Tag: Shanghai 2011
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Wu Minxia vs He Zi – Epic Diving Gold Medal Battle | Shanghai 2011 | FINA World Championships
Diving stars, Wu Minxia and He Zi of China compete in the final of the women’s 3m springboard diving event at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai. After winning the Gold medal in the sychro event, they are now battling it out for the individual title. Do you remember who prevailed in the end?…
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Dana Vollmer vs Alicia Coutts – 7 hundredths of a second between Gold & Silver!
Today we take you back to the Women’s 100m Butterfly final at the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, where four incredible swimmmers USA’s Vollmer, Australia’s Coutts, China’s LU and Sjostrom from Sweden battled for the Gold medal. With only 7 hundredths of a second between Gold and Silver, this final deserves…
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Keri-Anne Payne stellar Gold Medal performance over 10km at Shanghai 2011 | FINA World Championships
Today we celebrate Great Britain’s Keri-Anne Payne who became World Champion in the Women’s 10km event in both 2009 and 2011! In Shanghai (2011) she was rightly considered the favourite and delivered a stellar performance by arriving first and claiming her second Gold Medal in a row.
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Ryan Lochte vs. Michael Phelps | Shanghai | FINA World Championships
16 hundredths of a second was the gap between Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps in one of the most memorable Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final in the history of the FINA World Championships. In the last 50m Phelps came back strong while Lochte managed to keep the pace and claim a Gold Medal and a…
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Men’s Water Polo Final at Shanghai 2011 | ITA v SRB – FULL REPLAY | FINA World Championships
Relive the spectacular Men’s Gold Medal final between Serbia and Italy, the final match of the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai. In front of a huge crowd at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center’s Natatorium, Italy became World Champion for the third time in history after an extra-time victory.
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Natalia Ishchenko’s Gold Rush at Shanghai 2011 – Artistic Swimming | FINA World Championships
During the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, Natalia Ishchenko performed in 6 out of the 7 routines in the competition and received Gold in each and every one of them. Watch her mesmerizing performance in the Solo Free routine!
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Missy Franklin’s First Individual Gold Medal | Shanghai 2011 | FINA World Championships
Let’s take a look back to Missy Franklin’s first individual title at the 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai? Enjoy her spectacular performance in full length!
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CC photo #568: Tragedy strikes while in Shanghai
I’d just been to some late night FINA gathering at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships, and was sitting in the bus back to the hotel when ‘Pepsi’, president of the Norwegian Swimming Federation, sat down and told me about about the terror attacks back in Norway. Two years ago to this date, and still unbelievable.
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CC photo #469: Forest of flags at Shanghai 2011
Very impressive, also because of the strong wind that day at the FINA 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China.