Kazan hosts first leg of FINA swimming World cup 2018
The first leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 will be held at the Aquatics Palace on 7-9 September. The tournament will bring together about 250 finest swimmers from around the world. Athletes from 23 countries already submitted entry forms. Among them are the world’s best swimmers: Katinka Hosszu (HUN), Sara Sjöström (SWE), Chad le Clos (RSA), Yulia Efimova, Vladimir Morozov, Anton Chupkov, Kirill Prigoda (RUS), Mitchell Larkin (AUS) and other swimming legends.
The FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 is a prestigious international tournament held annually by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The FINA World Cup features seven legs divided into three clusters. The first cluster includes events in Kazan and Doha. The second will be held in Eindhoven and Budapest. The tournaments of the third cluster in Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore will wrap up the World Cup.
The first cluster events take place in the 50m pools where 32 sets of medals in individual and 2 sets in relay events are on stake. The next two clusters include 34 individual and 2 relay events in 25m pools. Unlimited events can be swum by a swimmer and only the best 3 results (per meet points) will count towards the ranking/scoring.
Tickets are available for purchase both at the ticket agency's website and at ticket outlets across the city. During the competition, tickets can be also bought at the Aquatics Palace. Ticket price: 200-300 rubles.