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The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships is currently being held in Melbourne, Australia from March 17 to April 1, 2007. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

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Competition

Swimming

The Swimming competition will comprise various events using all four strokes (Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Backstroke) for men and women ranging in distance from 50 m up to 1500 m.

A total of 40 gold medals will available for Championships. The swimming schedule will take place over eight days during the second week of the Championships.

The Swimming events will be held at the 15,000 seat Rod Laver Arena using a temporary pool. Crowds outside Rod Laver Arena Rod Laver Arena is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and plays host to the Australian Open in tennis. ...

Open Water Swimming

The Open Water Swimming competition will see men and women competing in events over 5 km, 10 km and 25 km distances. Open Water Swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships will be held from March 18 to March 25. ...

The Open Water Swimming events will be held at St Kilda Beach. St Kilda () is a inner city suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne. ...

Synchronised Swimming

The Synchronised Swimming competition will feature a solo, a duet, and a team competition. There is also a combination routine, consisting of a mixture of the solo, duet and team routine. Synchronized Swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships will be held from March 17 to March 24. ...

The Synchronised Swimming events will be held at the 15,000 seat Rod Laver Arena using a temporary pool.

Diving

The Diving competition will see athletes competing for 10 gold medals. Athletes will contest the 1 m and 3 m Springboard events, as well as the 10 m Platform as individuals. There will also be 3 m and 10 m synchronised events for men and women competing as a team. Diving competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships will be held from March 19 to March 26. ...

The Diving events will be held Diving at the indoor diving pool at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. The Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) was opened on the 24th of July 1997 at a construction cost of $AUD65 million. ...

Water Polo

The Water Polo competition will feature 16 men’s and women’s teams. A round robin competition will take place in four divisions, each with four teams, with the two highest placed teams moving through the medal rounds. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The Water Polo will be held at the 9,000 seat outdoor pool at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, which was constructed for the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimming competition. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26. ...

The Water Polo competition will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Redirected from 2008 Olympic games) The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 PM on August... (Chinese: ; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Bidding Process

Melbourne was awarded the right to host the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships in 2007 by the FINA Bureau in Barcelona, Spain on July 12, 2003.

The Melbourne bid defeated a Dubai bid 15 votes to six in the ballot. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Government - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area - Metro 4,114 kmÂ² (1,588. ...

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The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. ... Nickname: City of Mary Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province QuÃ©bec Founded 1642 Established 1832 - Mayor GÃ©rald Tremblay Area [1] [2] - City 185. ... FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are held every two years. ... The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships will be held in Rome, Italy in 2009. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area - City 1285 kmÂ² (580 sq mi) - Urban...

Categories: Current sports events | FINA World Aquatics Championships | 2007 in aquatics | Swimming in Australia | Sports stubs | Australia stubs FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Natation The International Swimming Federation (French FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Natation, FINA) organizes and regulates international swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming championships. ... Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically jumping or falling into water. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... A hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and ballet, synchronized swimming involves competitors (either individuals or teams) performing aesthetically pleasing and difficult movements while holding their breath and keeping afloat in water. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, football, basketball, rugby and wrestling. ... FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are held every two years. ... The first FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the TaÅ¡majdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from August 31 to September 9, 1973. ... The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in Berlin, West Germany between August 20 and August 28, 1978. ... The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between January 8 and January 17, 1998. ... The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001. ... Barcelona, Spain was the host city of the X FINA World Aquatics Championships or the 10th FINA World Championships in Aquatics, which were held from July 12 till July 27, 2003. ... The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. ... The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships will be held in Rome, Italy in 2009. ... The 2011 World Aquatics Championships or the XIV FINA World Championships will be held in 2011. ... This is the complete list of mens World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2005. ... This is the complete list of womens World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2005. ... FINA World Swimming Championships are held every two years in a 25m swimming pool. ... The 1st FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from December 2 till December 5, 1993. ... The 2nd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 30 till December 3, 1995. ... The 3rd FINA Short Course World Championships were held in GÃ¶teborg, Sweden from April 17 till April 20, 1997. ... The 4th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Hong Kong, China from April 1 till April 4, 1999. ... The 5th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Athens, Greece from September 15 till October 1, 2000. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The 7th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Indianapolis, USA from October 7 till October 11, 2004. ... The 8th FINA Short Course World Championships are being held in Shanghai, China from April 5 till April 9, 2006. ... The 9th FINA Short Course World Championships are being held in Manchester, Great Britain in 2008. ...

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