| Finswimming at the 2001 World Games | |
|---|---|
 Akita Prefectural Pool | |
| Venue | Akita Prefectural Pool |
| Dates | 24–25 August 2001 |
| Competitors | 76 from 17 nations |
The finswimming events at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 24 and 25 August. [1] A total o 76 athletes from 17 nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place in Akita Prefectural Pool.
Austria (1)
China (9)
Colombia (5)
Czech Republic (8)
Estonia (1)
Finland (2)
France (4)
Germany (8)
Hungary (5)
Japan (8)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (2)
Russia (11)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (4)
Spain (4)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m apnoea | Evgeny Skorzhenko  Russia | Li Yong  China | Zhao Ji China |
| 100 m surface | Evgeny Skorzhenko Russia | Sergey Akhapov Russia | Huang Jiandong China |
| 200 m surface | Sergey Akhapov Russia | Andreas Utzmeir  Germany | Ilya Somov Russia |
| 400 m surface | Sven Gallasch Germany | Gergely Juhos  Hungary | Ilya Somov Russia |
| 4 × 100 m surface | Russia Ilya Somov Evgeny Skorzhenko Maksim Maksimov Sergey Akhapov | China Zhao Ji Hu Hailong Huang Jiandong Li Yong | Germany Frank Wille Sven Kaiser Sven Gallasch Andreas Utzmeir |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m apnoea | Anastassia Kochneva Russia | Tatiana Komarova Russia | Zhu Baozhen China |
| 100 m surface | Liu Qi China | Tatiana Komarova Russia | Zhu Baozhen China |
| 200 m surface | Anastassia Glukhikh Russia | Lidia Goriacheva Russia | Suzanne Jentzsch Germany |
| 400 m surface | Elena Gracheva Russia | Anastassia Glukhikh Russia | Bettina Müller Germany |
| 4 × 100 m surface | Russia Tatiana Komarova Lidia Goriacheva Irina Egoruchkina Anastassia Kochneva | China Zhu Baozhen Li Qingping Wu Xiaohui Liu Qi | Germany Suzanne Jentzsch Tina Hirschfeldt Bettina Müller Christine Müller |
Finswimming is an underwater sport consisting of four techniques involving swimming with the use of fins either on the water's surface using a snorkel with either monofins or bifins or underwater with monofin either by holding one's breath or using open circuit scuba diving equipment. Events exist over distances similar to swimming competitions for both swimming pool and open water venues. Competition at world and continental level is organised by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. The sport's first world championship was held in 1976. It also has been featured at the World Games as a trend sport since 1981 and was demonstrated at the 2015 European Games in June 2015.
The 2001 World Games, the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.
Akita Prefectural General Pool is a swimming venue in Akita, Akita, Japan. An Olympic competitor, Hiroko Nagasaki is the honorary director. It hosted the 2001 World Games, and it is the largest swimming pool in the prefecture.
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The men's 100 m surface competition in finswimming at the 2001 World Games took place on 24 August 2001 at the Akita Prefectural Pool in Akita, Japan.
The women's 100 m surface competition in finswimming at the 2001 World Games took place on 25 August 2001 at the Akita Prefectural Pool in Akita, Japan.
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The men's 200 m surface competition in finswimming at the 2001 World Games took place on 25 August 2001 at the Akita Prefectural Pool in Akita, Japan.
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The women's 400 m surface competition in finswimming at the 2001 World Games took place on 25 August 2001 at the Akita Prefectural Pool in Akita, Japan.
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