By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
HONOLULU, October 31. COMPETITION begins this morning on Waikiki Beach for the first FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships. Some 164 competitors representing 34 nations are expected to compete in the clear blue waters of Waikiki in three official open water events: the 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.2 miles) and 25 K (15.5 miles.)<\/p>\n
The venue is a fitting one for such a prestigious event: open water swimming has long been a tradition here, even before the great Duke Kahanamoku built his reputation in these very waters.<\/p>\n
Some 400 local staff volunteers, 150 motor craft, 40 safety personnel and 30 interpreters have been organized by meet director Dr. Sam Freas to manage the event.<\/p>\n
The 5K competition will be held on October 31st, the 10K on November 2nd, and the 25K event to be concluded on November 4th.<\/p>\n
In addition to the FINA Championship events there are 1K, 3K and 5K Age Division Events that are open to any swimmer who is a member of their countries swimming federation (age group or Masters programs).<\/p>\n
THE COURSES
\nThe following is a description of the courses for each of the races:<\/p>\n
1K: Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
\nStart at Hilton pier, out channel to buoy, then back to pier<\/p>\n
3K Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
\nStart at Hilton pier, out channel to buoy, left turn to turnaround buoy (submarine) and back to the pier.<\/p>\n
5K Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
\nStart at Hilton pier, out channel to buoy, left turn to turnaround (submarine) buoy and back to the pier.<\/p>\n
10K Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
\nStart at Hilton pier, out channel to buoy, two laps to turnaround buoy (submarine) and back to the pier.<\/p>\n
25K Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
\nCourse to be determined.<\/p>\n
AGE DIVISIONS
\nFINA Championship Events
\n5K, 10K & 25K
\nOne open division – Male & Female <\/p>\n
1K, 3K & 5K
\n11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, etc.- Male & Female <\/p>\n
LIST OF ENTRANTS
\nThe following is a list of the competitors entered in the 1st FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships<\/p>\n
Country
\nTeam Entrant Sex Age Events <\/p>\n
ARGENTINA (ARG)
\nDamian Blaum male \t\t5K 10K 25K
\nRafael Perez male \t\t5K 10K 25K
\nGonzalo Diaz Miret male \t5K 10K
\nGabriel Chaillou male \t25K
\nCeleste Punet female \t5K 10K 25K
\nPilar Geijo female \t\t5K 10K 25K
\nLaura Bastiani female \t5K 10K 25K <\/p>\n
AUSTRALIA (AUS)
\nStephen Penfold male 18 \t5K
\nKy Hurst male 19 \t\t5K
\nLeigh Bool male 18 \t\t10K
\nMark Saliba male 21 \t10K 25K
\nJosh Santacanterina male 20 25K
\nHayley Lewis female 26 \t5K
\nBrooke Townsend female 20 \t5K 10K
\nTrudee Hutchinson female 19 10K
\nShelley Clark female 19 \t25K
\nMelissa Irwin female 16 \t25K <\/p>\n
BELGIUM (BEL)
\nCindy Persoons female 19 \t10K 25K <\/p>\n
BRAZIL (BRA)
\nCarlos E. Pavao male 25 \t10K
\nGuilherme Bier male 25 \t10K
\nViviane Motti female 26 \t5K 10K <\/p>\n
CAMBODIA (CAM)
\nSok Veasna male 28 \t\t5K
\nHem Lumphat male 24 \t\t5K 10K
\nHem Kiri male 20 \t\t5K 10K
\nLong Saleap male 22 \t10K
\nKhiev San male 20 \t\t10K <\/p>\n
CAMEROON
\nMathias Ond Ond male 19 \t5K
\nThierry Atanga male 21 \t5K
\nNgoko M Ganang male 21 \t10K
\nM Belmond Atanga male 16 \t10K
\nJacques Zing Zomo male 21 \t10K
\nPeter Che Niba male 21 \t25K
\nAndre M Bayemi male 19 \t25K
\nT. Viviane Emeni female 21 \t5K
\nAnne Che Mambo female 24 \t25K <\/p>\n
CANADA (CAN)
\nTim Cowan male \t\t5K 10K
\nDavid Bilodeau male \t5K 10K
\nDave Ling male \t\t25K
\nLiam Weseloh male \t25K
