The Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival was a FINA-organized international aquatics competition spanning the disciplines of open water swimming, diving, and high diving, which took place from 15 to 20 December 2021 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1][2] It was held correspondent to the 2021 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.[3] The festival was the first time competitions in the three disciplines are being conducted at the same time as and in conjunction with a FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.[4] In addition to sporting competitions, an interactive village is being provided for festival attendees.[5] Coverage of the aquatics festival on television and via online streaming was provided on six continents with news agencies including ESPN (Americas), SuperSport (Africa), and beIN Sports (Asia) providing international coverage of the high diving competitions.[6]
A press conference to welcome athletes and attendees following the 4×1500 metre relay open water swimming event on 15 December served as the official start of the festival.[7][8] The second day of the festival, Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the House of Nahyan attended the festival and the opening ceremony of the 2021 World Swimming Championships to express his support of the athletes and the importance of the global events in the sustainable growth and development of local sports culture.[9] On 17 December, FINA hosted an aquatics gala where it announced the recipients of its annual FINA Athletes of the Year and Coaches of the Year awards.[10] Approximately 200 athletes competed in the events held as part of the festival.[11]
The second edition of the Aquatics Festival was announced in February 2023, with a change of location to multiple venues in Egypt and rotating the sports included to water polo, open water swimming (part of the 2023 FINA Open Water Tour), and artistic swimming.[12]
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^Koos, Torin (21 February 2023). "World Aquatics reveals exciting Egypt Aquatics Festival for May 2023". World Aquatics. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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