ssc_marcomms posted on November 01, 2009 09:00
A triumphant Tao Li at FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2008 Photo courtesy of Singapore Swimming Association
Singapore’s very own 19-year-old Tao Li will flex her wings against two of the world’s top butterfly swimmers, Libby Trickett and Jessica Schipper, at the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009. This world-renowned competition will take place on the 21st and 22nd of this month at the Singapore Sports School.
With Trickett and Schipper being a part of the Australian contingent, the swimmers will relish the chance to meet again after the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Tao Li has had the honour of being the first Singaporean swimmer to enter an Olympic final. Trickett herself had nothing but praise for our young Singaporean when she came in fifth in the Women’s 100m Butterfly Finals then, describing her as “a talent to watch out for”.
Fellow Australians Felicity Galvez and Marieke Guehrer will also be joining the ladies in the Butterfly events. Galvez was the Short Course FINA World Championships record-holder in 2008 for the 50m and 100m Butterfly with times of 23.32 and 55.89 seconds respectively. Guehrer, on the other hand, was Short Course FINA world record holder for the 50m Butterfly with a time of 24.99 seconds in the same year.
“With such a strong and talented team from Australia, I am certain that the Singapore leg would be a really competitive and thrilling tournament for the spectators,” said Mr Ang Peng Wee, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009.
* FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup is an international series of swimming meets, and will begin in October in Durban, South Africa, before making stops in Moscow of Russia, Stockholm of Sweden, Berlin of Germany and finally, Singapore. The prize money for the overall winners will also be presented in Singapore.
The FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup will be held at the Singapore Sports School from the 21 to 22 November. Heats will be held from 9:30 am on both days. Schedule for the finals is to be confirmed and will be announced on the website at a later date. Tickets are available at www.finaworldcup.com.sg. For more information, please call 6258 1011.