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2013 World Aquatics Championships
15th FINA World Championships
15th FINA World Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 15th FINA World Championships |
| image | 2013 World Aquatics Championships logo.svg |
| hostcity | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| dates | 20 July–4 August 2013 |
| venues | Palau Sant Jordi |
| nations | 181 |
| athletes | 2293 |
| opened | Juan Carlos I of Spain |
| closed | Julio Maglione |
| previous | [Shanghai 2011](2011-world-aquatics-championships) |
| next | [Kazan 2015](2015-world-aquatics-championships) |
The 15th FINA World Championships (, ) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 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. 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 2003 World Aquatics Championships:
- Palau Sant Jordi (swimming, synchronized swimming)
- Port Vell (open water swimming, high diving)
- Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc (diving)
- Piscines Bernat Picornell (water polo)
Schedule
This was the first time the World Aquatic Championships included high diving.
The opening ceremonies took place on July 19, 2013.
| ● | Other competitions |
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:All dates are CEST (UTC+2)
| July–August 2013 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sun | Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| medals | Total gold medals | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 68 | Cumulative total | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Diving pictogram.svg | 20px | alt= | link=]] Diving | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Diving pictogram.svg | 20px | alt= | link=]] High diving | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg | 20px | alt= | link=]] Open water swimming | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg | 20px | alt= | link=]] Swimming | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg | 20px | alt= | link=]] Synchronised swimming | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Water polo pictogram.svg | 20px | alt= | link=]] Water polo | 2 |
Medal table
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:
| Date | Event | Round | Time | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2013 | Women's 100 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 1:04.35 | Rūta Meilutytė | LTU |
| July 30, 2013 | Women's 1500 metre freestyle | Final | 15:36.53 | Katie Ledecky | USA |
| August 1, 2013 | Women's 200 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 2:19.11 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | DEN |
| August 3, 2013 | Women's 50 m breaststroke | Heats | 29.78 | Yuliya Yefimova | RUS |
| Women's 50 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 29.48 | Rūta Meilutytė | LIT | |
| Women's 800 metre freestyle | Final | 8:13.86 | Katie Ledecky | USA |
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. Ecuador, currently suspended by FINA, participated under the FINA flag as independent athletes.
- ALB
- ALG
- ASA
- AND
- ANG
- ANT
- ARG
- ARM
- ARU
- AUS
- AUT
- AZE
- BAH
- BRN
- BAN
- BAR
- BLR
- BEL
- BEN
- BER
- BOL
- BIH
- BOT
- BRA
- BRU
- BUL
- BUR
- BDI
- CAM
- CAN
- CAF
- CHI
- CHN
- TPE
- COL
- COM
- CGO
- COD
- COK
- CRC
- CRO
- CUB
- CYP
- CZE
- DEN
- DJI
- DOM
- EGY
- ESA
- EST
- ETH
- FRO
- FSM
- FIJ
- ECU
- FIN
- FRA
- GAM
- GEO
- GER
- GHA
- GBR
- GRE
- GRN
- GUM
- GUA
- GUI
- GUY
- HON
- HKG
- HUN
- ISL
- IND
- INA
- IRI
- IRQ
- IRL
- ISR
- ITA
- CIV
- JAM
- JPN
- JOR
- KAZ
- KEN
- PRK
- KOR
- KUW
- KGZ
- LAO
- LAT
- LIB
- LES
- LBA
- LIE
- LTU
- LUX
- MAC
- MKD
- MAD
- MAS
- MDV
- MLI
- MLT
- MHL
- MRI
- MEX
- MDA
- MON
- MGL
- MNE
- MAR
- MOZ
- MYA
- NAM
- NEP
- NED
- AHO
- NZL
- NCA
- NIG
- NGR
- NMI
- NOR
- PAK
- PLW
- PLE
- PAN
- PNG
- PAR
- PER
- PHI
- POL
- POR
- PUR
- QAT
- ROU
- RUS
- RWA
- LCA
- VIN
- SAM
- SEN
- SRB
- SEY
- SLE
- SIN
- SVK
- SLO
- SOM
- RSA
- ESP ( Host )
- SRI
- SUD
- SUR
- SWE
- SUI
- SYR
- TAH
- TJK
- TAN
- THA
- TOG
- TGA
- TRI
- TUN
- TUR
- TKM
- UGA
- UKR
- UAE
- USA
- ISV
- URU
- UZB
- VEN
- VIE
- YEM
- ZAM
- ZIM
References
- {{in lang. link. (July 20, 2011 (trans: 2013 Worlds has a name: Barcelona!); posted by the Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN) on 2010-09-26; retrieved 2010-09-27.)
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/swimming/8029566/Fina-select-Barcelona-to-host-2013-World-Swimming-Championships.html%20 Fina select Barcelona to host 2013 World Swimming Championships.html] {{webarchive. link. (October 8, 2010)
- link. (June 13, 2011 , published by [[FINA]] on 2010-05-15; retrieved 2010-06-22.)
- {{in lang. ca [http://www.esport3.cat/noticia/872086/poliesportiu/Barcelona-organitzara-el-Mundial-de-natacio-del-2013 Barcelona organitzarà el Mundial de natació del 2013]
- {{in lang
- (April 2019)
- [http://www.bcn2013.com/upload/images/BCN2013_Calendar.pdf Calendar]{{dead link. (August 2013)
- "Venues". Fina.org.
- "Buy your tickets". BCN2013.
- "Swimming Teams". Bcn2013.com.
- "Diving Teams". Bcn2013.com.
- "Open Water Teams". Bcn2013.com.
- "Water Polo Teams". Bcn2013.com.
- "FINA independent athletes". Bcn2013.com.
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