FINA World Aquatics Championships

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For the short-course championships, which use a 25m pool, see FINA World Championships - Short Course.

The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo. They are run by FINA, and in the pool swimming events are contested in a 50m, or "long course, pool.

The event was first held in 1973 and is now held every 2 years. From 1978-1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships has been held every two years, in the odd years.


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[edit] History

Year and Date Championship Location event # Athletes # Events
1973: August 31 – September 9 I FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia 686 15 (m), 14 (w)
1975: July 19 – July 27 II FINA World Championships Cali, Colombia 682 15 (m), 14 (w)
1978: August 18 – August 23 III FINA World Championships Berlin, West Germany 828 15 (m), 14 (w)
1982: July 29 – August 8 IV FINA World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 848 15 (m), 14 (w)
1986: August 13 – August 23 V FINA World Championships Madrid, Spain 1,119 16 (m/w)
1991: January 3 – January 13 VI FINA World Championships Perth, Australia (1) 1,142 16 (m/w)
1994: September 1 – September 11 VII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy (1) 1,400 16 (m/w)
1998: January 8 – January 17 VIII FINA World Championships Perth, Australia (2) 1,371 16 (m/w)
2001: July 16 – July 29 IX FINA World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 1,498 20 (m/w)
2003: July 12 – July 27 X FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2,015 20 (m/w)
2005: July 16 – July 31 XI FINA World Championships Montreal, Canada 1,784 20 (m/w)
2007: March 18 – April 1 XII FINA World Championships Melbourne, Australia 20 (m/w)
2009: July 19 – August 19 XIII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy (2)
2011 XIV FINA World Championships Shanghai, China

[edit] Disciplines

Except for Synchronized Swimming, which is female-only, there are male and female categories for each event.

[edit] Diving

  • 1m Springboard
  • 3m Springboard
  • Platform
  • Synchronized 3m Springboard
  • Synchronized Platform

[edit] Open water

  • 5K
  • 10K
  • 25K


[edit] Swimming

Distance Back Breast Fly Free I.M. Free Relay Medley Relay
50m X X X X
100m X X X X
200m X X X X X
400m X X X X
800m X X X
1500m X

For further information please see Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships.

[edit] Synchronized Swimming

  • Solo
  • Duet
  • Team
  • Free Combination


[edit] Water Polo

[edit] External links

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