Since February 3th until 8th, 2012 the Russian City of Tomsk has held the II International finswimming competitions called “Snow Fins”. The organizers were the administration of the Tomsk region, the Legislative Duma of Tomsk region, the administration of the City of Tomsk, and the Tomsk Regional Underwater Federation.

Finswimmers from 11 Countries came to Toms to partecipate to this spectacular competition: Japan, Turkey, Greece, Thailand, Ukraine, Spain, France, Croatia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, as well as from the cities of Russia – Tomsk, Yekaterinburg, Perm, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, Rostov-on-Don.

On February 4th, 2012 the mayor of Tomsk Nikolay Nikolaychuk declared the competition officially open at the ceremony.

COMPLETE RESULTS

The mayor of Tomsk Nikolay Nikolaychuk

“On behalf of all Tomich, welcome participants and guests of the event in Tomsk (Siberia), – said Mykola Nikolaychuk – the Finswimming competition “Snow Fins” is held in our city for the second time, and this became a good tradition. I wish you new victories to athletes, judges, and fans and I hope it will be a brilliant show.”

President of Federation of Underwater Sports of Russia Anna Arzhanova also addressed.

President of the Federation of underwater sports of Russia Anna Arzhanova

She said: “We are in Tomsk, for the second time, and we note that the popularity of “Snow Fins” is growing – in 2011 they took part in seven countries and in 2012 they were already 11. We are grateful to the organizers of the event, residents of Tomsk,they made this competition comfortable, here is friendly and there is a warm atmosphere. “In honor of the opening cerimony, which was attended by athletes from 11 countries, representatives of the Administration of Tomsk and Tomsk region, the Legislative Duma of Tomsk region, representatives of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities.

President of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS) Achille Ferrero

At the competition was attended by chiefs, including President of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS) Achille Ferrero and the CMAS Secretary General Alessandro Zerbi. And also – a member of the board of directors CMAS, president of the Federation of Russian Underwater Sports Arzhanova Anna, members of the International Commission on Finswimming  CMAS Andre Dominic, Zdenek Skruzhny and Michelle Gaunard, members of the board of directors of CMAS Bendo Lee, Shinji Elias, Eshizava Ksiyarakos, Inkilap Obruk, Natalia Grechikhin.

The program of the event organizers have included a real gift for the audience – “Relay Masters” (a Finswimming distance of 8x50m), which was attended by the World Team, which included the strongest foreign athletes and team of Tomsk, led by the best athlete of the last of the 10th anniversary of version of the CMAS Evgeny Skorzhenko.

Tomsk team: World Champions – Evgeny Skorzhenko, Dmitry Kokorev, Andrey Burakov, Maria Radchenko, Elena Osmolskaya, European Champions – Anna Ber and Nikolai Kriulko, Russian Champion Elizabeth Andrienko.

Evgeny Skorzhenko was the World leader in underwater races since 2000 until 2008 and he is considered one of the best athletes of the Tomsk region in the entire history of its existence. Evgeny Skorzhenko was the first time champion and World record holder in underwater races at the age of 16 (2000). A total of 25 World Records. For 8 years Skorzhenko hit the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest finswimmer in the World. His name is listed in the Encyclopedia of Children’s Sport. Three times voted the best athlete of  CMAS, in fact – the best in the world among all members of the many underwater sports.

Other good Finswimmers at “Snow Fins”: Europe medalist and champion of France, Alexander Noir (France), a multiple Europe medalist Sofia Ktena (Greece), the Winner of the World Cup, William Baldwin (Greece), Alain Kochetkova (Spain), the Junior champion Dennis Grubnik (Ukraine), multiple champion and world record holder Valeria Baranovska (Russia), champion of Japan Takao Ikeguchi (Japan); record holder and European Champion, winner of world championships Camille Heitz (France).

With some difficulties the team of Tomsk won the “Relay Masters.”

At the end of the competition were summed up. Athletes from Tomsk won 14 gold, 12 – silver and 18 bronze medals.

As a result of the strongest athletes are named:

“The best athlete in the bi-fins for women” - Medea Kabanov (Novosibirsk),
“The best athlete in the bi-fins of men” - Alexander Iwaniec (Novosibirsk),
“The best athlete in the bi-fins among girls” - Olga Kisileva (Tomsk),
“Best Athlete of the bi-fins among boys” - Vladimir Maltsev (Perm), Skurlatov Alexander (Irkutsk),
“The best athlete on the swimming fins of young men” - Nikita Kowal (Krasnoyarsk),
“The best stayer Women” - Valeria Baranowska (Taganrog),
“The best long distance runners among men” - Vladimir Sokolov (Krasnoyarsk) ,
“Best International Athlete” - Paul William Baldwin (Greece),
“Super Sprint Women” - Anna Behr (Tomsk),
“Super-Sprint among men” - Pavel Kabanov (Novosibirsk).

COMPLETE RESULTS

Finswimming 50m (girls)

1st place – Alexander Skurlatov (Tomsk)

2nd Place – Julia Baksheev (Tomsk)

3rd place – Elena Zaitseva (Tomsk)

Finswimming 50m (boys)

1st place – Michael Drozdov (Kemerovo)

2nd – Nikita Kowal (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Sviatoslav Dotsenko (Tomsk)

Finswimming 50m (women)

1st place – Anna Behr (Tomsk)

2nd – Elizabeth Andrienko (Tomsk)

3rd place – Haytts Camille (France)

Finswimming 50m (men)

1st place – Pavel Kabanov (Novosibirsk)

2nd Place – Paul William Baldwin (Greece)

3rd place – Kokorev Dmitry (Russia)

Bifins 50m (girls)

1st place – Olga Kisileva (Tomsk)

2nd – Helen Minko (Tomsk)

