2013 World Aquatics Championships
15th FINA World Championships
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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.
| 15th FINA World Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Date | 20 July–4 August 2013 |
| Venue | Palau Sant Jordi |
| Nations | 181 |
| Athletes | 2293 |
| Opened by | Juan Carlos I of Spain |
| Closed by | Julio Maglione |
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]
- 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.[7][8]
The opening ceremonies took place on July 19, 2013.[9]
| 1 | Number of finals |
| ● | Other competitions |
| July–August 2013 | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Diving
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| High diving
| ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Open water swimming
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Swimming
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 40 | ||||||||
 Synchronised swimming
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
 Water polo
| ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 15 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 |  China | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 |  Russia | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 |  France | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Australia | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 |  South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Spain* | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 |  Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Denmark | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 |  Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 |  Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Canada | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 |  Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 68 | 69 | 67 | 204 | |
Competition
Diving
High diving
Open water swimming
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
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 | Lithuania |
| July 30, 2013 | Women's 1500 metre freestyle | Final | 15:36.53 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
| August 1, 2013 | Women's 200 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 2:19.11 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark |
| August 3, 2013 | Women's 50 m breaststroke | Heats | 29.78 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
| Women's 50 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 29.48 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | |
| Women's 800 metre freestyle | Final | 8:13.86 | Katie Ledecky | United States |
Synchronised swimming
Water polo
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]
Albania (4)
Algeria (2)
American Samoa (1)
Andorra (3)
Angola (4)
Antigua and Barbuda (3)
Argentina (10)
Armenia (5)
Aruba (5)
Australia (83)
Austria (7)
Azerbaijan (6)
Bahamas (4)
Bahrain (4)
Bangladesh (3)
Barbados (2)
Belarus (22)
Belgium (11)
Benin (3)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (5)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (3)
Brazil (53)
Brunei (4)
Bulgaria (7)
Burkina Faso (3)
Burundi (3)
Cambodia (3)
Canada (85)
Central African Republic (3)
Chile (4)
China (105)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Colombia (15)
Comoros (2)
Republic of the Congo (2)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (18)
Croatia (21)
Cuba (16)
Cyprus (3)
Czech Republic (21)
Denmark (4)
Djibouti (3)
Dominican Republic (6)
Egypt (25)
El Salvador (4)
Estonia (3)
Ethiopia (3)
Faroe Islands (4)
Federated States of Micronesia (3)
Fiji (4)
Ecuador (9)
Finland (13)
France (50)
The Gambia (1)
Georgia (4)
Germany (61)
Ghana (3)
Great Britain (72)
Greece (50)
Grenada (3)
Guam (3)
Guatemala (5)
Guinea (3)
Guyana (3)
Honduras (4)
Hong Kong (17)
Hungary (47)
Iceland (4)
India (5)
Indonesia (15)
Iran (2)
Iraq (2)
Ireland (4)
Israel (10)
Italy (103)
Ivory Coast (3)
Jamaica (3)
Japan (51)
Jordan (3)
Kazakhstan (47)
Kenya (3)
North Korea (15)
South Korea (29)
Kuwait (4)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Laos (3)
Latvia (4)
Lebanon (3)
Lesotho (1)
Libya (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Lithuania (11)
Luxembourg (5)
Macau (21)
Macedonia (3)
Madagascar (4)
Malaysia (15)
Maldives (3)
Mali (3)
Malta (2)
Marshall Islands (3)
Mauritius (3)
Mexico (47)
Moldova (3)
Monaco (1)
Mongolia (4)
Montenegro (13)
Morocco (4)
Mozambique (2)
Myanmar (3)
Namibia (3)
Nepal (4)
Netherlands (39)
Netherlands Antilles (3)
New Zealand (52)
Nicaragua (3)
Niger (6)
Nigeria (3)
Northern Mariana Islands (4)
Norway (8)
Pakistan (4)
Palau (3)
Palestine (4)
Panama (3)
Papua New Guinea (3)
Paraguay (4)
Peru (4)
Philippines (3)
Poland (20)
Portugal (9)
Puerto Rico (4)
Qatar (6)
Romania (19)
Russia (82)
Rwanda (4)
Saint Lucia (5)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
Samoa (3)
Senegal (3)
Serbia (24)
Seychelles (3)
Sierra Leone (2)
Singapore (20)
Slovakia (9)
Slovenia (14)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (58)
Spain (69) ( Host )
Sri Lanka (4)
Sudan (5)
Suriname (4)
Sweden (16)
Switzerland (16)
Syria (4)
Tahiti (2)
Tajikistan (3)
Tanzania (3)
Thailand (15)
Togo (3)
Tonga (3)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Tunisia (7)
Turkey (21)
Turkmenistan (4)
Uganda (3)
Ukraine (38)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United States (115)
Virgin Islands (2)
Uruguay (4)
Uzbekistan (21)
Venezuela (23)
Vietnam (3)
Yemen (2)
Zambia (3)
Zimbabwe (3)
