World Swimming Championships Trivia

The 1st FINA World Championships were held in the city of Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1973.
Three cities have hosted the championships twice: Barcelona (2003 & 2013), Rome (1994 & 2009) and Perth (1991 & 1998). (see Hosts list)

The events that were part of the 1st Championships were: swimming, men’s water polo, diving and synchronized swimming.
Synchronized Diving was added to the World Swimming Championship program in 1998.
high diving discipline was added to the program for the 2013 championships.
696 athletes competed at the 1st FINA World Championships in Belgrade, compared to 1784 competing athletes at the World Championships in Montreal.
Temporary pools were used at the World Championships in Fukuoka (2001), Barcelona (2003) and Montreal (2005).

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