The 17th FINA World Championships () were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.FINA Announces Dates for 2017 World Championships; Masters Worlds to Follow published by SwimSwam on 17 June 2014. (Kazan (RUS) and Guadalajara (MEX), next organisers ); posted by the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) on 15 July 2011; retrieved 2011-08-01.
Host selection On 15 July 2011, at the biennial General Congress of FINA in Shanghai, the host city of the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico was announced as the winning bid. Kazan, Russia was awarded the 2015 Championships in the same vote, whereas the rival bid from Hong Kong, China was left unrewarded. Guangzhou (China) and Montreal (Canada) had withdrawn their bids shortly before the vote.
In February 2015, Mexico withdrew from hosting the world championships, saying they could not afford the $100 million price tag for hosting the multi-sport aquatic event.«México renuncia al Mundial de Natación 2017 por falta de dinero». El Mundo, 18 February 2015. FINA Bureau members held a vote by email for a replacement host city, with the majority voting in favour of bringing forward Budapest as host city for 2017 (originally announced as the 2021 host city), and re-running the bidding process for the 2021 edition for the Championships.«Gwangju, Budapest win right to host worlds» Reuters, 31 July 2017 On 11 March 2015, it was announced that Budapest would host the 2017 Championships.Budapest (HUN) to host FINA World Championships in 2017
Symbols The logo of 2017 World Aquatics Championships was inspired by water and Hungarian folk art. The White water roses Lali (male) and Lili (female) in swimming costumes were selected as mascots of the championships. Slogan of the championships was Water, Wonder, Welcome.
The Hungarian National Bank issued a commemorative version of the 50 Ft circulation coin on the occasion of the 17th FINA World Championships to be held in Hungary. and Hungarian Post produced 200,000 stamps and the commemorative booklet with envelope and stamp of first day mail cancellation.
Venues The two main competition venues are located in Budapest: Danube Arena, a brand-new indoor swimming pool complex for swimming and diving on the eastern bank of the Danube just north of Margaret Island, and the existing Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, on Margaret Island itself, for water polo. Open water swimming events are held at Lake Balaton.Budapest's New Pool To Host FINA Words in 2017 posted by swimvortex.com; retrieved 23 July 2013. High diving and synchronised swimming are held at temporary venues in Budapest.
Schedule A total of 75 Medal events are held across six disciplines.
All dates are CEST (UTC+2) ●Opening ceremony●Other competitions●Finals●Closing ceremonyMMen's matchesWWomen's matches July1415161718192021222324252627282930TotalCeremonies ● ●75 Swimming4455556842 Open water swimming1111127Synchronized swimming●111111129Diving●3221111213High diving●112 Water poloWMWMWMWMWMWMWM2
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Media coverage In the United States, NBCUniversal holds rights to the event. Events shall be televised on NBC, NBCSN, and the Olympic Channel. In the UK, the championships have been shown on the BBC Red Button and BBC Two.
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