...Free Solo Melbourne 2007 (video)

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Russia (1st place)
Spain (4th place)
Italy (5th place)
France (6th place)

Japan (2nd place)

United States of America (5th place)
Manana comienza el 12vo Campeonato Mundial de Natacion FINA y durante 2 semanas vamos a estar (eso espero) siguiendo cada una de las competencias y todos los detalles de los acontecimientos. Me gustaria estar alla en Melbourne... pero no estoy, de todos modos, gracias a INTERNET nos vamos a enterar de todo (casi que de inmediato) y voy a tratar de mantener el blog siempre actualizado con fotos y resultados.
...or at least this is what I have read at the official web-site of the World Swimming Championship and to be honest, I am sure that Virginie's return to the pool, after one-year-break, will be one of the highlights of the solo competition since she helds the World Champion title (Barcelona 2003 and Montreal 2005). There have been several swimmers that returned to the water after a while away but nobody can predict whether they will retake the place the used to have or not. To see her back will be very interesting and I think that expectations are among swimmers, among the press and (of course) among the Judges also. This Solo Final will be a real challenge, no doubt about it, a swimmer with a background like hers, trying to grab a 3rd World Champion title... will she make it??? stay tunned :) we will see within a few days.
Within 10 days the 12th FINA World Swimming Championship will begin :) Melbourne (Australia) will be the host of this year's Championship and I think that it is all good news for the people that follow aquatic sports since it is a chance we have to see a lot of new things on the water, world records broken, new countries taken part on the action and having the Olympic Games next year, for sure most of athletes are trying to use this event as a step during the preparation toward the Olympic challenge. I have only been to the FINA World Swimming Championship in Barcelona 4 years ago, I was judging in the shadow panel (practicing) and that was a very positive experience for me, as it can be for many people. I am very curious about the results and I am sure a lot of questions are going around heads; Synchronized Swimming is judged right in the moment, no pre-judging nor bias should be seen, every competition is (indeed) a new landscape plenty of oportunities for all the participants. Solo, duets, teams and combos will be swam... but who will win??? we can only wait. I am wondering how many routines will be new, how many routines will be the same as previous year(s) but improved (or maybe not), there are always thousand of questions and expectatives when such event is getting closed and I hope to be able to share all this with you :)