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More than 2,400 athletes representing 190 countries will compete in a record 75 medal events in the world championships for diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Sports kicks off coverage on Saturday, July 25, at 6 p.m. ET with the mixed synchronized 10M platform diving finals, followed by the synchronized swimming solo technical competition at 10 p.m. ET. The first day of water polo group play takes place on Sunday, July 26, at 6 p.m. ET, when the USA women, fresh off of their gold medal win at the Pan Am Games, take on Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>NBC begins swimming on Sunday, August 2 at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by daily live coverage from Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET on Universal Sports. NBC\u2019s coverage continues on Saturday, August 8 at 3 p.m. ET, and on Sunday, August 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET, concluding the world championships. Veteran swimming play-by-play commentator <strong>Dan Hicks<\/strong>, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member and three-time Olympic gold medalist <strong>Rowdy Gaines<\/strong>, and Emmy Award-winning reporter <strong>Michele Tafoya<\/strong> will call all swimming coverage on NBC and Universal Sports Network.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, UniversalSports.com will live stream all events that air on Universal Sports Network. NBC Sports Live Extra \u2013 NBC Sports Group\u2019s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets \u2013 will stream all programming that airs on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s World Aquatics Championships will feature world-class competition including:<\/p>\n<p>Diving: London Olympic medalists <strong>David Boudia, Abby Johnston<\/strong> and <strong>Kristian Ipsen<\/strong> will lead Team USA in traditional platform and springboard diving events. Boudia will partner with 19-year-old <strong>Steele Johnson<\/strong>, who will make his senior world championships debut, in synchronized events after the duo medaled at last summer\u2019s FINA Diving World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming: Leading the 54-member Team USA are veterans including 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World Championships gold medalist <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong>, 2012 Olympic gold medalist and nine-time World Championships gold medalist <strong>Missy Franklin<\/strong>, four-time Olympic medalist and six-time World Championships medalist <strong>Nathan Adrian<\/strong>, and 11-time Olympic medalist and 23-time World Championships medalist <strong>Ryan Lochte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Synchronized Swimming: For the first time in the history of the FINA World Championships, males and females will compete together in synchronized swimming. In the inaugural mixed duet competition, USA Synchro will be represented by Hall of Famer <strong>Bill May<\/strong>, who was previously barred from competing at international events because of his gender, and Olympians <strong>Christina Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Kristina Lum Underwood<\/strong>. May and Jones will compete in the technical routine while Underwood will compete with May in the free routine.<\/p>\n<p>Water Polo (Women): On the heels of their fourth straight gold medal win at the 2015 Pan Am Games, the U.S. women\u2019s water polo team is looking for an unprecedented fourth FINA World Championship. The No. 1 world-ranked team and reigning Olympic champions are led by veterans <strong>Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson<\/strong> and <strong>Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Water Polo (Men): Following their gold medal win at this year\u2019s Pan Am Games, the U.S. men\u2019s water polo team will face stiff competition at FINA Worlds from Greece, Italy and host country Russia in pool play. With their win over Canada in the Pan Am semi-finals, the Team USA clinched a spot at the Rio Olympic Games behind the play of rising stars such as <strong>Luca Cupido<\/strong> and veterans <strong>Tony Azevedo<\/strong> and <strong>Merrill Moses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Sports Network and NBC Broadcast Schedule: 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships<br \/>\nAll times ET \u2013 Schedule subject to change \u2013 All coverage is Same Day Delay except where noted.<br \/>\n* LIVE Coverage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sat., July 25<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>10 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun., July 26<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): USA vs. Brazil<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>10:30 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mon., July 27<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): USA vs. Russia<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tues., July 28<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): USA vs. Italy<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wed., July 29<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): USA vs. Greece<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thurs., July 30<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): USA vs. Japan<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>9 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>10 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fri., July 31<\/strong><br \/>\n6 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): USA vs. Italy<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nSat., Aug 1<\/strong><br \/>\n7 p.m.<br \/>\nSynchronized Swimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun., Aug. 2<\/strong><br \/>\n1:30 p.m.<br \/>\nSwimming<br \/>\nNBC<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nDiving Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mon., Aug. 3<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m.*<br \/>\nSwimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): Quarterfinals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tues., Aug. 4<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m.*<br \/>\nSwimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): Quarterfinals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wed., Aug. 5<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m.*<br \/>\nSwimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): Semi-Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thurs., Aug. 6<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m.*<br \/>\nSwimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): Semi-Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fri., Aug. 7<\/strong><br \/>\n10:30 a.m.*<br \/>\nSwimming Finals<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): Bronze Match<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>8 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Women): Gold Match<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sat., Aug. 8<\/strong><br \/>\n3 p.m.<br \/>\nSwimming<br \/>\nNBC<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): Bronze Match<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m.<br \/>\nWater Polo (Men): Gold Match<br \/>\nUniversal Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun., Aug. 9<\/strong><br \/>\n2:30 p.m.<br \/>\nSwimming<br \/>\nNBC<\/p>\n<p><i>The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. 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