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
1994
Rome
102
1.400
1998
Perth
121
1,371
2001
Fukuoka
134
1.498
2003
Barcelona
157
2,015
2005
Montreal
144
1.784
2007
Melbourne
172
2.158
2009
Rome
175
2.438
2011
Shanghai
181
2.220
2013
Barcelona
178
2.195
2015
Kazan
184
2.413
