hosting bids

Fukuoka, Doha to Host 2021 and 2023 World Championships

The FINA World Aquatics Championships will return to Fukuoka, Japan for the second time in 2021.

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Louisville Schedule to Host First “American Athletic Conference” Championship Meet

Louisville’s Ralph R. Wright will host the AAC Championship for the first, and only, time in 2014. (Photo: Circle Design Group, Inc.)

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Hosts Awarded for 2015 and 2017 World Junior Championships

The historic city of Budapest is slotted to host the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships. (Photo: Heinz Albers/www.heinzalbers.org)

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Indianapolis Out of the Running for 2016 Olympic Trials

Indianapolis, Indiana has been knocked out of the running to host the 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. They were informed…

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International Olympic Committee Begins 4-Day Inspection of Madrid for 2020 Bid

All three finalists for the 2020 Olympics have incredible architecture, but Madrid’s should not be undervalued even against Istanbul and Tokyo. Above is the Calle de Alca, the longest street in Madrid. (Photo: Antonio Garcia Rodriguez)

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Greensboro Selected to Host 2013 Winter Junior Nationals

The Greensboro Aquatic Center is breaking the ice, so-to-speak, with USA Swimming this December.

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Houston, USA Swimming Once Again Considering Bid for Short Course Worlds

Houston’s Toyota Center is being mulled as a possible bidder for the 2018 World Championships. (Photo Courtesy: Ed Uthman)

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USA Swimming Names 6 Finalists for 2016 Olympic Trials Hosting

St. Louis, Missouri was one of the surprise finalists for the 2016 Olympic Trials. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Istanbul, Tokyo, and Madrid Officially Hand Over Bids for 2020 Olympic Games

The existing 5,000 seat facility at the Tatsumi International Aquatic Centre in Tokyo would serve as one portion of a massive aquatics complex for the 2020 Olympics.

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2012 Short Course Worlds to be Televised ‘Same Day’

The Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul will host the 2012 Short Course World Championships (Photo Courtesy: Myrat)

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FINA Names Three Finalists (One American) to Host 2016/2018 Short Course World Championships

Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario are among three finalists to host two World Championships later this decade. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Windsor, Canada Moving Forward on 2016/2018 SC Worlds Bid

The city of Windsor in Ontario, home to 211,000, is moving ahead with its bid for the World Championships.

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Casablanca Out as 2013 FINA Jr. World Championships Host

“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world…” (Photo Courtesy: Warner Bros.)

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Louisville Reportedly in Running for 2016 Olympic Trials

Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center is the city’s biggest arena that could potentially host the 2016 Olympic Trials (Photo Courtesy: David Finch).

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Houston Bids for 2016, 2018 World Championships

The Berry Center, a high school arena in Northwest Houston, is a possible candidate to be converted to a pool for a few weeks (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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