2011 FINA World Championships: Latest News, Medal Table & Results from Shanghai

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Featuring the best swimmers, divers and water polo players from around the world, the 2011 FINA World Championships kicked off on July 16th and runs through July 31st.

The headliner this year is Michael Phelps who is looking to compete in seven events at this year's world championships.

Phelps is looking to break a world record at this year's event, something that has not happened in 18 months.  FINA put a ban on rubberized suits at the beginning of 2010 and nobody has come close to breaking a world record since then.

The change was put in place following the 2009 World Championships in Rome when 43 world records were broken.

Diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming will also be on the docket for this year's world championships.

Final Results

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The US came roaring back to come away to pass over host nation China. Here is the complete final medal table for FINA 2011.

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
01	USA	17	6	9	32
02	China	15	13	8	36
03	Russia	8	6	4	18
04	Brazil	4	0	0	4
05	Italy	3	4	2	9
06	Great Britain	3	3	0	6
07	Australia	2	10	4	16
08	France	2	4	5	11
09	Netherlands	2	1	3	6
10	Greece	2	1	1	4
11	Denmark	2	1	0	3
12	Germany	1	3	9	13
13	Sweden	1	1	0	2
14	Hungary	1	0	4	5
15	Belarus	1	0	0	1
	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
	South Korea	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
20	Canada	0	4	3	7
21	Japan	0	1	5	6
22	Spain	0	1	5	6
23	Poland	0	1	0	1
	Serbia	0	0	0	1
25	South Africa	0	0	3	3
26	Mexico	0	0	2	2
27	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

Updated Results Through Saturday 7/30

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Michael Phelps won a gold medal on Saturday, but Missy 'Missile' Franklin stole the show.

Franklin won two more golds on Saturday to leave the worlds with five medals overall. In all, she claimed three gold, a silver and a bronze. As he watched her, Phelps recalled his first world meet in 2001 as a 15-year-old who set a world record.

For Phelps, watching Franklin succeed at a young age brought back memories. Phelps:

"I kind of remember myself being like that, full of energy all the time. She's just happy, just enjoying everything, she's never tired, she's always swimming fast. She's really been able to come on the scene strong. I've said this all along, she's a stud."

Reading that quote you'd think Phelps was Mark Spitz. Or another former champion well past his prime. He proved Saturday that that is far from the case. Michael Phelps dominated the 100-meter butterfly.

As for Franklin, she went wire to wire to win the 200 backstroke, then anchored the U.S. women to victory in the 400 medley relay.

Updated Results Through Thursday, July 28th

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Here's an updated look at the FINA World Championships medal table. China is still in the lead, but the U.S. is making a push up the boards with a big showing, despite a poor swim by Michael Phelps. Check out the updated medal table through Friday, July 29th.

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
01	China	14	12	8	34
02	USA	10	5	6	21
03	Russia	8	5	4	17
04	Brazil	3	0	0	3
05	Australia	2	8	2	12
06	France	2	3	3	8
07	Italy	2	3	2	7
08	Greece	2	1	1	4
09	Denmark	2	0	0	2
10	Germany	1	3	8	12
11	United Kingdom	1	2	0	3
12	Hungary	1	0	3	4
13	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
14	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
14	Belarus	1	0	0	1
14	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
14	Norway	1	0	0	1
14	Republic of Korea	1	0	0	1
19	Japan	0	4	1	5
20	Canada	0	3	3	6
21	Spain	0	1	5	6
22	Mexico	0	0	2	2
22	South Africa	0	0	2	2
24	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

Updated Results Through Thursday, July 28th

Another day of the FINA World Championships is in the books. China remains atop the leaderboard, and it's not even close. Below is an updated medal table through Thursday, July 28th.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	14	11	7	32
2	Russia	8	4	3	15
3	United States	7	5	5	17
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3
5	Australia	2	8	2	12
6	Italy	2	3	2	7
7	France	2	2	3	7
8	Germany	1	3	7	11
9	Great Britain	1	2	0	3
10	Greece	1	1	1	3
11	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
	Denmark	1	0	0	1
	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
	South Korea	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
17	Canada	0	3	2	5
18	Japan	0	2	1	3
19	Spain	0	1	5	6
20 21	Hungary	0	0	3	3
	Mexico	0	0	2	2
	South Africa	0	0	2	2
23	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

Updated Results Through Wednesday, July 27th

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Michael Phelps finally won his first gold medal at the FINA World Championships in the 200m butterfly. He had previously won a bronze in the 4x100m freestyle and a silver behind Ryan Lochte in the 200m freestyle.

22-year old Federica Pellegrini registered the gold medal in the women's 200m and the women's 400m freestyle, becoming the first swimmer to win multiple gold medals in this year's World Championships.