\nJennifer Coombs female \t5K 10K
\nKarley Stutzel female \t5K 10K
\nMaxime Mentha female \t25K
\nNadia Bolduc female \t25K <\/p>\n
CAYMAN ISLANDS (CAY)
\nShaune Fraser male 12 \t5K
\nKaitlyn Elphinstone female 14 5K <\/p>\n
COSTA RICA (CRC)
\nKurt Niehaus male 19 \t\t5K <\/p>\n
CUBA (CUB)
\nAndres Perez Gonzalez male 19 5K 25K <\/p>\n
CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE)
\nPavel Srb male 20 \t\t5K 25K
\nJana Pechanova female 19 \t5K 10K <\/p>\n
ECUADOR (ECU)
\nAdolfo Rivadeneira male 17 \t5K
\nGregory Fuentes Cali male 30 25K <\/p>\n
EGYPT (EGY)
\nAbdelaha Hassen male 20 \t10K 25K
\nHateh Saif male 29 \t\t10K 25K
\nMohamed Hassen male 17 \t25K
\nMohamed Marof male \t25K
\nHaba Ali female 17 \t25K <\/p>\n
FIJI (FIJ)
\nCarl Probert male \t\t5K <\/p>\n
FRANCE (FRA)
\nStephane Gomez male 24 \t5K 10K 25K
\nEmmanuel Poissier male 25 \t5K 10K 25K
\nStephane Lecat male 29 \t5K 25K
\nAudrey Boitte female 21 \t5K 10K 25K <\/p>\n
GERMANY (GER)
\nBen Hoffman male 21 \t\t5K
\nChristof Wandratsch male 33 \t5K 10K 25K
\nChristian Hansmann male 23 \t5K 25K
\nAndreas Maurer male 21 \t10K
\nAndre Wilde male 28 \t10K 25K
\nPeggy Buchse female 28 \t5K 10K 25K
\nBritta Kamrau female 21 \t5K 10K 25K
\nAngela Maurer female 25 \t5K 10K 25K <\/p>\n
GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)
\nGreg Orphanides male 22 \t5K
\nMatthew Kaiser male 17 \t5K
\nPaula Wood female 20 \t\t5K 10K <\/p>\n
GREECE (GRE)
\nGeorgios Tsianos male 24 \t10K 25K <\/p>\n
HUNGARY (HUN)
\nMarton Toszegi male 20 \t5K 10K
\nAkos Gyorffy male 29 \t\t5K 25K
\nBalazs Cseldnyi male 21 \t10K 25K
\nEszter Balazs female 20 \t5K 10K 25K <\/p>\n
INDIA (IND)
\nPatel Arnit male 22 \t\t5K
\nPatel Chintan male 23 \t10K
\nBhargava Prateek male 21 \t10K
\nMehta Mayur male 16 \t25K
\nNaha Ganesh male 24 \t25K <\/p>\n
ITALY (ITA)
\nFabio Venturini male 23 \t5K
\nLuca Baldini male 26 \t\t5K 10K
\nSamuele Pampana male 24 \t10K
\nSimone Ercoli male \t10K
\nFabio Fusi male 31 \t25K
\nClaudio Gargaro male 28 \t25K
\nValeria Casprini female 24 \t5K 10K 25K
\nViola Valli female 28 \t5K 10K 25K
\nMelissa Pasquali female 28 \t10K <\/p>\n
JAPAN (JAP)
\nHiroki Hikida male 28 \t5K 25K <\/p>\n
MACEDONIA (MKD)
\nMihajlo Ristorski male 17 \t10K
\nTomi Stefanovski male 29 \t25K
\nBiljana Cokovic female 18 \t10K <\/p>\n
NETHERLANDS (NED)
\nMaarten van der Weijden male 5K 10K
\nEtta van der Weijden female 5K 10K 25K
\nEdith van Dyk female \t5K 10K 25K <\/p>\n
NEW ZEALAND (NZL)
\nScott Shepherd male 18 \t5K 10K
\nCarl Gordon male 27 \t\t5K 10K <\/p>\n
NORTHERN MARIANAS
\nSeung Gin Lee male 15 \t5K <\/p>\n
RUSSIA (RUS)
\nEvgueni Bezroutchenko male 23 5K 10K
\nAlexi Akatiev male 26 5K 25K
\nVladimir Diatchin male 18 \t10K
\nIouri Koudinov male 21 \t25K
\nIrina Abyssova female 20 \t5K 10K
\nOlga Gousseva female 24 \t25K
\nEkaterina Gavrioutina female 17 10K
\nNatalia Pankina female 17 25K <\/p>\n
SOUTH AFRICA (RSA)
\nMarieka Theunissen female 26 \t5K <\/p>\n
SPAIN (ESP)
\nDavid Meca male 26 \t\t5K 10K 25K <\/p>\n
SWITZERLAND (SUI)
\nAdrian Andermatt male 31 \t5K 10K <\/p>\n
UNITED STATES (USA)
\nSteven McLeod male 22 \t5K
\nJohn Flanagan male 25 \t5K
\nBen Hanley male 20 \t\t10K
\nMatt Martin male 21 \t10K
\nMark Leonard male 22 \t25K
\nJohn Kenny male 20 \t25K
\nKalyn Keller female 15 \t5K
\nAnnie Stein female 15 \t5K
\nMegan Ryther female 21 \t10K
\nDawn Heckman female 23 \t10K
\nBriley Bergan female 17 \t25K
\nRegan Scheiber female 27 \t25K <\/p>\n
URUGUAY
\nCarlos Villavicencia male 10K <\/p>\n
VENEZUELA (VEN)
\nDanny Chocron male \t25K
\nJenny Fuentes female \t5K <\/p>\n
YUGOSLAVIA (YUG)
\nMiodrag Vasic male 25 \t5K 10K 25K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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