World Aquatics Day
Observed byGlobal
TypeFINA World Aquatics Day
CelebrationsCompetitions and events
DateFirst weekend of July
FrequencyAnnual

World Aquatics Day is an international day which recognises, and celebrates physical activity in aquatic sports. It was established by the organisation FINA, and takes place on the first weekend of July.[1][2] This comes just before 19 July, which commemorates the founding of the federation in London, 1908.[3]

When the FINA Bureau held a meeting in 2016, an international world day of aquatics was established, in an effort to encourage people around the globe to take part in any form of exercise in water. This includes, but not limited to: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming,[4][5] water polo, and open water swimming,[6] which are the six disciplines currently overseen by FINA. Aquatic organisations around the world organise activities and events to promote the positive wellbeing aquatic exercise can have.[7] In 2020, due to the health crisis forcing many pools to close, organisations continued to promote aquatic sports with alternative dry land competitions.[8]

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References

  1. ^ "FINA World Aquatics Day 2020 | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org.
  2. ^ "World Aquatics Day Celebrated In Nevis". 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ "International Swimming Federation - Olympic Sport". International Olympic Committee. November 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Synchronized swimming to be called artistic swimming". Cbc.ca. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  5. ^ FINA (September 13, 2017). "FINA artistic swimming rules 2017-2021" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. ^ FINA Sports page Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine from the FINA website (www.fina.org); retrieved 2013-06-05.
  7. ^ "USF take Aquatic Day celebrations online". Daily Monitor. 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Swimming drowns in 'deep losses'". Daily Monitor. January 2021.
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