Industry News: FINA World Cup in Durban Live on UniversalSports.com

LOS ANGELES, California, October 14. UNIVERSAL Sports will provide LIVE coverage for the first portion of the FINA World Cup, starting Friday from Durban, South Africa. Taking place in five cities on three continents, UniversalSports.com will feature live and on-demand coverage of this major short-course (25m) competitive circuit.

Universal Sports FINA World Cup Dashboard

Fans can tune in to Universal Sports to watch top swimmers from around the globe compete in the first of five events for the 2009 FINA World Cup series. The short course competitions will be intense as some of the sport's most notable athletes come together to duel for a substantial monetary purse. Top U.S. athletes include Jessica Hardy, Peter Marshall, Whitney Meyers, Lara Jackson, and Sabir Muhammad. Major international swimmers include Australian Marieke Guehrer, world record holder in the 50m butterfly, fellow Australian and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Leisel Jones, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Darian Townsend from South Africa, and Swedish Olympian Stefan Nystrand.

Other upcoming stops on the FINA World Cup series available on UniversalSports.com include: Moscow (Nov. 6-7); Stockholm (Nov. 10-11); Berlin (Nov. 14-15); Singapore (Nov. 21-22). Webcast times will be available on UniversalSports.com/swimming shortly.

Enthusiasts can visit the swimming section on UniversalSports.com/swimming for updated schedules for all five stages, breaking news, video highlights, special features, photo galleries and more. Universal Sports is an official programming partner of FINA. Universal Sports and NBC Sports are home to the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships.

SCHEDULE:

Place Date Time (EST)
Durban Oct. 16 12 – 2 p.m.
Durban Oct. 17 12 – 2 p.m.

Events Schedule:
Day 1 Finals: 100 Freestyle Men & Women; 200 Freestyle Women; 50m Breaststroke Men; 400m Individual Medley Men; 100m Butterfly Women; 100m Backstroke Men; 50m Backstroke Women; 200m Butterfly Men; 100m Individual Medley Men; 200m Backstroke Men & Women; 50 Butterfly Men.

Day 2 Finals: 100m Freestyle Women; 200m Freestyle Men; 50m Breaststroke Women; 100m Breaststroke Men; 400m Individual Medley Women; 100m Butterfly Men; 100m Backstroke Women; 50m Backstroke Men; 200m Butterfly Women; 200m Individual Medley Men; 400m Freestyle Women; 50m Freestyle Men; 200m Breaststroke Women; 100m Individual Medley Women; 200 Backstroke Men; 50m Butterfly Women.

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World Magazine. It has been posted in its entirety without editing. Swimming World offers all outlets the chance to reach our audience by contacting us at Newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com. However, Swimming World reserves the right to choose what material is posted.

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