FINA 2012 Schedule for Swimming World Cup Series

 

FINA 2012 Schedule for Swimming World Cup Series
 
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Meet information for the first 5 meets (of 8) of the 2012 World Cup have posted to the FINA website. The posting includes all the meets in October, which are the meets in western Asia and in Europe. Yet to post is the meet information for the November meets, which are in all in Asia. The meet information can be found in the World Cup section of FINA's website:
 
The FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 will take place in the following cities:

 
2-3 Oct. 2012 Dubai (UAE)
6-7 Oct. 2012 Doha (QAT)
13-14 Oct. 2012 Stockholm (SWE)
17-18 Oct. 2012 Moscow (RUS)
20-21 Oct. 2012 Berlin (GER)
2-3 Nov. 2012 Beijing (CHN)
6-7 Nov. 2012 Tokyo (JPN)
10-11 Nov. 2012 Singapore (SIN)
 

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The 2012 edition of FINA's major annual swimming event, the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup, will kick off at the magnificent Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex in Dubai (UAE) on October 2. The big names of the international swimming elite will gather to compete in eight meets for a short-course high-level contest taking place in some of the world's most thrilling cities.

For the first time, Doha (QAT) will host a World Cup meet, scheduled from October 6-7. Then, three European stops will follow: Stockholm (SWE) from October 13-14, Moscow (RUS) from October 17-18 and Berlin (GER) from October 20-21. In November, the remaining meets will be staged in Beijing (CHN) from 2-3, Tokyo (JPN) from 6-7 and Singapore (SIN) from 10-11.

With the upcoming 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul (TUR) next December (12-16), the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup is the best opportunity for up-and-coming swimming stars from all over the world to race their closest challengers and produce eye-opening performances.

In addition to the 34 swimming events (17 in women's and men's category), two new events make their entry in the competition programme for this year's Series: a 4x50m Medley Mixed Relay and a 4x50m Freestyle Mixed Relay. Scoring is done according to the FINA Points Table.

You can follow all the action of the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 on FINA TV and iPhone/iPad (LIVE+ application @appstore) by visiting fina.org.

Last year, Sweden's sprint queen Therese Alshammar and South African Chad Le Clos were the overall winners, each receiving US$ 100,000 in prize money. Alshammar won the Swimming World Cup Series an incredible four times while young sensation Le Clos obtained his first crown, foreshadowing a promising swimming career.