Press Release courtesy of FINA
Rostock, Germany, is set to host the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2018 for the 24th consecutive year.
Since 1995, the world’s diving elite gathers for this prestigious annual event, which has become a milestone in the discipline. The complex in the German city has opened in 1955 and has been the stage of annual international competitions since 1956.
119* athlete from 24 nations will headline the event this weekend.
*Armenia (3), Australia (5), Bulgaria (2), China (10), Germany (17), Denmark (1), Finland (1), France (1), Great Britain (10), Italy (3), Canada (4), Colombia (6), Croatia (3), Lithuania (1), Malaysia (3), Mexico (8), Netherlands (4), Russia (7), Switzerland (2), Sweden (4), Spain (2), Ukraine (8), USA (7), Belarus (4)
The three-day competition’s schedule from February 23-25 unfolds as follows:
| Friday 23/02 |
Saturday 24/02 |
Sunday 25/02 |
9:30
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10:00
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10:00
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17:00
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14:00
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14:00
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Calendar 2018
#1 – Rostock (GER) – February 23-25
#2 – Calgary (CAN) – May 10-13
#3 – Bolzano (ITA) – July 6-8
#4 – Madrid (ESP) – July 13-15
#5 – Kuala Lumpur (MAS) – November 9-11
# 6 – tbc (AUS) – November 15-18
#7 – Singapore (SGP) – November 23-25
Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA’s five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming – are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).