15th FINA World Championships
HostcityBarcelona, Catalonia
Dates20 July–4 August 2013
VenuesPalau Sant Jordi
Nations181
Athletes2293
OpenedJuan Carlos I of Spain
ClosedJulio Maglione
PreviousShanghai 2011
NextKazan 2015

The 15th FINA World Championships (Catalan: Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[1][2] The 2013 World Championships featured 6 aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, high diving, open water, and synchronised swimming.

The Championships were originally awarded to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in July 2009; however, Dubai withdrew as host in May 2010.[3] FINA then re-bid the meet, and Barcelona was selected on September 26, 2010.[4][5]

Venues

The venues that hosted the events were previously used for the 2003 World Aquatics Championships:[6]

Schedule

This was the first time the World Aquatic Championships included high diving.[7][8]

The opening ceremonies took place on July 19, 2013.[9]

  1  Number of finals
  ●  Other competitions
All dates are CEST (UTC+2)
July–August 201320
Sat		21
Sun		22
Mon		23
Tue		24
Wed		25
Thu		26
Fri		27
Sat		28
Sun		29
Mon		30
Tue		31
Wed		1
Thu		2
Fri		3
Sat		4
Sun		Gold
medals
Diving1122●111110
High diving●112
Open water swimming211127
Swimming4454555840
Synchronised swimming111●11117
Water polo●●●●●●●●●●●●112
Total gold medals424313245465566868
Cumulative total461013141719232832384348546068

Competition

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

High diving

Main article: High diving at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

On the first day of competition on July 20, American Haley Anderson won the first gold of the competition in the women's 5 km, just beating Brazilian Poliana Okimoto 56:34.2 to 56:34.4. In the second event on day one, Tunisian Oussama Mellouli won the men's 5 km race with a time of 53:30.4.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

World records

The following world records were established during the competition:

DateEventRoundTimeNameNation
July 29, 2013Women's 100 m breaststrokeSemifinals1:04.35Rūta MeilutytėLithuania
July 30, 2013Women's 1500 metre freestyleFinal15:36.53Katie LedeckyUnited States
August 1, 2013Women's 200 m breaststrokeSemifinals2:19.11Rikke Møller PedersenDenmark
August 3, 2013Women's 50 m breaststrokeHeats29.78Yuliya YefimovaRussia
Women's 50 m breaststrokeSemifinals29.48Rūta MeilutytėLIT
Women's 800 metre freestyleFinal8:13.86Katie LedeckyUnited States

Synchronised swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

Participating nations

181 nations entered the competition.[10][11][12][13] Ecuador, currently suspended by FINA, participated under the FINA flag as independent athletes.[14]

Notes and references

  1. ^ (in Spanish) El Mundial 2013 ya tiene nombre... ¡BARCELONA! Archived July 20, 2011 at the Wayback Machine (trans: 2013 Worlds has a name: Barcelona!); posted by the Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN) on 2010-09-26; retrieved 2010-09-27.
  2. ^ Fina select Barcelona to host 2013 World Swimming Championships.html Archived October 8, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ FINA Press Release 2010–27: Update on 2010 & 2013 FINA World Championships in Dubai (UAE) Archived June 13, 2011 at the Wayback Machine, published by FINA on 2010-05-15; retrieved 2010-06-22.
  4. ^ (in Catalan) Barcelona organitzarà el Mundial de natació del 2013
  5. ^ (in Catalan) Barcelona, seu del mundial de natació del 2013
  6. ^ Barcelona officially confirmed as host of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships[dead link]
  7. ^ Calendar[dead link]
  8. ^ "Venues". Fina.org. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  9. ^ "Buy your tickets". BCN2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  10. ^ "Swimming Teams". Bcn2013.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  11. ^ "Diving Teams". Bcn2013.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  12. ^ "Open Water Teams". Bcn2013.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  13. ^ "Water Polo Teams". Bcn2013.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  14. ^ "FINA independent athletes". Bcn2013.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-08-08.