2018 FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships

16th FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships
Host cityBudapest, Hungary
Date(s)18–22 July
Venue(s)Danube Arena

The 16th FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships was held from 18 to 22 July 2018 at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary.[1] It was the first World Junior Championships following the renaming of the sport from synchronized swimming to artistic swimming to reflect the incorporation of evaluation criteria emphasizing choreography and artistic expression, in addition to synchronization, and was the first to use the name World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships at the time of competition.[2][3][4][5]

This 2018 edition also marked the first time men were allowed to compete at any edition of the Championships, with a mixed gender duet debuted that featured one male and one female swimmer per duo.[3]

  1. ^ "PR 52 - Budapest sets to provide background to World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships". FINA. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ The Associated Press (22 July 2017). "Synchronized swimming to be called artistic swimming". CBC.ca. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kamardina, Olga (15 July 2018). "Budapest sets stage for the world's best junior artistic swimmers". FINA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Synchronized Swimming Officially Becomes Artistic Swimming". Wheaton Lyons. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ "What is the difference between synchronized swimming and artistic swimming?". Diario AS. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.