2013 World Aquatics Championships
The 15th FINA World Championships were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The 2013 World Championships featured 6 aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, high diving, open water, and synchronised swimming.
The Championships were originally awarded to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in July 2009; however, Dubai withdrew as host in May 2010. FINA then re-bid the meet, and Barcelona was selected on September 26, 2010.
Venues
The venues that hosted the events were previously used for the 2003 World Aquatics Championships:- Palau Sant Jordi
- Port Vell
- Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc
- Piscines Bernat Picornell
Schedule
The opening ceremonies took place on July 19, 2013.
| 1 | Number of finals |
| ● | Other competitions |
| July–August 2013 | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | 22 Mon | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | 28 Sun | 29 Mon | 30 Tue | 31 Wed | 1 Thu | 2 Fri | 3 Sat | 4 Sun | Gold medals |
| Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| High diving | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Open water swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Swimming | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 40 | ||||||||
| Synchronised swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Water polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total gold medals | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 68 |
| Cumulative total | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 68 |
Medal table
Competition
Diving
High diving
Open water swimming
On the first day of competition on July 20, American Haley Anderson won the first gold of the competition in the women's 5 km, just beating Brazilian Poliana Okimoto 56:34.2 to 56:34.4. In the second event on day one, Tunisian Oussama Mellouli won the men's 5 km race with a time of 53:30.4.Swimming
World records
The following world records were established during the competition:| Date | Event | Round | Time | Name | Nation |
| July 29, 2013 | Women's 100 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 1:04.35 | Rūta Meilutytė | |
| July 30, 2013 | Women's 1500 metre freestyle | Final | 15:36.53 | Katie Ledecky | |
| August 1, 2013 | Women's 200 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 2:19.11 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | |
| August 3, 2013 | Women's 50 m breaststroke | Heats | 29.78 | Yuliya Yefimova | |
| August 3, 2013 | Women's 50 m breaststroke | Semifinals | 29.48 | Rūta Meilutytė | |
| August 3, 2013 | Women's 800 metre freestyle | Final | 8:13.86 | Katie Ledecky |