DOSAAF athletes from Novopolotsk took first place in the CIS finswimming cup

December 7, Minsk / Yulia Vanina - BELTA /. More than 200 athletes from Belarus and Russia took part in the CIS fin swimming cup "Commonwealth Cup-2009". The competitions were held in Minsk at the Water Sports Palace of the Olympic Sports Complex, the DOSAAF press service told a BELTA correspondent. Belarus was represented by students of the Minsk Youth Sports School of DOSAAF for Water Sports, the Novopolotsk Youth Sports School of DOSAAF, teams from the Minsk region, Zhlobin, Soligorsk, and athletes from BSEU. The competitions were held in three age categories. The prize-winning places in the overall standings for all categories were: 1st place - the team of the Novopolotsk Youth Sports School of DOSAAF, 2nd place - the team of the Minsk Youth Sports School of DOSAAF for Water Sports, 3rd place - the team of 81 SK-LO, Leningrad Region (Russia). Competitions of this level were held in Belarus for the third time. The first fin swimming competitions took place in December 2006. At that time, DOSAAF, as the organizer of the competitions, received the highest rating from representatives of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS), and the president of the CMAS sports committee, Anna Arzhanova, who attended the tournament, considered it possible to hold one of the stages of the Fin Swimming World Cup in Minsk. According to expert conclusions, the condition of the pool and the organization of the competitions were recognized as meeting international requirements. In this regard, CMAS expressed its desire to hold one of the stages of the World and European Cups in Belarus. -0-