Swimming aces to star in Singapore
A host of elite swimmers are expected to feature at October's Singapore leg of the 2010 FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup.
American Jessica Hardy and South African Cameron van der Burgh, who were the 2009 FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup series champions, are among the star names who have confirmed their participation in the fourth edition of the event in Singapore from October 16-17.
This comes after the recent announcement that American backstroke specialists Natalie Coughlin and Randall Bal will be competing here.
Joining van der Burgh in the hunt for medals in Singapore will be compatriots Roland Schoeman, who was ranked second overall in last year's series; Olympic gold-medallist Darian Townsend, and Kathryn Meaklim, who broke the 400m individual medley world record in Singapore last year.
Swimming icon Peter Marshall from the USA will also be in town for the meet. Marshall, who broke the 50m backstroke short course world record in Singapore last year, was also ranked third overall in last year's series.
The FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup is an international series of swimming meets organised by FINA, the International Federation for swimming. The series started in 1989, and is open to swimmers from FINA member federations.
Singapore has hosted a leg of the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup since 2007 and is the third stop of the 2010 FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup series which began with the recent leg in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) from 10-13 September. The series moves to Beijing (CHN) next for the second leg from October 12-13. The additional legs of the series will also be held in Tokyo (Japan), Berlin (GER), Moscow (RUS) and Stockholm (SWE).
The Singapore Swimming Association is expecting more than 160 local and foreign entries for the event this year. More elite swimmers will be announced over the next few weeks as their entries are confirmed.
The FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup will be held at the Singapore Sports School from the 16-17 October. Heats will be held at 9am to 11am and the finals at 6pm to 8pm on both days. Ticket prices are at $20 per day or $30 for 2 days. Tickets are available at www.finaworldcup.com.sg or call 6258 1011 for more information.
American Jessica Hardy and South African Cameron van der Burgh, who were the 2009 FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup series champions, are among the star names who have confirmed their participation in the fourth edition of the event in Singapore from October 16-17.
This comes after the recent announcement that American backstroke specialists Natalie Coughlin and Randall Bal will be competing here.
Joining van der Burgh in the hunt for medals in Singapore will be compatriots Roland Schoeman, who was ranked second overall in last year's series; Olympic gold-medallist Darian Townsend, and Kathryn Meaklim, who broke the 400m individual medley world record in Singapore last year.
Swimming icon Peter Marshall from the USA will also be in town for the meet. Marshall, who broke the 50m backstroke short course world record in Singapore last year, was also ranked third overall in last year's series.
The FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup is an international series of swimming meets organised by FINA, the International Federation for swimming. The series started in 1989, and is open to swimmers from FINA member federations.
Singapore has hosted a leg of the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup since 2007 and is the third stop of the 2010 FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup series which began with the recent leg in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) from 10-13 September. The series moves to Beijing (CHN) next for the second leg from October 12-13. The additional legs of the series will also be held in Tokyo (Japan), Berlin (GER), Moscow (RUS) and Stockholm (SWE).
The Singapore Swimming Association is expecting more than 160 local and foreign entries for the event this year. More elite swimmers will be announced over the next few weeks as their entries are confirmed.
The FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup will be held at the Singapore Sports School from the 16-17 October. Heats will be held at 9am to 11am and the finals at 6pm to 8pm on both days. Ticket prices are at $20 per day or $30 for 2 days. Tickets are available at www.finaworldcup.com.sg or call 6258 1011 for more information.
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