Here is the updated medal count to date at the FINA World Championships:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1	China	13	11	5	29
2	Russi	7	4	3	14
3	United States	5	4	4	13
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3
5	Italy	2	3	2	7
6	France	2	2	2	6
7	Australia	1	7	2	10
8	Germany	1	3	7	11
9	Greece	1	1	1	3
10	Great Britain	1	1	0	2
11	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
	Denmark	1	0	0	1
	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
	Norway	1	0	0	1
	South Korea	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
17	Canada	0	2	2	4
18	Spain	0	1	5	6
19	Japan	0	1	1	2
20	Hungary	0	0	2	2
	Mexico	0	0	2	2
	South Africa	0	0	2	2
23	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

Updated Results Through Sunday, July 24th

We are now in the thick of things at the FINA World Championships. We've officially gotten into swimming, which is far and away the most popular event in the FINA Worlds.

Listed below is an updated medal account after another exciting day comes to a close at the FINA Worlds.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	10	11	1	20
2	Russia	7	3	3	13
3	Germany	1	4	4	7
4	United States	1	2	2	5
5	Greece	1	2	2	4
6	Italy	1	1	1	3
	Greece	1	0	0	1
	Brazil	1	0	0	1
	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
10	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
11 12   14 15	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
	South Korea	1	0	0	1
	Australia	0	2	1	3
	Spain	0	1	5	6
	Canada	0	1	2	3
	France	0	1	1	2
	Mexico	0	0	2	2
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

Updates Results Through Saturday, July 23rd

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Michael Phelps is getting ready to make a splash at the 2011 FINA World Championships as swimming competitions are beginning to get underway.

With the synchronized swimming events completed, Russia absolutely dominated. Russia completed a sweep of all seven events and their top synchronized swimmer, Natalia Ishchenko, took home a total of six gold medals.

Ishchenko took home four solo gold medals and won two team events.

With the swimming competitions beginning, here is the updated medal count:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	9	10	1	20
2	Russia	7	3	3	13
3	Germany	1	3	3	7
4	Greece	1	1	1	3
5	United States	1	0	1	2
6	Brazil	1	0	0	1
	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
10	Australia	0	2	1	3
11 12   14 15	Spain	0	1	5	6
	Canada	0	1	2	3
	Italy	0	1	2	3
	France	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	0	2	2

Updated Medal Table Through Friday, July 22nd

Friday has come and gone for the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. China remains firmly at the top, though Russia is putting forth a stellar performance.

A number of teams medaled for the first time today, adding even more teams to the mix. Plenty of teams have a shot at medaling at the competition and China hasn't locked the competition up, by any means.

There is still plenty of time for teams to make up ground. For now, here is the current medal count as of Friday, July 22nd

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	8	8	1	17
2	Russia	6	2	3	11
3	Germany	1	2	3	6
4	Greece	1	1	1	3
5	United States	1	0	1	2
6	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
6 8	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
	Australia	0	2	1	3
9	Spain	0	1	4	5
10 11 12 13 14	Canada	0	1	1	2
	Italy	0	1	1	2
	France	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	0	2	2
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
Total		12	12	12	36

--Kyle Vassalo

Updated Results Through Thursday, July 21st

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The FINA Aquatics Championships continue to roll on. China still remains in a comfortable lead, raising their total medals to 15, including 7 gold and 7 silver medals.

The US is finally on the board, after attaining a gold medal on Thursday. The leaderboard remains unshaken at the top, but the rankings featured a number of moves by teams in the 4-12 range.

The FINA Championships are far from over, as they linger on until the end of the month. Teams like the US have their best events lying ahead of them. We'll keep you updated every step of the way with up-to-date results. Here is the medal count as of July 21st.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	7	7	1	15
2	Russia	5	1	1	7
3	Greece	1	0	1	2
4	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
4	United States	1	0	0	1
6	Germany	0	2	3	5
7	Australia	0	2	1	3
8	Spain	0	1	3	4
	Canada	0	1	1	2
10	Italy	0	1	1	2
12	Mexico	0	0	2	2
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45

--Kyle Vassalo

Updating Results from July 16th to July 20th

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The host nation, China, won the first event of the FINA World Championships when they won the Women's 3m Synchronized Springboard event. Wu Minxia and He Zi had a score of 356.40 to win the event, knocking off a Canadian pairing by more than 40 points.

The first open water swimming event witnessed British swimmer Keri-Anne Payne winning the first gold medal.  She won the women's 10km event, while Greek swimmer Spyridon Gianniotis won the men's event.

Russian swimmer Natalia Ishchenko won the first synchronized swimming event when she won the solo technical routine before adding another gold in the duet technical routine with Svetlana Romashina.

Here is the current medal count:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	6	5	1	12
2	Russia	4	1	1	6
3	Greece	1	0	1	2
4	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
5	Germany	0	2	2	4
6	Spain	0	1	3	4
7	Australia	0	1	1	2
	Italy	0	1	1	2
9	Canada	0	1	0	1
10	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1