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6 unusual facts about Fina


FINA Independent Athletes at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Ecuador, currently suspended by FINA, participated under the FINA flag as independent athletes.

Kuwait at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Because the Kuwait Olympic Committee is suspended by the International Olympic Committee, Kuwaiti athletes participated as Athletes from Kuwait under the flag of FINA.

Ricardo Varela

Event Time Place Year FINA Points 2009

Prova Categoria Tempo Local Ano Pontos FINA 2008 Observações

Event Time Place Year FINA Points 2008

Santa Fe-Coronda Marathon

The race as been included as part of FINA's Marathon circuit (prior to 2007), and its appropriate successor: the FINA Open Water Grand Prix series.


Allsup's

Allsup's is a 24-hour chain that sells fuel under the Shell, Fina, ConocoPhillips, Exxon and Allsup's On the Go brands.

Alon USA

Alon USA was formed after Alon Oil Company Ltd, purchased over 1,700 FINA retail stations, an oil refinery, pipelines and terminals in the US from Total S.A..

Boldizsár Kiss

Kiss qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 3:57.86 from the national championships in Székesfehérvár.

Chuck Bown

He competed in nine Cup races in the #32 Fina/Lance Snacks Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Active Motorsports, his best finish a 21st at Charlotte.

Eduardo Germán Otero

He also qualified for the 100 m backstroke by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 56.36 from the South American Championships in Maldonado, Uruguay.

Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir

Haraldsdottir qualified for two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing FINA B-standard entry times of 1:10.66 (100 m breaststroke) from the Mare Nostrum Arena International Meet in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, and 2:18.74 (200 m individual medley) from the Icelandic Championships in Reykjavik.

Felicity Galvez

The 50m record was broken by Therese Alshammar during the Stockholm stop of the 2008 FINA World Cup Series, but Marieke Guehrer returned it to Australian hands just days later.

Fina Air

In the June 7 edition of the newspaper El Vocero, the management of Fina Air announced that the airline would begin flying on July 15, 2003, connecting San Juan and Mayagüez with six Dominican Republic destinations.

Fina Román

Fina Román (born May 16, 1965 in Almería) is a Spanish off road racing codriver and navigator.

Finadene

Finadene (also fina dene) is a salty, spicy, sour all-purpose condiment used in Chamorro cuisine.

Finvenkismo

Recently some Esperantists have been trying to replace the expression "Fina Venko" (Final Victory) with "Fina Sukceso" (Final Success) because "Fina Venko" reminds some people of war, like the German "Endsieg".

Grace Loh

Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico.

High-technology swimwear fabric

More than 130 swimming world records have been broken from 2008 through 2009 by the use of these high-tech swimsuits, but as of the beginning of 2010, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) have unanimously voted to ban the use of these suits in official competition.

Hispaniolan pine forests

), abey (Cojoba arborea), yaya fina (Oxandra lanceolata), pajón (Danthonia domingensis), Verbena officinalis var. officinalis, and Weinmannia pinnata.

Jorge Corrula

Later, was a cast member of various television productions: Resistirei (2007/08), Floribella (2006/08), Sete Vidas (2006/07), Mistura Fina (2004/05) among others.

Kateryna Zubkova

As a result of the incident, FINA withdrew Mikhail's coaching accreditation, and Victoria Police obtained an intervention order barring him from going within 200 metres of his daughter, although the order was later struck out in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

Petrofina

Petrofina's U.S. subsidiary, Fina Inc., announced that it will move its headquarters to Houston from Plano, Texas in 2000.

American Petrofina, as the United States operation was called, further expanded its presence in the US through the purchase of several small oil companies, the largest being the Cosden Oil Company from W.R. Grace in 1963, which gave FINA a very large chain of service stations in Texas and New Mexico along with an oil refinery in Big Spring, Texas.

Safari Cinema

Subsequently, the developers applied to Croydon Council for permission to construct 47 additional apartments on the site of the derelict Total/Elf/Fina petrol station, also on London Road.

South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games

In the swimming code Olympic gold medallist Roland Schoeman will be joined by 2012 Olympic Games medal hope Cameron van der Burgh who won two bronze medals at the recent FINA world championships in China.

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

This was also a retribution for Mellouli, who served an 18-month doping ban from FINA for using the banned stimulant Adderall.

Tahiti at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Tahiti competed at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China, July 16-31, 2011.

Tom Hoad Cup

The event is named for Tom Hoad, a former coach and long-time player for the Australia national water polo team and senior administrator in the international governing body (FINA).

World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908.

World record progression 50 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976.

World record progression 800 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908.


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