The International Swimming Federation has conducted the group draw for the teams competing in the Women’s FINA World League Superfinal, which will take place from November 2 to 6 at Real Club Náutico de Tenerife. On this date Spain It is drawn in Group B with New Zealand, Australia and Hungary. Group A, on the other hand, has a powerful team of USA along with Italy, Canada and the Netherlands.
In that Group B, Mickey Oka’s team will make their debut against New Zealand on the first day of the match against the Kiwis starting at 1:40pm, where they will play the other two games of the first phase. In this way, on Thursday 3 Spain faces Hungary, the next day the match is Australia. All Hispanic matches and the final will be televised on Teleport.
Spain is one of the most favored teams in the World Superfinal, as it is the current European champion, having defeated Greece (9-6) in the final in Split (Croatia) two months ago to win the title. Even so, the Spaniards’ squad is cautious as the Hungarians and Australians and to a lesser extent New Zealand are very powerful teams and can trouble anyone.
Things seem to be clear in Group A, where Adam Gregorian’s Americans are the favorites for the championship due to their huge service record (15 times World League Champions), but “they have exposed weaknesses during these years.”, Fernando Carpeña, president of the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation, on October 6 EL Remembered in DÍA. Precisely, the federation, together with the Cabildo de Tenerife, have been great promoters in bringing the final to Santa Cruz.
Mickey Oka bets on some changes related to the team that won European champions two months ago, and it is Martina Terre, Cristina Nogue, Annie Espar, Bea Artis, Nona Perez, Paula Pratts, Elena Ruiz, Phil Pena, Judith Forca, Paula Camus, Mica Garcia, Paula Leyton and Laura Ester.
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