This August and September, a wealth of talents will make their debut on the international stage in four FINA disciplines – synchronised swimming, water polo, open water swimming and diving – with the organisation of FINA World Youth and Juniors Championships.
The 14th FINA World Junior Synchro Championships kick off Yesterday, July 30 in Helsinki, Finland with more than 260 swimmers from 34 countries to fight for top honours in solo, duet, team and free combination for five days.
Meanwhile in Istanbul, Turkey (August 2-10) the second edition of the FINA World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships (18 & U) will bring together 20 teams from the strongest and rising nations in the sport. The women’s Championships will follow two weeks later in Madrid, Spain with 16 teams.
In September (5-7), fresh faces of the open water stage will take the plunge in the Lake of Balaton, Hungary for the second edition of the event while Penza, Russia will welcome the world’s best diving talents from the 9th to 14th for a 20th edition of Junior Worlds.
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