Talk:Finswimming at the World Games

Sandro Sola

Sandro Sola was a swimmer for ITA. His nationality is shown here correctly in the 200 m surface results. However, prior to my edit today, it was shown incorrectly in two other races, including the 50 meter. I attended many events at the 1981 World Games in person and recorded some of the results in a notebook that I still have today. Here is what I wrote that day:

Monofin 50 meter Men's

1. ________ West Germany 16.671 sec

2. ________ Italy

3. ________ Italy

Also, in reporting on the World Games during July 1981, United Press International wire service reported that Sandro Sola was from Italy. These reports ran in newspapers throughout the U.S.

http://newspaperarchive.com/galveston-daily-news/1981-07-28/page-16

Galveston (Texas) Daily News

July 28, 1981

German wins 4th gold

SANTA CLARA Calif (UPI) – Jurgen Kolenda, a 20-year-old physics major from the University of West Berlin, won the 100 meter freestyle in fin swimming Monday for his fourth gold medal of World Games I. However, Anne Marie Rouchon, a 20-year-old from Paris who is studying to become a physical education instructor, missed out in her quest for a fourth gold medal by finishing third in the women's 100 freestyle. While Kolenda, who won his first gold medal Saturday and added two more Sunday, was a big favorite to take the men's 100 free, which he won in ____ sec, Rouchon had only an outside shot at the gold medal in the women's event. In fact before the race she said, "If I finish third it will be quite an accomplishment. My strength is in the longer [distance]." Like Kolenda, Rouchon won one gold Saturday and two Sunday. Anne Menguy, also of France, won the women's 100 in ____, with Christina Govini of Italy, who had two golds in fin swimming, taking the silver, and Rouchon the bronze. A pair of Italians finished second and third to Kolenda – Sandro Sola took the silver and Gueseppe Galantucci won the bronze.

Jeff in CA 02:31, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

4x200 m relay results in 1981

I attended many events at the 1981 World Games in person and recorded results of events that I witnessed in a notebook that I still have today. Here are the results of the women's and men's 4x200 m relays. They were held on the same day as the M and W 50 m and 400 m races.

Women’s 4x200 meter relay

1. One swimmer from Sweden, three from France

2. Two swimmers from Italy, one from France, one from Sweden

    (only teams in race)

Men’s 4x200 meter relay

1. Italy II, 6:30.16

2. Two swimmers from France, two from West Germany

3. Sweden

Jeff in CA 02:39, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Jeff in CA (talk) 16:38, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Finswimming relay medals podium at World Games I in 1981 Jeff in CA (talk) 16:39, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Finswimming results on July 25, 1981

I attended many events at the 1981 World Games in person. I recorded some results in a notebook that I still have today. Here are the finswimming results from four the events exactly as I recorded them on July 25, 1981. If you want names of athletes, the San Jose Mercury-News covered the games and should have them.

Finswimming

Women’s 50 meter monofin (no snorkel)

1. ________, Italy, 19.93 sec

2. ________, Italy

3. ________, France

Men’s 50 meter monofin (no snorkel)

1. ________, West Germany, 16.671 sec

2. ________, Italy

3. ________, Italy

Women’s 400 meter monofin (with snorkel)

1. ________, France, 3:42.89

2. ________, Italy

3. ________, West Germany

Men’s 400 meter (with snorkel)

1. ________, Italy, 3:28.062 (used separate fins)

2. ________, Sweden (used a monofin)

3. ________, Italy (used a monofin)

Jeff in CA (talk) 17:55, 2 September 2017 (UTC)