2001 World Aquatics Championships

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9th FINA World Championships
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Host city Fukuoka, Japan
DateJuly 16–29, 2001
Opened by Akihito

The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001.

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The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the swimming and synchronised swimming events, were held at Marine Messe, an indoor multi-purpose facility. The temporary 50-m pool with 10,000 seats on three sides cost US$4 million for the two-week period. The Fukuoka Prefectural Pool hosted the diving events, with open water swimming taking place at Momochi Beach. Water polo was held at two locations: the men's competition took place at Hakata-no-Mori Center Court and the women's event at the Nishi Civic Pool.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)134623
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)106420
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)99826
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)68721
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)62412
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)47819
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)3519
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)3115
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1326
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1247
11Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)*1179
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1135
13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1124
14Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1113
15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1001
16Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0213
17Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0202
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0202
19Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)0112
20Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)0101
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0101
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0101
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia  (FR Yugoslavia)0101
24Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0011
Totals (24 entries)616261184

Results

Diving

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
1 m springboardFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Feng  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Tianling  (CHN)Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Dobroskok  (RUS)
3 m springboardFlag of Russia.svg  Dmitri Sautin  (RUS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Tianling  (CHN)Flag of Japan.svg  Ken Terauchi  (JPN)
10 m platformFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Liang  (CHN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alexandre Despatie  (CAN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mathew Helm  (AUS)
3 m springboard synchroFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Peng Bo  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Kenan  (CHN)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Joel Rodriguez  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Fernando Platas  (MEX)		Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Dobroskok  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitri Sautin  (RUS)
10 m platform synchroFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Liang  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Jia  (CHN)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Eduardo Rueda  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Fernando Platas  (MEX)		Flag of Ukraine.svg  Roman Volodkov  (UKR)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anton Zakharov  (UKR)
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
1 m springboardFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Blythe Hartley  (CAN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Minxia  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Jing  (CHN)
3 m springboardFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Guo Jingjing  (CHN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Irina Lashko  (AUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pakhalina  (RUS)
10 m platformFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Mian  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Duan Qing  (CHN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Loudy Tourky  (AUS)
3 m springboard synchroFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Minxia  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Guo Jingjing  (CHN)		Flag of Russia.svg  Youlia Pakhalina  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Vera Ilynia  (RUS)		Flag of Germany.svg  Ditte Kotzian  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Conny Schmalfuss  (GER)
10 m platform synchroFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Duan Qing  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sang Xue  (CHN)		Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeniya Olshevskaya  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Timoshinina  (RUS)		Flag of Japan.svg  Takiri Miyazaki  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Emi Otsuki  (JPN)

Open water swimming

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
5 kmFlag of Italy.svg  Luca Baldini  (ITA)Flag of Russia.svg  Yevgeny Bezruchenko  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Formentini  (ITA)
10 kmFlag of Russia.svg  Yevgeny Bezruchenko  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Dyatchin  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Venturini  (ITA)
25 kmFlag of Russia.svg  Yuri Kudinov  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Gomez  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Lecat  (FRA)
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
5 kmFlag of Italy.svg  Viola Valli  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Peggy Büchse  (GER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Hayley Lewis  (AUS)
10 kmFlag of Germany.svg  Peggy Büchse  (GER)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Abysova  (RUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Edith van Dijk  (NED)
25 kmFlag of Italy.svg  Viola Valli  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Edith van Dijk  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Angela Maurer  (GER)

