FINA – Budapest2017

08/01/2017

Hungarian water polo team to play host to world’s best in 2017

2017 promises to be a busy year for Hungarian water polo. Already in January club sides will be playing European matches, the men’s and women’s OB […]
06/01/2017

Tens of thousands of tickets sold for 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – Sports fans have already bought thousands of tickets for the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships which Hungary will host in July, […]
04/01/2017

A 96-year-old Hungarian swimmer can be one of the stars of the 2017 FINA World Masters

He looks like a 65-year-old gentleman, but actually he turns 96 on 20 December! 18-time world and 29-time European champion veteran swimmer Béla Bánki Horváth is […]
25/12/2016

The Dagály Aquatics Complex is shining during the Holidays

Constructions of the World Championships’ most important venue, the Dagály Aquatics Complex is progressing perfectly, therefore all those involved with the works can calmly and proudly […]
14/12/2016

FINA – Budapest2017 – The city park will be synchronised

One of the venues of the 17th FINA World Championships belongs to the ice- skater lovers. The ice rink has already become one of the most […]
08/12/2016

Interview with László Cseh: “Phelps is a major inspiration for me”

Press release – There was an additional Hungarian speaker at the FINA Convention’s Panel Talk in Windsor: the FINA invited László Cseh to the traditional closing […]
02/12/2016

Hungarian government about Swimming Association President resignation

The government puts the success of next year’s World Aquatics Championships first and foremost, office chief János Lázár said on Thursday. On the subject of Swimming […]
02/12/2016

Tickets for the 2017 FINA World Championships on sale from 1st of December!

Éva Szántó, managing director of Bp2017 Ltd, the company which is responsible for organising the 2017 FINA World Championships, announced on Monday that tickets for the […]
30/11/2016

FINA Budapest2017 – Here are the Championships’ logo

The mascots – two waterlilies – are the work of graphic designer Tibor Tatai. ‘Even basketball players would have been jealous if they saw my jump […]
30/11/2016

Swimming association president Gyárfás resigns

Budapest, November 30 (MTI) – President of the Hungarian Swimming Association, Tamás Gyárfás, resigned on Wednesday. He said in a statement that he believed his resignation […]
29/11/2016

Tourism expert: FINA World Championships is a good opportunity for the Balaton region as well

“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as […]
22/11/2016

Salamon’s open letter: Let the war of the Hungarian swimming sport end!

According to globoport.hu, Ferenc Salamon, the member of FINA’s masters committee, writes “Enough of this fight!” in his open letter commenting on the argument between Katinka […]
18/11/2016

“He should resign!” – The Katinka Hosszú – Tamás Gyárfás battle continues

According to index.hu, this year’s last big swimming competition, the Short Course World Championships will be held in the Canadian Windsor in the beginning of December. […]
18/11/2016

Budapest 2017- Renovation of the legendary Komjádi Pool

One of the main themes of the 17th FINA World Championships is to make up for lost promises to the public -besides the spectacular sporting event! […]
08/10/2016

FINA – Budapest2017 – The organisers’s goal is to beat the Masters WCH’s participation record

There is a huge interest in next year’s FINA Masters World Championships, which will be held just after the FINA World Champs in Hungary next summer […]
20/09/2016

Open water swimming capital city 2017, Balatonfüred debuts – VIDEO

Balatonfüred, the informal capital city of the Lake Balaton will host the open water events at the 17th FINA World Championship. We are 300 days ahead […]
19/05/2016

Here’s how much the 2017 World Aquatics Championships will cost Hungary

There are many rumors in the media about the actual costs of the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, but atlatszo.hu calculated how much money the government will […]
19/04/2016

This is how the facade of the Budapest World Aquatics Championships 2017 will look like

Nemzetisport.hu writes that Hungarian Telekom (Magyar Telekom) will be the main sponsor of the World Aquatics Championships held next year. The declaration of intent was signed on […]
24/03/2016

The swimming arena for the 2017 Swimming World Championships is under construction – Drone video

Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu reports that the building of the Dagály swimming arena has already begun. The arena in Budapest will be the main location for the Championships, and […]
03/03/2016

Government transfers over EUR 23.11m in budget for 2017 FINA World Championship developments

Budapest, March 3 (MTI) – The government has ordered the transfer of more than 7 billion forints in this year’s budget for sports developments connected to […]