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Short video of some gym training and recent swim races from this past year (2009)

This summer, (exactly from July 17 to August 2) Rome will be hosting all the passionate swimming fans ready to attend the thirteenth edition of the FINA swimming championships. FINA is the organization that advertises acquatics sports in all its disciplines and organizes the international competitive activities of swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo.

According to the organization but also the Rome tourist board, this will be the most important 2009 sports event in the city. These Championships, differentiated for the competitions held not only in pools but also for diving, synchronized swimming, swimming in open water and water polo, will travel to Rome 2.500 athletes, 1.500 coaches and representing managers of over 170 Countries from all over the world.

This special sport event, that was already hosted in Rome in 1994 at the Foro Italico, isn’t only important for the competitive expressions and for the great world and olympic champions that will take part, such as Alessia Filippi , Michael Phelps, Federica Pellegrini andTania Cagnotto, but will also be very important for the economic aspect of roman tourism. Many Rome Hotels will be waiting to host these fans in their facilities.

The Opening Ceremony will be taking place on the 18th of July at the magnificent Stadio dei Marmi, located in the heart of the Foro Italico. Those interested in this great sport event in Rome may carry out their own pre-emption purchase by filling out the booking form at the official website http://www.roma2009.com/?pag=tk&lang=en and then send it to :ticketingoffice@roma09.it.

Ticket sales for the Championships will start up on April 1st and there are 180 thousand total tickets available.

NCAA Swimming

competitive swimming

This is Moto’s first competitive swimming event. He participated in and finished 25 m backstroke, breast stroke and free style events. He also won the youngest competitor award in the competition that had 384 participants from 34 schools taking part.

The world of athletics is changing with new hi-tech equipment like power meters and the Vasa Ergometer. Athletes can monitor their training and train more effectively than training in the pool alone. The Vasa Ergometer allows athletes to train anywhere, anytime without having to get in the water. Athletes can train more specifically, indoors, on their own schedule and may be able to get a more effective workout than swimming in the water alone. Athletes can measure average watts, force, stroke length, stroke rate, pace per 100 meters, time and distance. Benefits include daily training, fine tuning technique, performance testing, injury prevention, rehabilitation. Develop power and strength more effectively than you can in the water. For longer version of video (7 minutes), watch: www.youtube.com

1.Stanford (Coville, Staab, D. Dunford, J. Dunford)- 1:15.54, 2. Cal (Adrian, Moore, Daniels, Clarke)- 1:16.36, 3.Arizona (Nilo, Smith, Small, Tapp)- 1:16.96.

2009 Men’s NCAA Swimming Championships 200 Fly Heat 2

2009 Women’s NCAA Swimming Championships 200 Free Consols