The 15th

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( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in

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.El Mundial 2013 ya tiene nombre... ¡BARCELONA!
(trans: 2013 Worlds has a name: Barcelona!); posted by the Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN) on 2010-09-26; retrieved 2010-09-27. The 2013 World Championships featured 6 aquatics disciplines:

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water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with th ...

, diving,

high diving High diving is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. High diving can be performed as an adventure sport (as with cliff diving), as a performance stunt (as with many records attempts), or competitively during sporting even ...

, open water, and

synchronised swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédératio ...

. The Championships were originally awarded to

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, in July 2009; however, Dubai withdrew as host in May 2010.FINA Press Release 2010–27
Update on 2010 & 2013 FINA World Championships in Dubai (UAE)
, published by

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on 2010-05-15; retrieved 2010-06-22. FINA then re-bid the meet, and Barcelona was selected on September 26, 2010.

Venues

The venues that hosted the events were previously used for the

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: * Palau Sant Jordi (swimming, synchronized swimming) * Port Vell (open water swimming, high diving) *

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(diving) *

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(water polo)

Schedule

This was the first time the World Aquatic Championships included high diving. The opening ceremonies took place on July 19, 2013. :''All dates are CEST (

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)''

Medal table

Competition

Diving

High diving

Open water swimming

On the first day of competition on July 20, American

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won the first gold of the competition in the women's 5 km, just beating Brazilian

Poliana Okimoto Poliana Okimoto (born March 8, 1983) is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer. Career She was at the 2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Moscow, where she finished 18th in the 800-metre freestyle. She won the Travessia dos Fortes in ...

56:34.2 to 56:34.4. In the second event on day one, Tunisian

Oussama Mellouli Oussama "Ous" Mellouli ( ar, أسامة الملولي; born 16 February 1984) is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He is a three-time Olympic medalist, is an African record holder, and trains with the USC Tro ...

won the men's 5 km race with a time of 53:30.4.

Swimming

World records

The following

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were established during the competition:

Synchronised swimming

Water polo

Participating nations

181 nations entered the competition.

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

, currently suspended by FINA, participated under the FINA flag as independent athletes.

Notes and references

External links

Official event website
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World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...

2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...