2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) – Highlights
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Below are daily summaries of the 2010 Short Course Worlds, which occurred December 15-19, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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went under Ian Thorpe
's championship record of 1:43.28 with a time of 1:42.38. In the 100 m breaststroke, Italian swimmer Fabio Scozzoli
broke Igor Borysik
's championship record of 57.74 with a time of 57.60. In the heats of the 4x100 m freestyle, the championship mark of 3:08.44, set by the U.S. in 2008, was downed in 3:07.78 by the B team of the Russian Federation.
The first evening session of the competition saw five finals. Ryan Lochte
won the first gold in the competition in the 200 m freestyle in a championship record time of 1:41.08, bettering his own record. Danila Izotov
of Russia
took silver while Oussama Mellouli
of Tunisia
took the bronze. Mireia Belmonte Garcia
of Spain
won two gold medals, one in the 200 m butterfly and the 400 m individual medley, both times were championship records. In the men's 4x100 m freestyle relay, France
won with a time of 3:04.78, which was four hundredth of a second faster than the second placed Russian team. Brazil
won the bronze and the United States
finished a surprising fourth. The first world record was broken by the Chinese
team in the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay in 7:35.94. Australia
finished way back in 7:37.57, while France won the bronze. Several semifinals were scheduled and Gao Chang
of China broke the championship record in the women's 100 m backstroke race in 56.58, while Mihail Alexandrov from the USA did the same in the men's 100 m breaststroke in 57.18. Stanislav Donets
from Russia broke the championship record in the men's 100 m backstroke with a time of 49.62.
marked his third one with a 4:01.76 in the 400 m individual medley, Therese Alshammar
from Sweden
followed him with a championship record in the 50 m butterfly. Ariana Kukors
from the United States also set the championship record in the 100 m individual medley.
During the evening session two more world records were broken. Lochte was the first individual to break a world record and did it in the 400 m individual medley final en route to winning gold. Oussama Mellouli finished second and American Tyler Clary
won the bronze. In the men's 4x200 m freestyle relay, Russia smashed the previous world record held by Canada
with a time of 6:49.04. The United States finished second and France finished third.
Another seven championship records were broken in the evening session. Stanislav Donets
, after breaking the championship record in the men's 100 m backstroke semifinal, recorded his second championship record with a time of 49.07 during the 100 m backstroke final, just missing Nick Thoman
's world record of 48.94. In the women's 50 m butterfly semifinals, Felicity Galvez
from Australia
broke Alshammar's championship record she set in the morning. But in the semifinal right after, Alshammar regained her record with a time of 25.19. Brazilian
César Cielo Filho then broke the championship record in the 50 m freestyle semifinals with the time of 20.61. Natalie Coughlin
served another record during the women's 100 m backstroke final in 56.08, while Cameron van der Burgh
of South Africa
also recorded a championship record in a time of 56.80 at the men's 100 m breaststroke final. The last championship record came from Kukors, who was with 58.65 faster than her earlier record which she swum in the morning session.
continued his stellar performance on the third competition day. He sets a new World record over 200 m individual medley in 1:50.08, which is 1 and a half second faster than the earlier record and won his fourth medal of the championship. This was the only world record that was set on this day 3.
A total of 12 Championship records were set, which six of them coming in finals. Ranomi Kromowidjojo
started the hunt for records with a time of 51.45 over 100 m freestyle. Naoya Tomita from Japan
was the next one up for a new record over 200 m breaststroke final in 2:03.12, Therese Alshammar
was not outdone when she set another championship record in 24.87 over 50 m butterfly. Katie Hoff
from the USA recorded another one with a time of 3:57.07 in the 400 m freestyle final, while César Cielo Filho won the fastest event of the competition in 20.51. The Women's 4x100 m medley relay from China
was the last one to put up a new record in 3:48.29.
