Prologue

XIII European Masters Championships Yalta 5-9 September 2011.
Yalta-2011 Prologue.
In the first Sunday the Yaltenese embankment was washed by rain. How it could be another way
if the opening of swimming championship (aquatic kinds of sports) is coming? More exactly it
will be swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming. But it will be from Monday
till Sunday. But yet-is the opening celebration! At last! The Championship has appeared in
Ukraine, the organization problems is behind, which always hinders the performing of starting of
every huge international events. Forwards-is the happy moments of victory. The Chronics will be
printed in the competitions diary. But at the moment of opening let’s enjoy the fact that the
celebration is beginning!
On picture: Sergey Fesenko, The Champion of the Olympic Games 1980 in Moscow, is creating
the atmosphere of celebration along with the competitors in Yalta embankment.
On picture: the Ukrainian Swimming Federation President-Oleg Demin: the performing of the
Championship in Ukraine-is already a victory!
On picture: Oleg Lisogor – the fame is on a peak and the mood too!
Outstanding athlete-competitor of the Championships along with other masters.
On picture: Oleg Lysogor at Yaltenese embankment tells the journalists that he is sure that
organization level is on the same level with the best European Standarts!
On picture: The champion of the Olympic games Sergey Fesenko tells about the development of
masters swimming in Ukraine-we don’t vote anybody, everybody watches us and everybody
goes to us. Fesenko plans, that Ukrainian Championship will bring thousands of masters among
new swimmers.
On picture: Ukraine performs the European Championship!
On picture: The spectators at Yaltenese embankment is delighted from celebration!
On picture: Yaltanese and guests are enjoying the Eve.
On picture: All the flags is our guests! The sportsmen from 37 European countries participate in
the Championships.
On picture: the friendship of nations is at the parade!
On picture: Volunteers. What a success could be without their work and love?
On picture: the glorious moment-the Championship has started!
On picture: And now-the disco!
On picture: Sergey Fesenko-it’s high time to start.
On picture: the ideological inspirers of the Ukrainian Championship can have a rest for a
moment. First vice-president of Ukrainian swimming federation Andrey Vlaskov tells to his boss
Oleg Dyomin- we did it, green light for the championships (blue lane )
On picture: LEN members at the pleasure moment- Ukraine can enjoy!