Finswimming at the World Games
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Finswimming has featured as a trend sport at the World Games since the inaugural 1981 World Games[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] held in Santa Clara, California.
Organization of World Games competition[]
Participation is reserved for the best swimmers and the best relay teams. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS), the international federation responsible for finswimming, selects participants on the basis of the CMAS World Ranking which is a listing of the best performing senior and junior men and women from the most recent Finswimming World Championships and the rounds of the annual World Cup. The eight best qualifying swimmers in the CMAS World Ranking are obligated to compete while other swimmers will be invited to participate. The final selection of swimmers is the responsibility of the CMAS Finswimming Commission with agreement from the CMAS Board of Directors. Each invited national federation may field no more than two swimmers per race and one relay team. A place in the relay is available for the World Games host if it chooses to field a team.[14]
As of November 2013, the program consists of qualifying and final races held over two days for the following techniques and distances for senior men and women:
- Apnoea swimming (AP) - 50m,
- Surface swimming (SF) - 100m, 200m, 400m and the 4 × 100 m relay.[14]
Medalists[]
Men[]
50m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
(RUS) | (ITA) | (RUS) |
100m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRG) | (ITA) | (ITA) |
(FRG) | (ITA) | (FRG) | |
(URS) | (URS) | (HUN) | |
(ITA) | (ITA) | (FIN) | |
(RUS) | (RUS) | (CHN) | |
2001 Akita | (RUS) | (RUS) | (CHN) |
(RUS) | (CHN) | (RUS) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (CHN) | (UKR) | (ITA) |
2013 Cali | (ITA) | (RUS) | (FRA) |
2017 Wrocław | (RUS) | (GER) | (RUS) |
200m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRG) | (SWE) | (ITA) |
(FRG) | (ITA) | (ITA) | |
(URS) | (URS) | (FRG) | |
(ITA) | (AUT) | (GER) | |
(RUS) | (RUS) | (ITA) | |
2001 Akita | (RUS) | (GER) | (RUS) |
(RUS) | (RUS) | (UKR) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (ITA) | (ITA) | (KOR) |
2013 Cali | (GER) | (ITA) | (RUS) |
2017 Wrocław | (RUS) | (GER) | (RUS) |
400m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (ITA)[15] | (SWE) | (ITA) |
(FRG) | (SWE) | (FRG) | |
(URS) | (URS) | (ITA) | |
(NED) | (CZE) | (DEN) | |
(HUN) | (CHN) | (RUS) | |
2001 Akita | (GER) | (HUN) | (RUS) |
(RUS) | (GRE) | (ITA) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (ITA) | (GER) | (HUN) |
2013 Cali | (GER) | (RUS) | (ITA) |
2017 Wrocław | (HUN) | (GER) | (ITA) |
800m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
(ITA) | (SWE) | (FRA) |
1500m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (ITA) | (ITA) | (SWE) |
(ITA) | (SWE) | (HUN) |
4x100m relay[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
West Germany (FRG) | Italy (ITA) | France (FRA) | |
Soviet Union (URS) | West Germany (FRG) | China (CHN) | |
Italy (ITA) | Finland (FIN) | Denmark (DEN) | |
Russia (RUS) |
China (CHN) |
Italy (ITA) | |
2001 Akita | Russia (RUS) |
China (CHN) |
Germany (GER) |
Russia (RUS) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
Italy (ITA) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | Ukraine (UKR) |
Italy (ITA) |
Russia (RUS) |
2013 Cali | Russia (RUS) |
Colombia (COL) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
2017 Wrocław | Russia (RUS) |
Italy (ITA) |
Germany (GER) |
4x200m relay[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
West Germany (FRG) | France (FRA) | Sweden (SWE) | |
Soviet Union (URS) | West Germany (FRG) | Hungary (HUN) | |
Denmark (DEN) | Finland (FIN) | Czech Republic (CZE) | |
Russia (RUS) |
Hungary (HUN) |
Italy (ITA) |
50m apnoea[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRG) | (ITA) | (ITA) |
(FRG) | (FRG) | (ITA) | |
(URS) | (URS) | (FRG) | |
(ITA) | (FIN) | (FIN) | |
(CHN) | (CHN) | (RUS) | |
2001 Akita | (RUS) | (CHN) | (CHN) |
(RUS) | (EST) | (UKR) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (UKR) | (RUS) | (KOR) |
2013 Cali | (KOR) | (RUS) | (COL) |
2017 Wrocław | (RUS) | (COL) | (KOR) |
100m immersion[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRG) | (ITA) | (FRA) |
(FRG) | (ITA) | (HUN) | |
(TPE) | (URS) | (FRG) | |
(FIN) | (FIN) | (GER) | |
(CHN) | (CHN) | (RUS) |
400m immersion[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
(FRG) | (ITA) | (HUN) |
50m bi-fins[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2017 Wrocław | (RUS) | (CZE) | (BLR) |
100m bi-fins[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2017 Wrocław | (BLR) | (HUN) | (CZE) |
Women[]
50m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
(CHN) | (RUS) | (CHN) |
100m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRA) | (ITA) | (ITA) |
(ITA) | (ITA) | (HUN) | |
(URS) | (CHN) | (URS) | |
(ITA) | Kristiina Nurk (EST) | (HUN) | |
(CHN) | (CHN) | (RUS) | |
2001 Akita | (CHN) | (RUS) | (CHN) |
(CHN) | (RUS) | (CHN) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (CHN) | (CHN) | (FRA)
(KOR) |
2013 Cali | (HUN) | (UKR) | (COL) |
2017 Wrocław | (RUS) | (CHN) | (RUS) |