set the first one over 100 m breaststroke in 1:03.98.Stanislav Donets
recorded his next record in a time of 22.93 over 50 m backstroke, Albert Subirats
from Venezuela
set a new record in the 50 m butterfly final with a time of 22.40. Mireia Belmonte swum in the 200 m individual medley final a new record in 2:05.73, while the Dutch
Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay was the last one with a championship record at Day 4 in 3:28.54.
from China
set a new record in 26.27 at the Women's 50 m backstroke final.Later on, Ryan Lochte
broke his fifth record over Men's 200 m backstroke in a time of 1:46.68, while his teammate Rebecca Soni
also recorded another bestmark over Women's 200 m breaststroke in 2:16.39. Felicity Galvez
set a new record over Women's 100 m butterfly in 55.43, Felipe Silva followed in a time of 25.95 over Men's 50 m breaststroke. In the last single event Camille Muffat
broke the championship record over Women's 200 m freestyle with 1:52.29. In the last event of the competition the Men's 4x100 m medley relay of tzhe USA set a new record in 3:20.99, during this race Stanislav Donets
from Russia
set a new record over the Men's 100 m backstroke in 48.95.
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
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Day 1 (15th)
In the morning session on the first day of competition, three championships records were broken. The first record came in the men's 200 m freestyle where America's Ryan LochteRyan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
went under Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
's championship record of 1:43.28 with a time of 1:42.38. In the 100 m breaststroke, Italian swimmer Fabio Scozzoli
Fabio Scozzoli
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broke Igor Borysik
Igor Borysik
Ihor Borysyk is a Ukrainian swimmer. He was born in Simferopol.-External links:*...
's championship record of 57.74 with a time of 57.60. In the heats of the 4x100 m freestyle, the championship mark of 3:08.44, set by the U.S. in 2008, was downed in 3:07.78 by the B team of the Russian Federation.
The first evening session of the competition saw five finals. Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
won the first gold in the competition in the 200 m freestyle in a championship record time of 1:41.08, bettering his own record. Danila Izotov
Danila Izotov
Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
took silver while Oussama Mellouli
Oussama Mellouli
Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately....
of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
took the bronze. Mireia Belmonte Garcia
Mireia Belmonte Garcia
Mireia Belmonte García is a Spanish medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer. In 2006 she was the Junior World Champion in 400 m freestyle and 400 m individual mmedley, and the Junior European Champion in 200 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
won two gold medals, one in the 200 m butterfly and the 400 m individual medley, both times were championship records. In the men's 4x100 m freestyle relay, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
won with a time of 3:04.78, which was four hundredth of a second faster than the second placed Russian team. Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
won the bronze and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
finished a surprising fourth. The first world record was broken by the Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
team in the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay in 7:35.94. Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
finished way back in 7:37.57, while France won the bronze. Several semifinals were scheduled and Gao Chang
Gao Chang
Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team...
of China broke the championship record in the women's 100 m backstroke race in 56.58, while Mihail Alexandrov from the USA did the same in the men's 100 m breaststroke in 57.18. Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:...
from Russia broke the championship record in the men's 100 m backstroke with a time of 49.62.
Day 2 (16th)
The morning session of day 2 saw some more championship records. Ryan LochteRyan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
marked his third one with a 4:01.76 in the 400 m individual medley, Therese Alshammar
Therese Alshammar
Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly...
from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
followed him with a championship record in the 50 m butterfly. Ariana Kukors
Ariana Kukors
Ariana Kukors is an American swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 200-meter individual medley ....
from the United States also set the championship record in the 100 m individual medley.
During the evening session two more world records were broken. Lochte was the first individual to break a world record and did it in the 400 m individual medley final en route to winning gold. Oussama Mellouli finished second and American Tyler Clary
Tyler Clary
Scott Clary is an American swimmer. Clary currently holds the American record in the 400-yard individual medley...
won the bronze. In the men's 4x200 m freestyle relay, Russia smashed the previous world record held by Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with a time of 6:49.04. The United States finished second and France finished third.
Another seven championship records were broken in the evening session. Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:...
