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Only in Budapest on the continent: FINA Champions Swim Series 2019
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The FINA Bureau approved the new series of meets called FINA Champions Swim Series. It will include a long course 3-leg competition between April and June that will be on an invitation-only basis and will include a team scoring format.
Index reported that it is now sure that on the European continent the Hungarian capital is the only one getting the chance to welcome this spectacular event.
This three-day competition, featuring the most prominent swimmers in the world, will be held in Danube Aréna between May 10 and 12. From Hungary, only three swimmers got invited to take part in this new competition series:
Katinka Hosszú, László Cseh, and Kristóf Milák.
FINA Champions Swim Series will take place at three locations:
- Guangzhou, China (April 27-28)
- Budapest, Hungary (May 10-12)
- Indianapolis, USA (May 31–June 1)
Representatives of the Hungarian Swimming Association Sándor Wladár and Tamás Gyárfás travelled to Lausanne, Switzerland to negotiate the details of this new competition.