200m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRA) | (FRA) | (FRA) |
(HUN) | (ITA) | (ITA) | |
(URS) | (URS) | (HUN) | |
Kristiina Nurk (EST) | (SWE) | (HUN) | |
(CHN) | (CHN) | (RUS) | |
2001 Akita | (RUS) | (RUS) | (GER) |
(RUS) | Valentina Artemeva (RUS) | (CHN) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (RUS) | (RUS) | (UKR) |
2013 Cali | (RUS) | (RUS) | (UKR) |
2017 Wrocław | (RUS) | (RUS) | (UKR) |
400m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRA) | (ITA) | (FRG) |
(HUN) | (HUN) | (ITA) | |
(URS) | (HUN) | (URS) | |
(FRA) | Kristiina Nurk (EST) | (SWE) | |
(CHN) | (HUN) | (RUS) | |
2001 Akita | (RUS) | (RUS) | (GER) |
(CHN) | (RUS) | (GER) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (RUS) | (CHN) | (UKR) |
2013 Cali | (RUS) | (UKR) | (KOR) |
2017 Wrocław | (CHN) | (KOR) | (UKR) |
800m surface[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (FRA) | (FRA) | (ITA) |
(ITA) | (HUN) | (HUN) |
4x100m relay[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union (URS) | China (CHN) | Hungary (HUN) | |
Estonia (EST) | Hungary (HUN) | France (FRA) | |
China (CHN) |
Russia (RUS) |
Hungary (HUN) | |
2001 Akita | Russia (RUS) |
China (CHN) |
Germany (GER) |
Russia (RUS) Valentina Artemeva |
China (CHN) |
South Korea (KOR) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | China (CHN) |
South Korea (KOR) |
Russia (RUS) |
2013 Cali | Russia (RUS) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
China (CHN) |
2017 Wrocław | Russia (RUS) |
Colombia (COL) |
South Korea (KOR) |
4x200m relay[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union (URS) | China (CHN) | Hungary (HUN) | |
Hungary (HUN) | Italy (ITA) | France (FRA) | |
China (CHN) |
Russia (RUS) |
Hungary (HUN) |
50m apnoea[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (ITA) | (ITA) | (FRA) |
(FRA) | (HUN) | (ITA) | |
(URS) | (CHN) | (URS) | |
(CZE) | (ITA) | (HUN) | |
(CHN) | (CHN) | (RUS) | |
2001 Akita | (RUS) | (RUS) | (CHN) |
(RUS) | (CHN) | (EST) | |
2009 Kaohsiung | (CHN) | (CHN) | (RUS) |
2013 Cali | (FRA) | (CHN) | (UKR) |
2017 Wrocław | (KOR) | (KOR) | (UKR) |
100m immersion[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1981 Santa Clara | (ITA) | (FRA) | (FRG) |
(HUN) | (HUN) | (ITA) | |
(CHN) | (CHN) | (URS) | |
(FRA) | (EST) | (FRA) | |
(CHN) | (RUS) | (CHN) |
400m immersion[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
(HUN) | (HUN) | (FRA) |
50m bi-fins[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2017 Wrocław | Petra Senánszky (HUN) | (KOR) | (HUN) |
100m bi-fins[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2017 Wrocław | Petra Senánszky (HUN) | (HUN) | (UKR) |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia (RUS) | 31 | 18 | 17 | 66 |
2 | China (CHN) | 19 | 22 | 10 | 51 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 54 |
4 | West Germany (FRG) | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 12 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 9 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
7 | France (FRA) | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
8 | Estonia (EST) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
10 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
11 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
12 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
14 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
19 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (21 nations) | 117 | 117 | 118 | 352 |
References[]
- ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 25, 1981). "Ana Maria Carrasco of Venezuela shattered her own world..." United Press International.
- ^ "World Games I Results At Santa Clara Calif., July 24 (sic)". United Press International. July 25, 1981.
- ^ "World Games I at Santa Clara, Calif. July 26". United Press International. July 26, 1981.
- ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 26, 1981). "Jim Cash of Manhattan, Kan., set two world records..." United Press International.
- ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 27, 1981). "Jurgen Kolenda, a 20-year-old physics major from the University..." United Press International.
- ^ "World Games I Results". United Press International. July 27, 1981.
- ^ SARGIS, JOE (July 28, 1981). "Of course, these are only the first World Games..." United Press International.
- ^ "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 26, 1981. p. 14E.
- ^ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 28, 1981. p. 7D.
- ^ Payne, Dave (July 25, 1981). "'World' opener attracts 3,000". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. p. 6D.
- ^ "German fin swimmer wins fourth gold medal". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 28, 1981. p. 3D.
- ^ a b FINSWIMMING - CMAS RULES VERSION 2012/03 In force as from January 1st 2013 (BoD179 - 22/11/2012). Rome: Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 2012. p. 10.
- ^ The gold medalist in the 1981 men's 400m surface event, Italy's Giuseppe Galantucci, swam with bi-fins and recorded 3:28.01, while the other medalists used the generally faster monofins.
External links[]
- Finswimming at the World Games
- Sports at the World Games
- Finswimming at multi-sport events