 - Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia lead World League rankings after three rounds Wednesday, 11 March 2009
PR19 - China continues its domination at third of six Grand Prix stops Monday, 09 March 2009
PR18 - Dubai (UAE), Hamburg (GER) and Moscow (RUS) are final candidates Tuesday, 03 March 2009
PR17 - Good medal hauls for China and Germany in Rostock Monday, 02 March 2009
PR16 - Meeting between FINA and swimwear manufacturers Friday, 20 February 2009
PR15 - Preliminaries continue with wins for Spain, Greece, Croatia and Montenegro Wednesday, 18 February 2009
PR14 - Another win for Kamrau-Corestein (GER) and big victory for Dmitriev (ISR) Monday, 16 February 2009
PR13 - Host China sweeps all medals, with double-gold for He, Chen and Zhang Monday, 16 February 2009
PR12 - First of six Grand Prix stops begins tomorrow in Shenzhen, China Thursday, 12 February 2009
PR11 - Germany’s Kamrau and Studzinsky golden in Rosario (ARG) Monday, 09 February 2009
PR10 - FINA statement on Michael Phelps Wednesday, 04 February 2009
PR9 - FINA and Mikasa continue playing together until 2012 Tuesday, 03 February 2009
PR8 - Stoychev and Heister victorious in first Grand Prix event Monday, 02 February 2009
PR7 - First, and longest Grand Prix race on the circuit takes place Sunday Friday, 30 January 2009
PR6 - Italian swimmers sweep the men’s medals, Brazilian women shine at home Monday, 26 January 2009
PR5 - Plenty of open water stars ready to race 10km opener on Saturday Friday, 23 January 2009
PR4 - Preliminaries kick-off with victories for Croatia, Spain, Serbia and Italy Thursday, 22 January 2009
PR3 - Men’s League action begins Wednesday in four European countries Tuesday, 20 January 2009
PR2 - 231 participants from 74 countries discover the secrets behind success Monday, 19 January 2009
PR1 - Coaches of the world unite to learn from leaders in their field Thursday, 15 January 2009

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