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Encyclopedia > FINA World Championships
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FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are held every two years. They are run by FINA, and use a 50m pool for the indoor swimming events. Fédération Internationale de Natation The International Swimming Federation (French Fédération Internationale de Natation, FINA) organizes and regulates international swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming championships. ...


World Aquatics Championships

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 Montréal, Canada *
2007 XII FINA World Championships Melbourne, Australia
2009 XIII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy (2)
  • * They are taking place on Île Sainte-Hélène, in a facility that was completely renovated for the occasion.

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Sports

There are Men's and Women's categories for sports.

  • Diving
    • Springboard
      • 1m
    • Platform
      • 3m
      • 10m
    • Synchronized
      • Springboard
      • Platform
  • Swimming
    • Open water
      • 5km
      • 10km
      • 25km
    • Pool - held in a 50 m swimming pool
      • breast stroke
      • butteryfly stroke
      • backstroke
      • freestyle
      • individual medley
      • medley relay
      • 50m
      • 100m
      • 200m
      • 400m
      • 800m
    • Synchronized swimming
      • individual
      • pairs
      • quad
      • eights
  • Water polo

  Results from FactBites:
 
www.fina.org | Official FINA Website | synchro (769 words)
Moreover, the evolution of the routines, the free combination event, the split of the technical and free programmes at the World Championships are new realities that had to be assimilated by the swimmers and prepared very hard by the respective coaches.
Dominators of the world scene since 2002, the Anastasias’ duet perfectly controlled the competition, accumulating four ‘10’ from the judges, marks that show the excellence of their programme.
By winning the free combination event of the 12th FINA World Championships Melbourne 2007, the ten competitors from the biggest country in the planet gave a lesson of technique and elegance to the main challengers in the pool.
Sports Venue Technology - 2004 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. (727 words)
The Short Course World Championships is held in the 25m format.
The FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships is FINA's youngest competition, but is already considered one of the most exciting international swimming competitions in the world.
FINA - Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (International Aquatics Federation) is the International Summer Sports Federation affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for all aquatic sports, including swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo.
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