History
FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) organises World Championships as of 1973. At the first edition 4 disciplines – swimming, synchronised swimming, diving and men’s water polo – formed part of the competition.
The below table lists key data on the previous FINA World Championships. It gives evidence of the fact what a great sport event it has become in the past years generating undoubted global popularity.
Click on the date of the World Championships and you will find a short summary about the event!
Date of FINA World Championships
Host city
No. of participating countries
No. of athletes
2015
Kazan
184
2.413