Swimming

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Anthony Ervin  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)Flag of South Africa.svg  Roland Schoeman  (RSA)
Flag of Japan.svg  Tomohiro Yamanoi  (JPN)
100 m freestyleFlag of the United States.svg  Anthony Ervin  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)
200 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Thorpe  (AUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Klete Keller  (USA)
400 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Thorpe  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Emiliano Brembilla  (ITA)
800 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Thorpe  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graeme Smith  (GBR)
1500 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grant Hackett  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graeme Smith  (GBR)Flag of Russia.svg  Alexei Filipets  (RUS)
50 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Randall Bal  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Rupprath  (GER)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Matt Welsh  (AUS)
100 m backstrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Matt Welsh  (AUS)Flag of Iceland.svg  Örn Arnarson  (ISL)Flag of Germany.svg  Steffen Driesen  (GER)
200 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Aaron Peirsol  (USA)Flag of Austria.svg  Markus Rogan  (AUT)Flag of Iceland.svg  Örn Arnarson  (ISL)
50 m breaststrokeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Oleg Lisogor  (UKR)Flag of Russia.svg  Roman Sludnov  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Fioravanti  (ITA)
100 m breaststrokeFlag of Russia.svg  Roman Sludnov  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Domenico Fioravanti  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Ed Moses  (USA)
200 m breaststrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Brendan Hansen  (USA)Flag of Austria.svg  Maxim Podoprigora  (AUT)Flag of Japan.svg  Kosuke Kitajima  (JPN)
50 m butterflyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Geoff Huegill  (AUS)Flag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Foster  (GBR)
100 m butterflyFlag of Sweden.svg  Lars Frölander  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Crocker  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Geoff Huegill  (AUS)
200 m butterflyFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Phelps  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Malchow  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Anatoly Polyakov  (RUS)
200 m individual medleyFlag of Italy.svg  Massimiliano Rosolino  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Wilkens  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Justin Norris  (AUS)
400 m individual medleyFlag of Italy.svg  Alessio Boggiatto  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Erik Vendt  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Wilkens  (USA)
4 × 100 m freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Michael Klim
Ashley Callus
Todd Pearson
Ian Thorpe 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Mark Veens
Johan Kenkhuis
Klaas-Erik Zwering
Pieter van den Hoogenband 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Stefan Herbst
Torsten Spanneberg
Lars Conrad
Sven Lodziewski
4 × 200 m freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Grant Hackett
Michael Klim
Bill Kirby
Ian Thorpe 		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Emiliano Brembilla
Matteo Pelliciari
Andrea Beccari
Massimiliano Rosolino 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Scott Goldblatt
Nate Dusing
Chad Carvin
Klete Keller
4 × 100 m medley relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Matt Welsh
Regan Harrison
Geoff Huegill
Ian Thorpe 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Steffen Driesen
Jens Kruppa
Thomas Rupprath
Torsten Spanneberg 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Vladislav Aminov
Dmitry Komornikov
Vladislav Kulikov
Dmitri Tchernychev
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyleFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Inge de Bruijn  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Therese Alshammar  (SWE)Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Völker  (GER)
100 m freestyleFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Inge de Bruijn  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Katrin Meissner  (GER)Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Völker  (GER)
200 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Giaan Rooney  (AUS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Yu  (CHN)Flag of Romania.svg  Camelia Potec  (ROM)
400 m freestyleFlag of Ukraine.svg  Yana Klochkova  (UKR)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Claudia Poll  (CRC)Flag of Germany.svg  Hannah Stockbauer  (GER)
800 m freestyleFlag of Germany.svg  Hannah Stockbauer  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Diana Munz  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Kaitlin Sandeno  (USA)
1500 m freestyleFlag of Germany.svg  Hannah Stockbauer  (GER)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Flavia Rigamonti  (SUI)Flag of the United States.svg  Diana Munz  (USA)
50 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Haley Cope  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Antje Buschschulte  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Natalie Coughlin  (USA)
100 m backstrokeFlag of the United States.svg  Natalie Coughlin  (USA)Flag of Romania.svg  Diana Mocanu  (ROM)Flag of Germany.svg  Antje Buschschulte  (GER)
200 m backstrokeFlag of Romania.svg  Diana Mocanu  (ROM)Flag of Russia.svg  Stanislava Komarova  (RUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joanna Fargus  (GBR)
50 m breaststrokeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Xuejuan  (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  Kristy Kowal  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zoë Baker  (GBR)
100 m breaststrokeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Xuejuan  (CHN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leisel Jones  (AUS)Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Kovács  (HUN)
200 m breaststrokeFlag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Kovács  (HUN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qi Hui  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Xuejuan  (CHN)
50 m butterflyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Inge de Bruijn  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Therese Alshammar  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna-Karin Kammerling  (SWE)
100 m butterflyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Petria Thomas  (AUS)Flag of Poland.svg  Otylia Jędrzejczak  (POL)Flag of Japan.svg  Junko Onishi  (JPN)
200 m butterflyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Petria Thomas  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Annika Mehlhorn  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Kaitlin Sandeno  (USA)
200 m individual medleyFlag of the United States.svg  Martha Bowen  (USA)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yana Klochkova  (UKR)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qi Hui  (CHN)
400 m individual medleyFlag of Ukraine.svg  Yana Klochkova  (UKR)Flag of the United States.svg  Martha Bowen  (USA)Flag of Romania.svg  Beatrice Câșlaru  (ROM)
4 × 100 m freestyle relayFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Petra Dallmann
Antje Buschschulte
Katrin Meissner
Sandra Völker 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Colleen Lanne
Erin Phenix
Maritza Correia
Courtney Shealy 		—
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Alison Sheppard
Melanie Marshall
Rosalind Brett
Karen Pickering
4 × 200 m freestyle relay1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Nicola Jackson
Janine Belton
Karen Legg
Karen Pickering 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Silvia Szalai
Sarah Harstick
Hannah Stockbauer
Meike Freitag 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Maki Mita
Tomoko Hagiwara
Tomoko Nagai
Eri Yamanoi
4 × 100 m medley relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Dyana Calub
Leisel Jones
Petria Thomas
Sarah Ryan 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Natalie Coughlin
Megan Quann
Mary Descenza
Erin Phenix 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Zhan Shu
Luo Xuejuan
Ruan Yi
Xu Yanwei

