FINA World Aquatics Championships
| FINA World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | mid-year |
| Frequency | biannual |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1973 |
| Organised by | FINA |
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events are contested in a long course (50-meter) pool.
The event was first held in 1973, and is now held every two years. From 1978 to 1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years.
Updated after the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
Except as noted below, there are male and female categories for each event.
Men's and women's events:
Mixed events added at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships:
High diving included since the 15th FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2013 in Barcelona
Open water swimming was first held at the 1991 FINA World Championships.
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