| 16th Finswimming World Championships | |
| Hostcity: |  Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary |
| Dates: | 30 July –6 August 2011 |
| Venues: | Gyarmati Dezső Sportuszoda |
| Nations: | 31 |
| Athletes: | 350 |
| Previous: | 2009 St. Petersburg |
| Next: | 2013 Kazan |
The 16th Finswimming World Championships were held at 30 July –6 August 2011 in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary at the Gyarmati Dezső Sportuszoda.
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]
| 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< | -- 30 --> | 4< | -- 31 --> | 7< | -- 01 --> | 5< | -- 02 --> | 6< | -- 03 --> | 8< | -- 04 --> | 30 | |||
| Long distance< | -- 30 --> | 2< | -- 05 --> | 2< | -- 06 --> | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Total gold medals | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | ||||||
| Cumulative total | 4 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
Host Nation
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:
| 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 |
| 6000 m | 00:49:54.53 | 00:50:44.71 | 00:51:19.70 | ||||
| 20000 m | 03:05:57.33 | 3:07:10.03 | 3:08.09.72 | ||||
| 4x3000 m | Roman Maletin (25:13.71) Evgeny Smirnov (26:19.84) Denis Ponomarev (26:06.48) Alexey Shafigulin (24:56.80) | 01:42:36.83 | 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 | Christian Hoera (25:57.63) Christoph Oefner (26:10.83) Yves Rolack (26:24.89) Max Lauschus (25:24.65) | 01:43:58.00 |
| 6000 m | 00:54:45.34 | 00:54:56.58 | 00:55:03.52 | ||||
| 20000 m | 03:17:40.38 | 03:19:52.68 | 03:20:33.44 | ||||
| 4x3000 m | Elena Osmolskaya (27:28.01) Maria Voronina (28:09.88) Marina Umerenko (27:27.10) Sofya Mukhina (27:41.95) | 01:50:46.94 | Tetiana Kransogor (27:52.02) Yevgeniya Oleynikova (27:58.70) Olga Tochyllina (29:41.22) Iana Trofymets (28:13.66) | 01:53:45.60 | Christine Muller (28:29.29) Carolin Haase (28:27.24) Christin Suape (29:45.56) Sandra Pilz (28:01.57) | 01:54:44.16 |
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.
| 50 m surface | 15.33 | 15.68 | 15.78 | |||
| 100 m surface | 35.40 | 35.76 | 35.79 | |||
| 200 m surface | 1:21.01 WR | 1:21.76 | 1:22.65 | |||
| 400 m surface | 2:58.49 WR | 2:58.79 | 3:01.07 | |||
| 800 m surface | 6:17.98 WR | 6:20.41 | 6:20.75 | |||
| 1500 m surface | 12:22.00 | 12:26.58 | 12:26.95 | |||
| 50 m bifins | 19.35 | 19.45 | 19.68 | |||
| 100 m bifins | 42.85 WR | 43.27 | 43.28 | |||
| 200 m bifins | 1:35.62 WR | 1:37.25 | 1:37.63 | |||
| 50 m apnea | 14.11 WR | 14.18 | 14.22 | |||
| 100 m immersion | 32.25 | 32.73 | 32.94 | |||
| 400 m immersion | 2:42.90 WR | 2:45.23 | 2:45.89 | |||
| 800 m immersion | 5:51.51 | 5:52.16 | 5:52.52 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Pavel Kabanov (35.36) Vladimir Sokolov (35.30) Andrey Burakov (35.26) Dmitry Kokorev (34.89) | 2:20.81 WR | Cesare Fumarola (35.17) Andrea Nava (34.63) Stefano Figini (34.38) Julio Tugnoli (36.68) | 2:20.86 | William Paul Baldwin (34.89) Ilias Kranias (36.53) Loukas Karetzopoulos (37.23) Antonios Tsourounakis (35.68) | 2:24.33 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Cesare Fumarola (1:21.28) Andrea Nava (1:21.05) Julio Tugnoli (1:25:28) Stefano Figini (1:20.28) | 5:27.89 WR | Evgeny Smirnov (1:23.78) Sergey Prus (1:23.78) Roman Maletin (1:23.72) Dmitry Kokorev (1:21.79) | 5:33.07 | William Paul Baldwin (1:22.33) Antonios Tsourounakis (1:21.98) Ilias Kranias (1:25.61) Anargyros Vasilopoulos (1:23.99) | 5:33.91 |
| 50 m surface | 17.66 | 17.69 | 17.79 | |||
| 100 m surface | 39.60 | 40.63 | 40.79 | |||
| 200 m surface | 1:29.59 | 1:31.68 | 1:22.65 | |||
| 400 m surface | 3:12.90 WR | 3:15.86 | 3:20.67 | |||
| 800 m surface | 6:46.79 WR | 6:58.35 | 7:04.35 | |||
| 1500 m surface | 13:01.48 WR | 13:35.57 | 13:42.73 | |||
| 50 m bifins | 22.15 | 22.51 | 22.65 | |||
| 100 m bifins | 47.83 WR | 48.23 | 48.86 | |||
| 200 m bifins | 1:45.29 WR | 1:45.84 | 1:47.07 | |||
| 50 m apnea | 16.37 | 16.75 | 16.85 | |||
| 100 m immersion | 35.96 | 36.09 | 36.92 | |||
| 400 m immersion | 2:59.24 | 3:01.30 | 3:08.18 | |||
| 800 m immersion | 6:29.32 | 6:32.34 | 6:41.44 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Baozhen Zhu (40.20) Jing Li (41.63) Yaoyue Liang (40.44) Huanshan Xu (40.25) | 2:42.52 | Anna Ber (40.80) Vera Iljushina (41.56) Valeria Baranovskaya (40.14) Vasilisa Kravchuk (40.74) | 2:43.24 | Anastasia Antoniak (42.06) Kateryna Dyelova (41.67) Olga Shliakhovska (40.78) Margaryta Artiushenko (39.83) | 2:24.33 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Valeria Baranovskaya (1:29.69) Maria Radchenko (1:34.60) Elena Kononova (1:34.70) Vasilisa Kravchuk (1:31.10) | 6:10.09 | Iana Trofymets (1:34.70) Anastasia Antoniak (1:34.98) Iryna Kucher (1:38.51) Olga Shliakhovska (1:32.84) | 6:21.03 | Giorgia Veronica Viero (1:35:33) Silvia Baroncini (1:34.62) Debora Chiarello (1:37.20) Viola Donadello (1:36.52) | 6:23.67 |