1In accordance with the decision of the FINA Bureau (2001, Bangkok): “To avoid any reasonable doubt regarding the result of the Women’s relay 4x200m Freestyle Final of the 9th FINA World Championships in Fukuoka but without unfairly changing the official results of the race, the Bureau decided to grant a second set of gold medals to the USA team." The members of the USA team were: Natalie Coughlin, Diana Munz, Cristina Teuscher, Julie Hardt (7:58.13). [1]

Synchronised swimming

EventGoldSilverBronze
Solo routineFlag of Russia.svg  Olga Brusnikina  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  Virginie Dedieu  (FRA)Flag of Japan.svg  Miya Tachibana  (JPN)
Duet routineFlag of Japan.svg  Miya Tachibana  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Miho Takeda  (JPN)		Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasia Davydova  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Anastassia Ermakova  (RUS)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Claire Carver-Dias  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Fanny Létourneau  (CAN)
Team routineFlag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Anastasia Davydova
Anastassia Ermakova
Irina Tolkatcheva
Elena Ovtchinnikova
Anna Shorina
Elvira Khasyanova
Svetlana Petratchina
Joulia Chestakovitch
Maria Gromova 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Yoko Yoneda
Juri Tatsumi
Michiyo Fujimaru
Satoe Hokoda
Chiaki Watanabe
Naoko Kawashima
Emiko Suzuki
Saho Harada
Miho Takeda 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Claire Carver-Dias
Fanny Létourneau
Catherine Garceau
Erin Chan
Jessica Chase
Lynn Johnson
Amy Caskey
Sara Petrov
Shayna Nackoney
Sarah L. Alexander

Water polo

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournamentFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's tournamentFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

References

  1. ↑ HistoFINA SWIMMING MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS AT FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (50M) - Pg. 47 (http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/histofina/swimming_wch.pdf Archived 2013-09-14 at the Wayback Machine )
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