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16.2 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup. ... CMAS World Cup Depth Series ... WA Open Water Swimming Calendar here.
World Aquatics Championships (50 m pool, open water), pool since 1973, open water since 1991 [3] [5] World Swimming Championships (25 m pool), since 1993, for example 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) [3] World Open Water Championships, 2000 to 2010, for example 2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The distance is 19.7 km (12.2 mi) and it is one of the largest open water swimming events in the world, with 2,400 swimmers participating in the 2015 event. [1] It is held in February each year and is open to solo swimmers and teams of two or four. A second event, "Champions of the Channel" for elite solo swimmers, was introduced in 2016.
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. Competitive open water swimming is governed by the International Swimming Federation, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), except when it is part of multi-sport events , which are governed by the World Triathlon .
The championships were first staged in 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, with competitions held in swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo. [2] In 1991 open water swimming was added to the championships as a fifth discipline. [3] In 2013 high diving was added to the championships as a sixth discipline. [4]
World Aquatics oversees aquatic competitions in swimming, water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and high diving. The World Cup event in Berlin, Germany, will run from October ...
Open water swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 3 to 8 February 2024 at the Doha Old Port, Qatar. [1] [2] [3] Schedule.
A swimmer’s disqualification on a technicality after winning a college conference final has led to one teammate branding the decision as the “dumbest rule in swimming.”