FINA Is Putting Together Streaming Television Option For Jr Worlds

 

 

After initially not planning to live stream the 2015 Junior World Swimming Championships in Singapore, FINA has begun to explore live streaming options.

According to Peter Hall, FINA’s head of marketing and TV, the organization is “putting a live stream solution together for the finals which will be on FINAtv or FINA’s YouTube channel.”

Late last week, the Singapore Swimming Association said that there would be no live stream, but they too posted an update to their social media accounts about FINA’s change of heart early Monday morning.

The meet will run from August 25th – August 30th in a prelims-finals format, for male swimmers aged 15-18 and female swimmers aged 14-17, based on year-end 2015 ages.

FINAtv has been used to live-stream the World Cup meets, though those live streams have been geographically blocked in many countries, including the United States.

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KD
9 years ago

Stream is running. Pool is busy.

KD
Reply to  KD
9 years ago

Sound up, but video is now just a blurry pool image.

Do they think most people are tuning in too see only the action versus just looking to spot friends/kids/grandkids on deck or warming up?

KD
9 years ago

FINA TV now has a test stream up and an countdown for 6 hours (at 3pm eastern). That would mean stream starts at 9am Singapore time with heats starting at 10am. They are supposed to have some sort of opening ceremony, but don’t know how elaborate.

TR
Reply to  KD
9 years ago

What time do prelims and finals start in EST?

KD
Reply to  TR
9 years ago

Siri says: 10am in Singapore is 10pm on East coast and 6pm in Singapore is 6am on East coast.

ct swim fan
Reply to  KD
9 years ago

Yup, 12 hours ahead of east coast time in the United States.

Alec
9 years ago

The fina rule that says a swimmer isn’t eligible if they turn 19 during that year is also dumb.

Alec
9 years ago

Does anyone see the World Junior records as arbitrary considering they won’t go back before 2014?
Especially the men’s records.
The records should be:
50 Dressel 21.52
100 Santana 48.2
200 Phelps 1:45.99
400 Thorpe 3:43
1500 Horton 14:48
50 Back Rylov 25.0
100 Back Murphy 53.3
200 Back Conger 1:55.1
50 Breast Stevens 27.7
100 Breast Yamaguchi 59.8
200 Breast Yamaguchi 2:07.1
50 fly Sedover 23.28
100 fly Phelps 51.10
200 fly Phelps 1:53.93
200 IM Phelps 1:55.92
400 IM Phelps 4:09.09

Rafael
Reply to  Alec
9 years ago

Alec Hagino would be the JWR on 400 IM with his 4:08:92 from London
Sedov would be the 50 with his 21,98.. Dressel will be 19 this year so he is not eligible
200 free Textile would be Thorpe 1:45:37, with Suits would be Izotov
400 free Thorpe 3:40:59
800 free Horton
1500 Textile Horton with Suits Yang (14:46)
200 back would be Hagino textile and Irie with suits (1:54:7)

Alec
Reply to  Rafael
9 years ago

Thanks. I was just going by memory. I just see the only recognizing times post 2014 as arbitrary as well as the birth year rule. If you are 18 you are 18.

David Berkoff
9 years ago

Guys, come on. Don’t be so darned demanding. FINA is busy:

(1) Fixing the water quality problem in Rio.

(2) Investigating and sanctioning the Mexican federation for their time falsification scandal.

(3) Investigating why they held on to Kylie Palmer’s positive sample for so long.

(4) Putting together all those documents for an independent third-party audit.

(5) Re-electing the same cronies for life…

Well, I got one for five right.

D

Lane Four
Reply to  David Berkoff
9 years ago

Ouch! LOL LOL LOL Classic, Dave. Absolutely classic! 🙂 Loved it.

Spieker Backer
9 years ago

Now us Americans will just have to keep our fingers crossed that NBC-Universal Sports won’t exercise their regional broadcast rights and block the live streaming in the US of A.

Wasn’t fun for the Moscow & Chartres WC series.

xenon
9 years ago

On Fina’s website under FINA TV it says that highlights will be streamed live each day from 1700-1715 GMT which is noon eastern. http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/fina/index.html

Finals are at 6am eastern. How is showing a 15 minute highlight video 4 hours after finals are over live streaming?!?! I hope this is in addition to an actual live stream but there is no indication on FINA’s website that they will live stream the event.

xenon
Reply to  xenon
9 years ago

FINA changed the stream details on their website. Now it says it will be streamed live, it doesn’t say highlights anymore. The start time for Tuesday is 12:00 GMT which is still not live and TBC GMT for all of the other days.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
9 years ago

They finally read what swimswam fans wanted and asked for !!! well done

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  Braden Keith
9 years ago

Ok i take my chicken back ! LOL

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