MELBOURNE, Australia, January 27. THE 12th edition of the FINA World Championships, scheduled to begin March 17 with the Opening Ceremony in Melbourne, will feature affordable ticket prices. The lowest prices for the event, which includes swimming, diving, open-water swimming, water polo and synchronized swimming, will be $20 (Aus) while the highest prices will be $198 (Aus).
For swimming, the tickets have been separated into three levels according to price – A, B, C – and FINA has indicated that a family can take in the pool events for as low as $60 (Aus). Individual tickets cost $198 (Aus) for the A level and $98 (Aus) for the B level for the championship-finals sessions. Diving prices range from $20 (Aus) to $78 (Aus) while water polo tickets go from $25 (Aus) to $78 (Aus).
Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.melbourne2007.com.au/travel or emailing travel@melbourne2007.com.au. The Opening Ceremony will be held at Rod Laver Arena and 3,500 athletes are expected to compete while representing 175 countries.