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XIV FINA World Masters Championships

2012

RiccioneItaly

June 15-25 2012

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the World Masters Championship

with more than 14.000 participantswho roamed all the venues of all ages

and the city of Riccione

of records

They have been

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I like the World Masters Championship

because they give me the opportunity to travel

and being here is like being with a large family

(Mikel Hanique, The Nederlands)

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The best thing was to see so many people

in love with aquatics sports. Master means

sports for everybody, that is its strength.

We have seen many old athletes compete as if

they were 20 years old. This was spectacular

in this fantastic venue, this awesome city

(Julio Maglione FINA President)

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593 synchro swimmers

278 divers

100 water polo teams

10.044 swimmers

a Total of over

2.394 open water swimmers

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Riccione as a host city proved its superb capacity and ability in

organising an excellent World Aquatic Event. Throughout these fantastic

Championships we witnessed high quality facilities, a pleasant climate,

friendly staff, a fabulous setting, and the great spirit of Masters

Competition. This FINA World Masters Championships

will be remembered by all as a fantastic event

(Cornel Marculescu, Executive Director FINA)

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278 divers

117 men 85 women

104 men 77 women

89 men 56 women

1m springboard 202

3m springboard 181

3m springboard synchro 39

10m platform synchro 32

10m platform 145

DIVING

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For me, Diving

of life

is something like

the meaning

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Sport

and making

is a partlike eating,“

(Ugo Sansonetti,Italy)

”sleeping

love of life

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and making

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We never

there

trained togetherbut we wanted

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(Giordana Bannò & Alessia Berardi, Italy)

to be

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It’s the

first time

I participate

in a such a big

Masters event,

and it’s fantastic

(Anke Muijzers, The Nederlands)

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100 teams

18 women teams

82 men teams

over 270 matches played

WATERPOLO

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In this Masters Championships

there are so many fans...

And italian women are really nice

(Jason Bois, USA)

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It's great, very exciting, and the

Italians are wonderful people and

a wonderful audience. I will

take home memories of new

friends with the masters of

the other disciplines

(Alexander Gorski, Germany)

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10.044 swimmers

6342 men

3702 women

2919 heats

SWIMMING

28893 entries

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92 Championships Records

32 World Records

168 hours of competitions

42 officials panels shift

1557 relays

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My slogan is:

never too old,

going for

gold!

(Jack Matheson, Australia)

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Go and find

swimmingwho loves

a woman“

(Mario Di Giampietro, Italy, 89 years old)

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To say 'world championship' is not easy: to participate at this event means

to have had the luck to be on your feet and be able to swim again when 95

years old. I will tell all that swimming is the best therapy in the world

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(Francesco Giannetta, Italy, 95 years old, he learned to swim at 83 years, twice world champion, 17 times Italian champion, 135 medals, 117 gold, 14 silver)

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Here in Riccione the organisation has done a great job with so many

people

(Jim Montgomery, triple Olympic gold medalist)

Here in Riccione the “great job with so many

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I swim since I was a kid, and from 28 years old I swum

as a master swimmer. I like it and I always enjoy

all the races I can participate in. Each time, I

meet many people who I reckon as friends

(Claudio Negri, Italy)

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593 participants

117 solo

82 duet

33 trio

SYNCHRO

40 teams

30 free combinationsDEEPBLUEMEDIA.EU

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It's an opportunity to learn,

because here you meet

people of all ages, from

completely different

cultures

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(Maya & Saya Kimura, Japan)

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You can

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2.317 competitorsOPEN WATER

1648 men

736 women

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Not only sport is important for people

with disabilities, any activity is!

(Hans Lindstrom, Sweden)

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The FINA Masters is, above all,

an opportunity to have fun and

see again friends already met in

previous championships

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(Stefano Segalini, Italy)

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I started swimming at

the age of 40, but in

less than 10 years

swimming has become

my passion. There is

no age limit to learn

swimming!

(Nishigandha Ponkshe, India)

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(Paolo Barelli, FINA General Secretary)

Each and every

is now partparticipant

of the Masters history

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Thanks to all the volunteers: without their support this event couldn't have been carried out

(Giuseppe Solfrini, President of the Organising Committee and of Pol. Com. Riccione)

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It's the seventh time I participate

in a FINA Masters and it is always

a very enjoyable experience, where

friendships are born. It's the second

time I’ve been in Italy, the first was in 1975

with USA National Water Polo Team

(Stephen Hamann, USA)

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This success was not taken for granted.

Thanks to all those who believed

(Massimo Pironi, Mayor of Riccione)

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This book is the output of a project conceived, designed and carried out by: Giorgio Scala, Rita Pannunzi, Pasquale Mesiano, Lucianna Salvemini, Gianluca Monaco

Photographers: Giorgio Scala, Rita Pannunzi, Lucianna Salvemini, Valeria Palma, Cristina Capponi, Giuseppe Sabatelli, Benedetta Rosa, Giuseppe Mandino

Graphic Design: Gianluca Monaco

It’s 35 years that I’m taking photos and I have learned something new, here in Riccione: the sense of comradeship

One thing I would never expect from these Masters was the spirit of a pure and fair competition combined with its amusing atmosphere

The Masters is a way to challenge your physical and mental limits. It is not important when you arrive, but who you arrive with

The World Masters have been like a great party full of emotions and colours, but above all, full of people ready to get involved in having fun, in every moment of their own life

The most incredible thing is that all the energy that we saw in Riccione is nothing but the tip of the iceberg, these are people who train every day to win. It’s not just about participating!

Masters make you believe that you still have your own body

Sport isn’t only about competition or match. It’s above all about the passion of those who live it. In Riccione I could clearly see it and I loved it!

I had seen many people challenging one another in water sports, in Riccione I’ve learned that water sports can also be a matter of challenging oneself. No age and no country matters, it’s only a challenge with oneself!

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(Giorgio Scala)

(Lucianna Salvemini)

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(Giuseppe Mandino)

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