Author: rokur

Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)

On day 9 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Tom Daley triumphs over Chinese Olympic champion Chen in epic duel on the 10m. Team China wins first gold in Free Combination, Russian mixed duet back on top in synchro, and Dutch tipped out in waterpolo. https://youtu.be/lo5xyz5JW9g

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On day 8 of the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, peerless Shi Tingmao retains 3m world title for gold number seven for China in diving. Cunha (BRA) repeats as woman 25KM champion, and Russia takes team free title to make it six in synchro. https://youtu.be/y85DJXQXefg

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On day 7 of the 17th FINA World Championships, Xie brings China back on the golden trail in diving at the Budapest World Championships. The France open water team claims third gold winning mixed 5km Team Event, and USA, Greece, Italy and Hungary top groups in women’s water polo tournament. https://youtu.be/tNOK4AIsj0k

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On day 6 of the 17th FINA World Championships, Malaysia’s Jun Hoong Cheong scored a dramatic upset victory in a close final over the Chinese favourites to win the women’s platform diving title at the Budapest World Championships. Ashley Twichell won gold in open water, the Hungarian water polo team forced a draw against Italy, and Svetlana Kolesnichenko of Russia won the women’s solo free title today at the 17th FINA World Championships. https://youtu.be/NZxHiaIoqo4

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