- 2007 World Aquatics Championships
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2007 FINA
World ChampionshipsDiving Individual 1 m men women 3 m men women 10 m men women Synchronised 3 m men women 10 m men women Open water swimming 5 km men women 10 km men women 25 km men women Swimming Freestyle 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women 800 m men women 1500 m men women Backstroke 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women Breaststroke 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women Butterfly 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women Individual medley 200 m men women 400 m men women Freestyle relay 4×100 m men women 4×200 m men women Medley relay 4×100 m men women Synchronised swimming Solo Technical Free Duet Technical Free Team Technical Free Combination Water polo men • women The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 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.
A total of 2,158 athletes from 167 nations participated in the 2007 Worlds.[1]
Contents
Medals table
Host nation
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 
United States21 14 5 40 2 
Russia11 6 8 25 3 
Australia9 9 8 26 4 
China9 5 2 16 5 
France3 2 2 7 6 
Germany2 5 4 11 7 
Poland2 1 1 4 8 
South Africa2 0 1 3 9 
Japan1 4 8 13 10 
Canada1 3 1 5 11 
Italy1 2 6 9 12 
Sweden1 1 1 3 13 
South Korea1 0 1 2 13 
Ukraine1 0 1 2 15 
Croatia1 0 0 1 16 
Spain0 4 3 7 17 
Netherlands0 2 3 5 17 
Great Britain0 2 3 5 19 
Zimbabwe0 2 0 2 20 
Hungary0 1 1 2 21 
Belarus0 1 0 1 21 
Switzerland0 1 0 1 23 
Austria0 0 1 1 23 
Denmark0 0 1 1 23 
Egypt0 0 1 1 23 
Greece0 0 1 1 23 
Venezuela0 0 1 1 Total 66 65 64 195 At the end of the competition, the medals table contained an entry for Tunisia, with one gold and one silver medal, both won by Oussama Mellouli. However, on 11 September 2007, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland vacated these results imposing an 18-month competition ban on Mellouli, effective retroactively to 30 October 2006 for doping with amphetamine.
Competition
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 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
The open water swimming competition saw men and women competing in events over 5 km, 10 km and 25 km distances. Events were held at St Kilda Beach.
Synchronised swimming
Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 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. Events were held at the 15,000 seat Rod Laver Arena using a temporary pool.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 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. Events were held at the indoor diving pool at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe 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 by the FINA Bureau in Barcelona, Spain on 12 July 2003. Melbourne's bid defeated the bid by Dubai, UAE by a vote of 15 to 6.
References
- ^ PR52 - 13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Record of participation in Rome (ITA), published by FINA on 2009-07-07, retrieved 9 July 2009. Archived 23 July 2009.
- Melbourne 2007 official website
- Swim Rankings results
- Results (from Omega Timing): Diving, Open Water, Swimming, Synchro, and Water Polo.
Preceded by
2005 World Aquatics Championships
(Montreal, Canada)FINA World Aquatics Championships Succeeded by
2009 World Aquatics Championships
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