12th FINA World Championships Will Have Evening Finals

The 12th FINA World Championships is in Melbourne (AUS) from March 17-April 1, 2007 has been released. In the spectacular scenario of the Rod Laver Arena (up to 15,000 seat capacity), temporary swimming pools installed by AstralPool (FINA Official Partner) will welcome the competitions of swimming and synchronised swimming. The swimming programme runs from March 25 to April 1, with heats being held in the morning and finals in the evening. The synchronised swimmers will compete from March 17-24, also with preliminaries in the morning and finals in the afternoon/evening.

The Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre will host diving March 18-25, in an indoor pool, and water polo March 19-April 1, in an outdoor pool with alternate days for the men's and women's tournaments.

Finally, the open water swimming competition will be contested at St. Kilda Beach - 5 km for men and women on March 18, 10 km women on March 20, 10 km for men on March 21, 25 km for women on March 24 and 25 km for men on March 25.

"Australians love Aquatic Sports and FINA has excellent memories from great competitions in this country - two FINA World Championships in 1991 and 1998 in Perth and the Olympic Games in 2000 in Sydney. I am sure that the FINA Family will experience such emotions during the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne," considers FINA President Mustapha Larfaoui.

"The Organising Committee has done a great job so far, and the competition venues are excellent. The athletes from our 192 National Member Federations will have optimal conditions to deliver unforgettable performances," adds Mr. Larfaoui.