The 6th

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, was held in

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. The championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Over 600 athletes from 90 different countries competed at the Championships.

Host selection

Hosting rights were originally awarded to

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, but they decided to withdraw since they were already hosting the

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is scheduled to host the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Host city

has previously hosted

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4 times since 1982.

Venue

The event was held at the Indiana University Natatorium, which is best known for hosting the

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. The pool is on the campus of

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Medal summary

Medal table

Men

Women

Mixed

Notes

Relay medalists in ''italics'' participated in the heats only.
Subsequently broken by Taylor Ruck in the women's 4×100 freestyle relay.
Not recognized as a record as it was set in a mixed relay.
Matthew Willenbring of USA originally finished third in men's 100m freestyle, but later was disqualified for doping. FINA also decided to disqualify men's 4×100m freestyle and 4×100m medley relays and 4x100m mixed freestyle relay in which Willenbring had swum.

Participating countries

Competitors from the following 90 countries participated at the Championships."6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2017: Athletes"
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References

External links

Results
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