2001 World Aquatics Championships
Swimming championships in Fukuoka, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001.
9th FINA World Championships | |
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Host city | Fukuoka, Japan |
Date(s) | July 16–29, 2001 |
Officially opened by | Akihito |
The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the swimming and synchronised swimming events, were held at Marine Messe, an indoor multi-purpose facility. The temporary 50-m pool with 10,000 seats on three sides cost US$4 million for the two-week period. The Fukuoka Prefectural Pool hosted the diving events, with open water swimming taking place at Momochi Beach. Water polo was held at two locations: the men's competition took place at Hakata-no-Mori Center Court and the women's event at the Nishi Civic Pool.