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FINA Swimming World
Cup on UniversalSports.COM
Coverage begins
Friday, Nov.6 from Moscow, Russia
LOS ANGELES
– NOVEMBER 2, 2009 – Universal Sports will provide coverage
of the second portion of the FINA World Cup, starting Friday from Moscow,
Russia. Taking place in five cities on three continents, UniversalSports.com will feature on-demand coverage of this
major short-course (25m) competitive circuit.
Fans can tune in to UniversalSports.com
to watch top swimmers from around the globe compete in the second of
five events for the 2009 FINA World Cup series. The short course competitions
will be intense as some of the sport’s most notable athletes come
together to duel for a substantial monetary purse. Top U.S. athletes
Peter Marshall (currently in first place), Jessica Hardy (currently
in second place), and Whitney Meyers will be in attendance to continue
their success in the series. Major international swimmers include
Australian Marieke Guehrer, Swedish Olympian Stefan Nystrand and teammate
Therese Alshamar (currently in first), and Cameran Van der Burgh of
South Africa (currently in third).
Other upcoming stops on the FINA
World Cup series available on UniversalSports.com include: Stockholm
(Nov. 10-11); Berlin (Nov. 14-15); Singapore (Nov. 21-22). Webcast
times will be available on UniversalSports.com/swimming shortly.
Enthusiasts can visit the swimming
section on UniversalSports.com/swimming for updated schedules for all five stages,
breaking news, video highlights, special features, photo galleries and
more. Universal Sports is an official programming partner of FINA. Universal
Sports and NBC Sports are home to the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships.
SCHEDULE:
| Place |
Date |
Time (EST) |
| Moscow
- Day 1 Finals |
Nov. 6 |
9 –11 a.m. |
| Moscow
– Day 2 Finals |
Nov. 7 |
9 –11 a.m. |
Events Schedule:
Day 1 Finals: 100 Freestyle
Men & Women; 200 Freestyle Women; 50m Breaststroke Men; 400m Individual
Medley Men; 100m Butterfly Women; 100m Backstroke Men; 50m Backstroke
Women; 200m Butterfly Men; 100m Individual Medley Men; 200m Backstroke
Men & Women; 50 Butterfly Men.
Day 2 Finals: 100m Freestyle
Women; 200m Freestyle Men; 50m Breaststroke Women; 100m Breaststroke
Men; 400m Individual Medley Women; 100m Butterfly Men; 100m Backstroke
Women; 50m Backstroke Men; 200m Butterfly Women; 200m Individual Medley
Men; 400m Freestyle Women; 50m Freestyle Men; 200m Breaststroke Women;
100m Individual Medley Women; 200 Backstroke Men; 50m Butterfly Women.
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Universal Sports
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mmowry@universalsports.com
