2000 FINA Short Course World Championships

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The pre-olympic 5th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Athens, Greece from March 16 till March 19, 2000, just only eleven months after the 1999 edition. The meet resulted in fifteen world records. Two world records were established in the prelims, four in the semi-finals, and nine in the finals.

The USA emerged with most golds with 9, and 25 total medals, as they sent a strong team of university graduates. Their totals could have been higher but for backstroker Lenny Krayzelburg’s injury. Notably, 23 countries shared in the 120 medals, as strong countries like Australia and Germany sent small teams. Canada only sent a team of six (four women and two men), who gave a very good account of themselves with four silvers and one bronze and five Canadian records.

The facility in Athens was outstanding, part of the Olympic complex built in 1990. It includes two outdoor 50-m pools and an indoor 50-m pool with seating on both sides for over 4,000. The outdoor complex was the site of the European LC Championships 1991 and the 2004 Summer Olympics.

The 40-event program with three rounds (prelims, semi-finals, and finals) for the 50s (all in one day) and the 100s (over two days) made it impossible for some prominent swimmers to swim their regular events. Many scratched after the first round.

1 Men's Events
2 Women's Events
3 Final Medal Table
4 Reference

[edit] Men's Events

[edit] 50m Freestyle

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Mark Foster	GBR	21.58
Brendon Dedekind	RSA	21.62
Stefan Nystrand	SWE	21.80

[edit] 100m Freestyle

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Lars Frölander	SWE	46.80
Stefan Nystrand	SWE	47.73
Scott Tucker	USA	47.82

[edit] 200m Freestyle

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Bela Szabados	HUN	1:45.27
Massimiliano Rosolino	ITA	1:45.63
Chad Carvin	USA	1:45.79

[edit] 400m Freestyle

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Chad Carvin	USA	3:41.13
Paul Palmer	GBR	3:42.70
Massimiliano Rosolino	ITA	3:43.68

[edit] 1500m Freestyle

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Jörg Hoffmann	GER	14:47.57
Igor Chervynskyi	UKR	14:48.20
Chad Carvin	USA	14:51.23

[edit] 50m Backstroke

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Neil Walker	USA	23.99
Lenny Krayzelburg	USA	24.24
Rodolfo Falcon	CUB	24.32

[edit] 100m Backstroke

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Neil Walker	USA	50.75 WR
Rodolfo Falcon	CUB	52.87
Derya Büyükunçu	CUB	52.88

[edit] 200m Backstroke

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Gordan Kožulj	CRO	1:53.31
Brad Bridgewater	USA	1:53.87
Volodymyr Nikolaychuk	USA	1:55.33

[edit] 50m Breaststroke

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Mark Warnecke	GER	27.22
Brendon Dedekind	RSA	27.27
Oleg Lisogor	USA	27.30

[edit] 100m Breaststroke

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Roman Sloudnov	RUS	58.57
Zhu Yi	CHN	59.99
Roman Ivanovskiy	RUS	1:00.05

[edit] 200m Breaststroke

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Roman Sloudnov	RUS	2:07.59 WR
Terence Parkin	RSA	2:07.91
Andrey Ivanov	RUS	2:09.90

[edit] 50m Butterfly

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Mark Foster	GBR	23.30
Neil Walker	USA	23.46
Muhammad Sabir	USA	23.56

[edit] 100m Butterfly

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Lars Frölander	SWE	50.44 WR
James Hickman	GBR	51.53
Denys Sylant'yev	UKR	51.84

[edit] 200m Butterfly

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
James Hickman	GBR	1:53.57
Przemyslav Pietucha	CAN	1:54.27
Anatoly Polyakov	RUS	1:54.47

[edit] 100m Individual Medley

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Neil Walker	USA	52.79 WR
Jani Sievinen	FIN	54.08
James Hickman	GBR	54.38

[edit] 200m Individual Medley

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Jani Sievinen	FIN	1:56.27
James Hickman	GBR	1:56.86
Massimiliano Rosolino	ITA	1:58.05

[edit] 400m Individual Medley

NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
Jani Sievinen	FIN	4:09.54
Terence Parkin	RSA	4:10.56
Michael Halika	ISR	4:10.90

[edit] 4x100m Freestyle Relay

NAME ATHLETES	COUNTRY	TIME
Johan Nyström / Lars Frölander / Matthias Ohlin / Stefan Nystrand	SWE	3:09.57 WR
Scott Tucker / Josh Davis / Muhammad Sabir / Neil Walker	USA	3:10.98
Mitja Zastrow / Stefan Herbst / Christian Tröger / Stephan Kunzelmann	GER	3:13.69

[edit] 4x200m Freestyle Relay

NAME ATHLETES	COUNTRY	TIME
Josh Davis / Neil Walker / Scott Tucker / Chad Carvin	USA	7:01.33 WR
Edward Sinclair / Marc Spackman / Paul Palmer / James Salter	GBR	7:03.06
Denis Pimankov / Anatoli Polyakov / Dmitri Chernychev / Andrey Kapralov	RUS	7:05.24

[edit] 4x100m Medley Relay

NAME ATHLETES	COUNTRY	TIME
Lenny Krayzelburg / Jarrod Marrs / Neil Walker / Scott Tucker	USA	3:30.03
Sebastian Halgasch / Björn Nowakowski / Thomas Rupprath / Stefan Herbst	GER	3:31.77
Neil Willey / Darren Mew / James Hickman / Paul Belk	GBR	3:32.08

[edit] Women's Events