2011 World Aquatics Championships

14th FINA World Championships
Host city	Shanghai, China
Date(s)	16–31 July 2011
Venue(s)	Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
Nations participating	181
Athletes participating	2220
Officially opened by	Yu Zhengsheng
Officially closed by	Julio Maglione
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The 14th FINA World Championships (Chinese: 2011年世界游泳锦标赛) were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronized swimming. At this championships, synchronized swimmer Natalia Ishchenko, of Russia, was the most decorated competitor winning all six gold medals of her events, at solo, duet and team routines. These championships served as qualifying stages for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

FINA announced Shanghai as the host on 24 March 2007, over other finalist Doha, Qatar.^[1]