The two-week long aquatic championships will take place at the Stanford University Avery Aquatic Center and include competition in swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. The open water competition will be held at Robert Crown Beach on the San Francisco Bay.
“Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center is a tremendous venue for this event,” says Michael Moore, chair of the local organizing committee. “For the first time in the history of the World Championships, the venue set-up will allow participants from each sport to see, cheer, and support athletes from the other disciplines. We are delighted FINA approved our suggested calendar.” Moore also noted that Northern California is a great destination for aquatic competitors from all over the word. “We expect at least 8000 competitors to come and enjoy the competition, the weather and the extraordinary venues.”
XI FINA Masters World Championships
August 3 – August 16, 2006
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Thursday, August 3 Opening Ceremonies
Friday, August 4 Swimming
Saturday, August 5 Swimming
Sunday, August 6 Swimming Water Polo Preliminaries
Monday, August 7 Swimming Water Polo Preliminaries
Tuesday, August 8 Swimming Water Polo Preliminaries
Wednesday, August 9 Swimming Water Polo
Thursday, August 10 Swimming Closing Ceremonies, Water Polo
Friday, August 11 Water Polo Finals Open Water Swim
Saturday, August 12 Water Polo Finals
Sunday, August 13 Synchronized Swimming Diving 1 & 3 Springboard
Monday, August 14 Synchronized Swimming Diving 1 & 3 Springboard
Tuesday, August 15 Synchronized Swimming Diving 1 & 3 Springboard
Wednesday, August 16 Synchronized Swimming Diving Platform
Thursday, August 17 Synchronized Swimming
La Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), the international governing body for aquatic sports, has awarded the XI FINA World Masters Swimming Championships to the United States for only the second time in history. The last time the event took place in North America, was when Montreal played host in 1994.
