
The FINA World Championships are contested in a long course (50-meter) pool. The event was first held in 1973 and is now held every two years. From 1978-1998, the World Championships were held every four years, in the even years between Summer Olympic years. From 2001 on, the Championships have been held every two years, in the odd years. A total of 2,158 athletes from 167 nations will participate in the 2007 Worlds.
Organised in even years, the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) gather the world's fastest swimmers for a five-day, top-level showdown in 25-metre pool.
The 4TH Oceania Swimming Championships is being held from June 11–14, 2002 in Nouméa, New Caledonia. All pool swimming competition will be swum in a 50m (long-course) pool. There are 117 swimmers competing from 10 nations.
Nathan Capp has smashed a New Zealand open short course record at the recent Bay of Plenty Short Course Championships.
The swimming for the 2005 World University Games was held at the Manisa Özel Yıdare Swimming Complex.
The 2006 Oceania Swimming Championships are being held from 7-16 July at three locations in Queensland, Australia. This is the sixth edition of the Championships, and features competitions in swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming (synchro).
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, is being held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20.
The 2007 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. The swimming competition will be from August 9-14 and will consist of 40 long course (50m) events (20 male, 20 female).
Organised in even years, the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) gather the world's fastest swimmers for a five-day, top-level showdown in 25-metre pool.
The men's 4x200m freestyle relay team set a new NZ open short course record at world championships to highlight weekend results.