Resounding success at the 9th World Swimming Championships in Manchester
April 16, 2008-
The 9th FINA 25 m World Swimming Championships, for which Fluidra was an official provider, have ended with an absolute success: 18 world records were set.
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The Manchester Evening News Arena, known for being a large concert venue, housed the Championships, which took place from April 9 to 13. This year the Championships set a record for participation with 616 athletes coming from 116 countries.
18 world records, 40 World Championship records and 85 continental records have contributed to the huge success obtained by Fluidra in these Championships: the two temporary pools installed in the facility. The multinational installed two main pools, the 25 x 25 x 2 m competition pool and the 25 x 15 x 2 m warm-up pool, in addition to the rest of the installations, such as the podium, the media area, the carpet and the audio and video equipment.
The installation of these pools in the arena specifically required not damaging the facilities. For this, Fluidra applied Skypool technology, which uses separate hot-galvanised steel panels. This system, developed and certified exclusively by the company, allows for anchoring the pool without screwing even one screw into the floor of the arena.
After the success of the 2006 championships in Shanghai and in Melbourne in 2007, the holding AstralPool, which belongs to Fluidra’s POOL division, signed the agreement that named it a sponsor and official partner of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for the third consecutive year.
For the 9th World Swimming Championships, there were 25,500 spectators present to see Ryan Lochte and Kirsty Coventry win the trophies for highest scoring male and female, and the United States team win the trophy for overall performance.