The FINA World Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports including diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
The Championships are conducted by FINA and the pool swimming events are contested in a 50 m, or "long course", pool.
The FINA World Championship event was first held in 1973 and the event is now held every 2 years.
From 1978 to 1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between the Summer Olympic years.
Since 2001, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years. FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) or "Short Course Worlds" are held every two years in a 25 m swimming pool
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Where are the next FINA World Championships going to be held and what year?
Doha 2014 -12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) will be staged by Doha (QAT) fromDecember 3-7, 2014.
What Countries have the FINA World Championships been held in the past?
1973 - I FINA World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1975 - II FINA World Championships Cali, Colombia
1978 - III FINA World Championships Berlin, West Germany
1982 - IV FINA World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
1986 - V FINA World Championships Madrid, Spain
1991 - VI FINA World Championships Perth, Australia
1993 - 1st FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)Spain
1994 - VII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy
1995 - 2nd FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)Brazil
1997 - 3rd FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)Sweden
1998 - VIII FINA World Championships Perth, Australia
1999 - 4th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)HongKong
2000 - 5th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)Greece
2001 - IX FINA World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
2002 - 6th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)Moscow
2003 - X FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain
2004 - 7th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)U.S.
2005 - XI FINA World Championships Montreal, Canada
2006 - 8th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m)Shanghai
2007 - XII FINA World Championships Melbourne, Australia
2008 - 9th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m) UK
2009 - XIII FINA World Championships Rome, Italy
2010 - 10th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m) Dubai
2011 - XIV FINA World Championships Shanghai, China
2012 - 11th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m) Turkey
2013 - XV FINA World Championships Barcelona,
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