{"id":307050,"date":"2018-04-23T19:16:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T02:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=307050"},"modified":"2018-04-23T19:16:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T02:16:17","slug":"international-water-polo-community-to-gather-at-fina-world-water-polo-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-water-polo-community-to-gather-at-fina-world-water-polo-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"International Water Polo Community To Gather At FINA World Water Polo Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the success of the FINA World Championships 2017, where the water polo final between Hungary and Croatia brought together 8000 fans to the cradle of the sport, FINA is back in Budapest, Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>This week, from\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_954052027\"><span class=\"aQJ\">April 26-28<\/span><\/span>, the International Water Polo Community gathers in the Magyar capital for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fina.org\/event\/fina-water-polo-world-conference-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.fina.org\/event\/fina-water-polo-world-conference-2018&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1524621668416000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEKVuaF-dcRTiUOefiTwjg5D6g6Qw\"><b>FINA World Water Polo Conference.\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 250 participants, including 163 National Federation delegates, will discuss the future of the oldest Olympic team sport.<\/p>\n<p>The Conference will feature more than 40 speakers who will address 19 different topics. 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