FINA CHAMPIONS SWIM SERIES 2019 #2 – BUDAPEST
- May 11-12, 2019
- Budapest, Hungary
- LCM (50m)
- Saturday – 7:30 pm local / 1:30 pm ET Opening Ceremony, 8:00 start
- Sunday – 7:30 pm local / 1:30 om ET start
- FINA Champions Series Info
- Entry List
- Live Stream (NBC Sports) – May 11th
- Live Stream (Olympic Channel) – May 12th
- Live Stream (FINA TV)
- Extended Start Lists (TBA)
- Live Results (Omega)
The second stop of the inaugural FINA Champions Swim Series got underway Saturday in Budapest, Hungary. Photographer Rafael Domeyko (domeykophotography.com) was on deck to catch all the action as Nicholas Santos took down the South American record in the 50 fly and Yuliya Efimova posted a world-leading 200 breast. Check out the photos below.
Emily Seebohm. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Bruno Fratus. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Katinka Hosszu. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Fabio Scozzoli. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Ajna Kesely. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Nicholas Santos. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Ben Proud. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Yulia Efimova. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Aleksandr Krasnykh. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Kristof Milak. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Chase Kalisz. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Farida Osman. Photo: Rafael Domeyko
Fratus truly looking like the early Spitz back in the day – Amazing ressemblance
I have no interest in these meets. I find them to be completely contrived. Try having a real meet!
Only enough interest to be the first to comment.
@Ol’ Longhorn Where would you prefer me to express my thoughts on this series? This seems like the best place to open a discussion on the series.
Gotta support the pros in our sport! They are making ‘good’ money!
Earning money is a really important but a separate issue. How about a real meet with real prize money? This is a circus show.
You keep referring to a “real meet.” What’s a “real meet”? a 12 hour age group spectacular? 3 hour long prelims sessions and 2.5 hour finals sessions that only have a grand total of 20 minutes of actual racing? What makes those meet formats ‘real’ and not this one?
Yes, there should be prelims and finals. Who picked the participants and on what basis? Who was not invited? And why?
This is like ice dancing that tours the world after the Olympics. it is gross.
Nowhere?
I agree with your statement about the nature of these meets, but more than a half of yesterday’s races was fun to watch.
Today’s are working, too.
Don’t follow it. That’s so simple.