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The draw was attended and conducted by the FINA Executive &#8212; Dr. Julio C. Maglione (President), Paolo Barelli (Honorary Secretary), Pipat Paniangvait (Honorary Treasurer) and Cornel Marculescu (Executive Director) -, and by TWPC representatives &#8212; Gianni Lonzi (Chairman), Richard Foster (Vice Chairman), John Whitehouse (Honorary Secretary) and Dimitris Diathesopoulos (Bureau Liaison).<\/p>\n<p><b>Men<\/b><br \/>\nGROUP A<br \/>\n1. Greece<br \/>\n2. Italy<br \/>\n3. Kazakhstan<br \/>\n4. Spain<br \/>\n5. Australia<br \/>\n6. Croatia<\/p>\n<p>GROUP B<br \/>\n1. Hungary<br \/>\n2. Montenegro<br \/>\n3. Romania<br \/>\n4. Great Britain<br \/>\n5. United States of America<br \/>\n6. Serbia<\/p>\n<p><b>Women<\/b><br \/>\nGROUP A<br \/>\n1. Hungary<br \/>\n2. Spain<br \/>\n3. PR China<br \/>\n4. United States of America<\/p>\n<p>GROUP B<br \/>\n1. Italy<br \/>\n2. Great Britain<br \/>\n3. Russia<br \/>\n4. Australia<\/p>\n<p><b>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. 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