FINA World Aquatics Championships

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 50 m, 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.

Contents

History

Year and Date Championship Location event # Athletes # Events
1973: August 31 – September 9 I FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia 686 18 (m), 19 (w)
1975: July 19 – July 27 II FINA World Championships Cali, Colombia 682 18 (m), 19 (w)
1978: August 20 – August 28 III FINA World Championships Berlin, West Germany 828 18 (m), 19 (w)
1982: July 29 – August 8 IV FINA World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 848 18 (m), 19 (w)
1986: August 13 – August 23 V FINA World Championships Madrid, Spain 1119 19 (m), 22 (w)
1991: January 3 – January 13 VI FINA World Championships Perth, Australia (1) 1142 21 (m), 24 (w)
1994: September 1 – September 11 VII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy (1) 1400 21 (m), 24 (w)
1998: January 8 – January 17 VIII FINA World Championships Perth, Australia (2) 1371 26 (m), 29 (w)
2001: July 16 – July 29 IX FINA World Championships Fukuoka, Japan 1498 29 (m), 32 (w)
2003: July 12 – July 27 X FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain 2015 29 (m), 33 (w)
2005: July 16 – July 31 XI FINA World Championships Montreal, Canada 1784 29 (m), 33 (w)
2007: March 18 – April 1 XII FINA World Championships Melbourne, Australia 2158 29 (m), 36 (w)
2009: July 17 – August 2 XIII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy (2) 2556 29 (m), 36 (w)
2011: July 16 – 31[1] XIV FINA World Championships Shanghai, China
2013 XV FINA World Championships TBD

All-time medal since 1973

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 182 151 101 434
2  Germany 84 98 80 262
3  China 74 54 41 169
4  Australia 67 58 52 177
5  Russia 53 39 35 127
6  Hungary 23 17 18 58
7  Italy 21 18 32 71
8  Canada 19 28 30 77
9  Soviet Union 16 28 28 72
10  Netherlands 13 21 22 56
11  Great Britain 10 14 29 53
12  Ukraine 9 5 7 21
13  France 8 14 11 33
14  Japan 6 22 47 75
15  Spain 6 18 13 37
16  Sweden 6 12 13 31
17  Poland 6 4 5 15
18  South Africa 5 1 8 14
19  Zimbabwe 4 5 0 9
20  Serbia1 4 2 2 8
21  Brazil 3 1 4 8
22  Finland 2 2 0 4
23  Romania 2 1 7 10
24  Yugoslavia 2 0 2 4
25  Denmark 1 2 5 8
26  Mexico 1 2 3 6
27  Tunisia 1 2 2 5
28  Croatia 1 2 1 4
29  Costa Rica 1 1 2 4
29  Greece 1 1 2 4
31  Belarus 1 1 0 2
32  Belgium 1 0 2 3
33  South Korea 1 0 1 2
34  Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1
34  Suriname 1 0 0 1
36  Switzerland 0 4 1 5
37  Austria 0 3 3 6
38  New Zealand 0 3 2 5
38  Slovakia 0 3 2 5
40  Czech Republic 0 3 0 3
41  Norway 0 1 2 3
42  Cuba 0 1 1 2
42  Iceland 0 1 1 2
44  Bulgaria 0 0 3 3
45  Lithuania 0 0 2 2
46  Argentina 0 0 1 1
46  Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1
46  Egypt 0 0 1 1
46  Malaysia 0 0 1 1
46  Turkey 0 0 1 1
46  Venezuela 0 0 1 1
1.^ Serbia is considered to be a successor of the FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro team.

Disciplines

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

Diving

Open water

Swimming

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

Synchronized swimming

Water polo

References

  1. ↑ PR54 - Dubai (UAE) will be the Organising City (FINA Press Release #2009-54); published by FINA on 2009-07-18, retrieved 2009-07-20.

External links

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Asia
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Europe
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Oceania
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FINA Championships
World Championships
1973 · 1975 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2011 · 2013
Disciplines of the
World Championships
Diving
1973 · 1975 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009
Medalists
Open water
1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009
Medalists
Swimming (50 m)
1973 · 1975 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009
Men's medalists · Women's medalists
Synchronized swimming
1973 · 1975 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009
Medalists
Water polo
Men: 1973 · 1975 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009
Women: 1986 · 1991 · 1994 · 1998 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009
Swimming (25 m)
1993 · 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010 · 2012
Men's medalists · Women's medalists
Swimming – Youth (50 m)
2006 · 2008 · 2011
Boys medalists · Girls medalists
Open water
2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010
Masters
1986 · 1988 · 1990 · 1992 · 1994 · 1996 · 1998 · 2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010
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