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  Newsletter #16 // August 28th 2013  
 
 
   
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  JUNIOR SWIMMING STARS SHINE IN DUBAI (UAE)  
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With a record participation of over 800 athletes from more than 90 National Federations, the fourth edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships is taking place from August 26-31, 2013 in Dubai (UAE), in the iconic Hamdan Sports Complex. This venue hosted in December 2010 the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).

During the first two days of the junior competition, several Championships records have been set, namely by one of the brightest stars present in the United Arab Emirates, breaststroker Ruta Meilutyte. The Lithuanian teenager is also a solid value in the senior circuit, establishing two of the six World Records set at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP) one month ago.

The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships were launched in 2006, with the first edition in Rio de Janeiro (BRA). Monterrey, in Mexico, staged the second edition in 2008, while the Peruvian capital Lima was the host of the 2011 rendezvous.

Swimmers aged 15-18 (for men) and 14-17 (for women) are competing in 42 events in Dubai, including the 4x100m free and medley mixed relays.

 
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  Italy and USA, the Best in Water Polo  
 

WPItaly and USA were respectively the winners of the men’s and women’s edition of the FINA World Junior Water Polo Championships (20 & under), which place from August 12-25, 2013. In Szombathely (HUN), the men’s tournament gathered 16 teams from August 12-18, and the Italian squad took the gold medal after a successful win over Croatia by 10-7. The bronze went to Serbia, who defeated the Hungarians in the minor final (13-10).

Final ranking (Men): 1. ITA, 2. CRO, 3. SRB, 4. HUN, 5. USA, 6. ESP, 7. BRA, 8. AUS, 9. JPN, 10. RUS, 11. CAN, 12. UZB, 13. SVK, 14. RSA, 15. KAZ, 16. COL

In Volos (GRE), the women’s competition was contested between 15 teams on August 19-25, and the favourite USA got the crown, after a 9-7 victory over Spain. The host squad of Greece was the happy winner of the bronze medal, defeating Russia by a thrilling 7-6.

Final ranking (Women): 1. USA, 2. ESP, 3. GRE, 4. RUS, 5. ITA, 6. HUN, 7. AUS, 8. GBR, 9. CAN. 10. NZL, 11. UZB, 12. UKR, 13. BRA, 14. KAZ, 15. RSA

 
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Open Water circuits still active  

On August 24, the 30km-race in the Ohrid Lake (MKD) was the seventh leg of the 2013 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, and the winners were Reymond Axel, from France, and Martina Grimaldi, from Italy, respectively in the men’s and women’s competition.

After the race in Ohrid, the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2013 will conclude on September 1, with the traditional 36km crossing between Naples and Capri. Going to Italy, Damian Blaum (ARG) leads the men’s overall ranking, while Olga Kozydub (RUS) is the first among women.

The FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup will have its last two (out of eight) events on September 29 in Shantou (CHN) and on October 5 in Hong Kong (HKG).

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BCN 2013: no anti-doping violations

Besides the sportive success, the 15th FINA World Championships, held from July 19 to August 4, 2013 in Barcelona (ESP) were also a clean competition. A total of 820 tests (358 pre-competition, and 462 in-competition) were performed and FINA is pleased to report that no anti-doping rule violation was registered during the event.

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