2007 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The '2007 World Aquatics Championships' or the 'XII FINA World Championships' were held in Melbourne, Australia from March 17 to April 1, 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (diving and water polo), St Kilda Beach (open water), and Rod Laver Arena in a temporary pool christened the Susie O'Neill Pool (synchro and swimming).
The total attendance for the championships was more than 215,000, setting a new record attendance for the event.

Contents

Medals Table

Competition

Swimming

Open Water Swimming

Synchronised Swimming

Diving

Water Polo

Bidding process

Other resources

External links

Medals Table

Place	Nation				Total
1	(USA)	21	14	5	40
2	(RUS)	11	6	7	24
3	(AUS)	9	7	10	26
4	(CHN)	9	5	2	16
5	(FRA)	3	2	2	7
6	(GER)	2	5	4	11
7	(RSA)	2	0	1	3
8	(JPN)	1	4	8	13
9	(CAN)	1	3	1	5
10	(ITA)	1	2	5	8
11	(POL)	1	2	1	4
12	(SWE)	1	1	1	3
13	(TUN)	1	1	0	2
14	(KOR)	1	0	1	2
	(UKR)	1	0	1	2
16	(CRO)	1	0	0	1
17	(ESP)	0	4	3	7
18	(NED)	0	2	3	5
	(GBR)	0	2	3	5
20	(ZIM)	0	2	0	2
21	(HUN)	0	1	1	2
22	(BLR)	0	1	0	1
	(SUI)	0	1	0	1
24	(AUT)	0	0	1	1
	(DEN)	0	0	1	1
	(EGY)	0	0	1	1
	(GRE)	0	0	1	1
	(VEN)	0	0	1	1
'Total'		'66'	'65'	'64'	'195'

Competition

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

The Swimming competition comprised various events using all four strokes (Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Backstroke) for men and women ranging in distance from 50 m up to 1500 m.
A total of 40 gold medals were be available for the Championships. The swimming schedule took place over eight days during the second week of the Championships.
The Swimming events were held at the 15,000 seat Rod Laver Arena using a temporary pool.

Open Water Swimming

Main articles: Open Water Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

The Open Water Swimming competition saw men and women competing in events over 5 km, 10 km and 25 km distances.
The Open Water Swimming events were held at St Kilda Beach.

Synchronised Swimming

Main articles: Synchronized Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

The Synchronised Swimming competition featured a solo, a duet, and a team competition. There was also a combination routine, consisting of a mixture of the solo, duet and team routine.
The Synchronised Swimming events were held at the 15,000 seat Rod Laver Arena using a temporary pool.

Diving

Main articles: Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

The Diving competition saw athletes competing for 10 gold medals. Athletes contested the 1 m and 3 m Springboard events, as well as the 10 m Platform as individuals. There were 3 m and 10 m synchronised events for men and women competing as a team.
The Diving events were held at the indoor diving pool at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Water Polo

Main articles: Water Polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

The Water Polo competition featured 16 men’s and women’s teams. A round robin competition took place in four divisions, each with four teams, with the two highest placed teams moving through the medal rounds.
The Water Polo was held at the 9,000 seat outdoor pool at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, which was constructed for the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimming competition.
The Water Polo competition also served as the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Bidding process

Melbourne was awarded the right to host the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships in 2007 by the FINA Bureau in Barcelona, Spain on July 12, 2003.
Melbourne's bid defeated a bid by Dubai, UAE by a vote of 15 votes to 6.

Other resources

External links

★ Melbourne 2007 official website

★ Swim Rankings results

★ Results (from Omega Timing): Diving, Open Water, Swimming, Synchro, and Water Polo.