DOHA (Qatar): Leading swimmers including several Olympic and world champions will feature at the FINA Swimming World Cup Doha 2019 from November 7 to 9 .
The Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) has finalised the list of athletes, which includes a total of 210 swimmers including 134 male and 76 female participants from 44 countries.
In addition, 60 club swimmers will also compete.
Australia will come with 22 swimmers while Poland will have the second-biggest squad with 13 athletes.
Austria and Chinese Taipei’s teams will have 11 swimmers each.
QSA President and Organizing Committee Chairman, Khaleel Al Jabir said preparations are in full swing.
“QSA is honoured to welcome the world’s best swimmers for the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019,” said Al Jabir. “The strong participation in the event once again reinforces Doha’s status as an elite venue for major swimming events.”
“One of our main goals when we first hosted the event back in 2012 was to promote swimming in Qatar and in the region. We thank FINA and its partners for their continued support, which has helped us in achieving our mission,” he added.
Hamad Aquatic Centre gets ready for thrilling races
Swimmers will come to Doha from Kazan, Russia (November 1 to 3) – the sixth stop, which is hosting the first event of the third and final cluster.
Multiple gold medalists at 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju — Cate Campbell (AUS) and Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – will lead the women’s field at the Hamad Aquatic Centre, where the winners of cluster 3 and the overall champions will be announced.
After the fifth meet in Berlin, Campbell was leading the overall ranking with 243 points, and was followed by the ‘Iron Lady’ Hosszu with 240 points.
