Public and private pools to be entitled to be filled if open to everyone
Water consumption for tourists will be limited in municipalities surpassing threshold
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Right to go topless applies in private communal swimming pools too, government says
"The law applies to everyone" equality minister says at campaign launch for inclusivity this summer
26-Jun-23: 'Barcelona metro stations closest to beaches close for up to two months from today'
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Topless women in public swimming pools allowed, says government
Equality ministry informs local councils that banning bare-chested women is 'discriminatory'
Catalonia world's water polo mecca after long and successful history
Catalan teams and players dominate Spanish league and are majority in national team at Olympics
4-Apr-23: 'Go ahead to community swimming pools despite drought'
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Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls confined at home look for space to train
Catalan swimmer Mireia Belmonte brings first gold for Spain at Rio Olympics
Mireia Belmonte won the 200-metre butterfly this Wednesday and became the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal. The 25-year-old, trained at Club Natació Sabadell, not only improved her result obtained four years ago in London, where she obtained the silver medal, but registered the fastest time so far this year, 2 minutes 4.85 seconds, beating Australian Maddie Groves by three hundredths of a second. World champion Natsumi Hoshi came third. Belmonte’s gold is to be added to the bronze in the women’s 400m individual medley on Saturday, which was also the first for Spain in any sport at Rio Olympics. The Catalan swimmer’s four medal career haul makes her Spain’s most successful swimmer.
“Unforgettable” FINA World Aquatics Championships end following two weeks of world class competition
The 15th FINA World Aquatics Championships have come to an end with numerous world records broken and the introduction of new event high diving. The US topped the medal table with a total of 30; China obtained a total of 25 medals while Russia came third with 19 medals. The championships, which were based this year in Barcelona, involved six disciplines: diving, high diving, open water, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo. Six world records have been broken during the two weeks of events including American Katie Ledecky smashing the women’s 1500m record. The event cost €25 million and was broadcast to 520 million viewers in 160 countries. According to FINA the event was attended by 267,000 spectators, 67,000 more than expected.
15th FINA World Aquatics Championships to commence in Barcelona
From 19th July to 4th August, Barcelona will host the 15th FINA World Aquatics Championships and will bring together 2,500 athletes from 180 countries to compete at the highest level. Events will be held at 4 unique facilities all within a 10 minute walk of each other, which will enable spectators to gain access to a wide variety of events. Ten years after hosting 10th Championships, Barcelona will again unite the world of aquatics for two weeks of events that is bound to create a spectacular atmosphere throughout the city. The budget of the Championships is roughly €25 million and will be broadcast to an estimated 520 million viewers in 160 countries.