, after breaking the championship record in the men's 100 m backstroke semifinal, recorded his second championship record with a time of 49.07 during the 100 m backstroke final, just missing Nick Thoman
Nick Thoman
Nicholas Thoman is an American backstroke swimmer. He currently holds the world record in the 100-meter backstroke ....
's world record of 48.94. In the women's 50 m butterfly semifinals, Felicity Galvez
Felicity Galvez
Felicity Madeline Galvez OAM is an Australian swimmer and two time Olympic gold medalist from Melbourne, Victoria. She was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.- Career :...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
broke Alshammar's championship record she set in the morning. But in the semifinal right after, Alshammar regained her record with a time of 25.19. Brazilian
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
César Cielo Filho then broke the championship record in the 50 m freestyle semifinals with the time of 20.61. Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...
served another record during the women's 100 m backstroke final in 56.08, while Cameron van der Burgh
Cameron van der Burgh
Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...
of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
also recorded a championship record in a time of 56.80 at the men's 100 m breaststroke final. The last championship record came from Kukors, who was with 58.65 faster than her earlier record which she swum in the morning session.
Day 3 (17th)
Ryan LochteRyan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
continued his stellar performance on the third competition day. He sets a new World record over 200 m individual medley in 1:50.08, which is 1 and a half second faster than the earlier record and won his fourth medal of the championship. This was the only world record that was set on this day 3.
A total of 12 Championship records were set, which six of them coming in finals. Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle but also has potential in backstroke and butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records in the 4×50 m and 4×200 m freestyle relays on short course , and 4×100 m freestyle relay on long course...
started the hunt for records with a time of 51.45 over 100 m freestyle. Naoya Tomita from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
was the next one up for a new record over 200 m breaststroke final in 2:03.12, Therese Alshammar
Therese Alshammar
Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly...
was not outdone when she set another championship record in 24.87 over 50 m butterfly. Katie Hoff
Katie Hoff
Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...
from the USA recorded another one with a time of 3:57.07 in the 400 m freestyle final, while César Cielo Filho won the fastest event of the competition in 20.51. The Women's 4x100 m medley relay from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
was the last one to put up a new record in 3:48.29.
Day 4 (18th)
Day 4 saw no World records but a bunch of Championship records, 10 to be exact. Half of them came in finals, where Rebecca SoniRebecca Soni
Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major...
set the first one over 100 m breaststroke in 1:03.98.Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:...
recorded his next record in a time of 22.93 over 50 m backstroke, Albert Subirats
Albert Subirats
Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...
from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
set a new record in the 50 m butterfly final with a time of 22.40. Mireia Belmonte swum in the 200 m individual medley final a new record in 2:05.73, while the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay was the last one with a championship record at Day 4 in 3:28.54.
Day 5 (19th)
The last day of the competition saw 12 finals. Nine champions records were broke in those finals. César Cielo Filho won his second gold medal over Men's 100 m freestyle in 45.74, Zhao JingZhao Jing (swimmer)
Zhao Jing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Records:*2006 Asian Championships - 28.50, 50 m back...
from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
set a new record in 26.27 at the Women's 50 m backstroke final.Later on, Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
broke his fifth record over Men's 200 m backstroke in a time of 1:46.68, while his teammate Rebecca Soni
Rebecca Soni
Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major...
also recorded another bestmark over Women's 200 m breaststroke in 2:16.39. Felicity Galvez
Felicity Galvez
Felicity Madeline Galvez OAM is an Australian swimmer and two time Olympic gold medalist from Melbourne, Victoria. She was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.- Career :...
set a new record over Women's 100 m butterfly in 55.43, Felipe Silva followed in a time of 25.95 over Men's 50 m breaststroke. In the last single event Camille Muffat
Camille Muffat
Camille Muffat is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics....
broke the championship record over Women's 200 m freestyle with 1:52.29. In the last event of the competition the Men's 4x100 m medley relay of tzhe USA set a new record in 3:20.99, during this race Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets
Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
set a new record over the Men's 100 m backstroke in 48.95.