3rd place – Inna Causeni (Tomsk)

Bifins 50m (boys)

1st place – Vladimir Maltsev (Perm)

2nd place – Leonid Marchenko (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Vladislav Demikhov (Tomsk)

Bifins 50 m (women)

1st place – Medea Kabanov (Novosibirsk)

2nd – Elizabeth Melnikov (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Dayliara Azanbekova (Kazakhstan)

Bifins 50 m (men)

1st place – Alexander Iwaniec (Novosibirsk)

2nd – Constantine Rotov (Novosibirsk)

3rd place – Nutt Veshhazartar (Thailand)

Finswimming 200 m (boys):

1st place – Dmitry Kostenko (Tomsk)

2nd place – Ensak Chi (South Korea)

3rd place – Igor Izrailov (Yekaterinburg)

Finswimming 200 m (women)

1st place – Valery Baranowska (Krasnoyarsk)

2nd – Helen Kononov (Krasnoyarsk)

Finswimming 200 m (men)

1st place – Dmitry Kokorev

2nd place – Vladimir Sokolov (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Dennis Grubnik (Ukraine)

50 m Apnea (Girls)

1st place – Alexander Skurlatov (Tomsk)

2nd Place – Julia Baksheev (Tomsk)

3rd place – Alina Smirnova (Irkutsk)

50 m Apnea (boys)

1st place – Nikita Kowal (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Sviatoslav Dotsenko (Tomsk)

50 m Apnea (women)

1st place – Anna Behr (Tomsk)

2nd place – Sofia Ktena (Greece)

3rd place – Elizabeth Andrienko (Tomsk)

50 m Apnea ( men)

1st place – Pavel Kabanov (Novosibirsk)

2nd Place – Alex Kazantsev (Novosibirsk)

3rd place – Paul William Baldwin (Greece)

Bifins 100 m (girls)

1st place – Olga Kisileva (Tomsk)

2nd – Helen Minko (Tomsk)

3rd place – Inna Causeni (Tomsk)

Bifins 100 m (boys)

1st place – Vladimir Maltsev (Perm)

2nd place – Leonid Marchenko (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Vladislav Demikhov (Tomsk)

Bifins 100 m (women)

1st place – Medea Kabanov (Novosibirsk)

2nd – Elizabeth Melnikov (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Anastasia Nikitina (Krasnoyarsk)

Bifins 100 m (men)

1st place – Alexander Iwaniec (Novosibirsk)

2nd Place – Ivan Rozhkov (Tomsk)

3rd place – Fedor Babaev (Krasnoyarsk)

Finswimming 100 m ( girls)

1st place – Aleksanra Skurlatov (Tomsk)

2nd Place – Elena Zaitseva (Tomsk)

3rd place – Julia Baksheev (Tomsk)

Finswimming 100 m ( boys)

1st place – Nikita Kowal (Krasnoyarsk)

2nd Place – Michael Drozdov (Kemerovo)

3rd place – Sviatoslav Dotsenko (Tomsk)

Finswimming 100 m (women)

1st place – Valery Baranowska (Krasnoyarsk)

2nd place – Eirini Deliglani (Greece)

3rd place – Helen Kononov (Krasnoyarsk)

Finswimming 100 m ( men)

1st place – Dmitry Kokorev (Tomsk)

2nd – Evgeny Smirnov (Yekaterinburg)

3rd place – Paul William Baldwin (Greece)

Finswimming 400 m (girls)

1st place – Galina Kozlova (CYSS ? 14, Tomsk)

2nd Place – Xenia Krasnoperova (Sports School ? 14, Tomsk)

3rd place – Victoria Davydova (“SKAT” NO TSU)

Finswimming 400 m (boys)

1st place – Dmitry Kostenko (“SKAT” NO TSU)

2nd place – Dmitry Gourmet (Sports School ? 14 Tomsk)

3rd place – Ensak Chi (South Korea)

Finswimming 400 m (women)

1st place – Valery Baranowska (Rostov)

2nd – Helen Kononov (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Helen Osmolskaya (Sports School ? 14, Tomsk)

Finswimming 400 m (men)

1st place – Evgeny Smirnov (Yekaterinburg)

2nd place – Vladimir Sokolov (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Dennis Grubnik (Ukraine)

Finswimming 200 m (girls)

1st place – Olga Kiseleva (CYSS EC “ASC im.V.Sheveleva” Tomsk)

2nd – Helen Minko (CYSS EC “ASC im.V.Sheveleva” Tomsk)

3rd place – Xenia Imaykina (Perm)

Finswimming 200 m (boys)

1st place – Vladimir Maltsev (Perm)

2nd place – Leonid Putov (CYSS EC “ASC im.V.Sheveleva” Tomsk)

3rd place – Vladimir Demidov (CYSS EC “ASC im.V.Sheveleva” Tomsk)

Finswimming 200 m (women)

1st place – Medea Kabanov (Novosibirsk)

2nd – Elizabeth Melnikov (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd place – Anastasia Nikitina (Krasnoyarsk)

Finswimming 200 m (men)

1st place – Alexander Iwaniec (Novosibirsk)

2nd place – Fedor Kabaev (Krasnoyarsk)

3rd prize – Ivan Rozhkov (CYSS EC “ASC im.V.Sheveleva” Tomsk)

Diving – combined swimming 300 meters (Women)

1st place – Xenia Imaykina (Perm)

2nd Place – Anastasia Sorokina (Perm)

3rd place – Vlad Sazonov (Perm)

Diving – combined swimming 300 meters (men)

1st prize – Ivan Rozhkov (CYSS EC “ASC them. V.Sheveleva” Tomsk)

2nd place – Sergei Zharov (Perm)

3rd place – Nikita Shulgin (Perm)

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