Around 210 athletes from 38 countries from the five continents aged between 14 and 19 year-old will be taking the plunge in the Red Sea at the fifth edition of the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2018 in Eilat, Israel, from Thursday September 6 to Saturday September 9.
?♂️ FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships will welcome the world’s best junior open water swimmers ?♀️
More than 300 girls ??♀️ and boys ??♂️ will compete from 6 to 9 September!https://t.co/xYTqFNnieG#FINA #openwater #OWS #FINAJunior pic.twitter.com/XRAqjCgYa3— FINA (@fina1908) August 22, 2018
While a total of three races per gender, as well as two mixed relays, the young and promising talents will be divided into age groups as follows: 14-15 years-old / 16-17 years-old / 18-19 years-old.
Full entry lists are available here.
The competition schedule (hours in local time) unfolds as follows:
Thursday Sept 6
08:00 – 5KM – Boys 14-15
08:10 – 5KM – Girls 14-15
10: 00 – 7.5KM – Boys 16-17
10:10 – 7.5KM – Girls 16-17
12:00 Award Ceremonies
Friday Sept 7
08:00 – 10KM – Boys 18-19
08:10 – 10KM – Girls 18-19
11:00 Award Ceremonies
Saturday Sept 8
08:00 – Relay event – 14-16
10:00 – Open Relay Event
11:30 Award Ceremonies
After a successful edition in 2016 in Hoorn, in the Netherlands, the following countries went home with medals: Italy (4), Spain (3), Great Britain (3), France (3), Hungary (3) & China (3). Detailed results are available here.
Live Streaming of the event in Eilat will be available on the official website: www.fina-eilat2018.com, and daily race reports will be available on FINA website.
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