FINA World Aquatics Championships

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

FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are held every two years. They are run by FINA, and use a 50 m pool for the indoor swimming events.

[edit] 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	1,784	20 (m/w)
2007: March 18 – April 1	XII FINA World Championships	Melbourne, Australia		20 (m/w)
2009	XIII FINA World Championships	Rome, Italy (2)
2011	XIV FINA World Championships	Shanghai, China

[edit] Sports

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

Diving
- Springboard
  - 1 m
- Platform
  - 3 m
  - 10 m
- Synchronized
  - Springboard
  - Platform
Swimming
- Open water
  - 5 km
  - 10 km
  - 25 km
- Pool - held in a 50 m swimming pool
  - breast stroke
  - butterfly stroke
  - backstroke
  - freestyle
  - individual medley
  - medley relay
  - 50 m
  - 100 m
  - 200 m
  - 400 m
  - 800 m
  - 1500 m
- Synchronized swimming
  - individual
  - pairs
  - quad
  - eights
  - combination
Water polo