| 12th FINA World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Date | 17 March – 1 April 2007 |
| Opened by | Michael Jeffery |
| 2007 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Duet | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Team | ||
| Technical | women | |
| Free | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The2007 World Aquatics Championships, or theXII FINA World Championships, were held inMelbourne,Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: theMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (diving and water polo),St Kilda Beach (open water), andRod Laver Arena in a temporary pool christened theSusie O'Neill Pool (synchro and swimming).
A total of 2,158 athletes from 167 nations participated in the 2007 championships.[1] The total number of spectators was more than 215,000, setting a new record attendance for the event.FINA PresidentMustapha Larfaoui described the competition as "the biggest and best in history."[2]
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 14 | 5 | 40 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS)* | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 19 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 66 | 65 | 64 | 195 | |
At the end of the competition, the medals table contained an entry forTunisia, with one gold and one silver medal, both won byOussama Mellouli. However, on 11 September 2007, theCourt of Arbitration for Sport inLausanne,Switzerland vacated these results imposing an 18-month competition ban on Mellouli, effective retroactively to 30 October 2006 fordoping withamphetamine.
The Swimming competition comprised various events using all four strokes (Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Backstroke) for men and women ranging in distance from 50 m up to 1500 m.
A total of 40 gold medals were available for the Championships. The swimming schedule took place over eight days during the second week of the Championships.
The Swimming events were held at the 15,000-seatRod Laver Arena using a temporary pool.
The open water swimming competition saw men and women competing in events over 5 km, 10 km and 25 km distances. Events were held atSt Kilda Beach.
The synchronised swimming competition featured a solo, a duet, and a team competition. There was also a combination routine, consisting of a mixture of the solo, duet and team routine. Events were held at the 15,000-seat Rod Laver Arena using a temporary pool.
The diving competition saw athletes competing for 10 gold medals. Athletes contested the 1 m and 3 m Springboard events, as well as the 10 m Platform as individuals. There were 3 m and 10 m synchronised events for men and women competing as a team. Events were held at the indoor diving pool at theMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.
The water polo competition featured 16 men's teams and 16 women's teams. For each of the two tournaments, a round robin competition took place in four divisions, each with four teams, with the two highest placed teams moving through the medal rounds.
The water polo tournaments were held at the 9,000-seat outdoor pool at theMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, which was constructed for the2006 Commonwealth Games swimming competition.
The water polo competition also served as the qualifying tournament for the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing.
Melbourne was awarded the right to host the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships by the FINA Bureau in Barcelona, Spain on 12 July 2003. Melbourne's bid defeated the bid by Dubai, UAE by a vote of 15 to 6.