﻿{"id":327752,"date":"2018-09-03T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=327752"},"modified":"2018-09-03T08:14:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T15:14:18","slug":"teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_327756\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327756\" data-attachment-id=\"327756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo-jpg-large\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1012,506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Twitter, @fina1908&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-327756\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2018-water-polo-world-cup-promo.jpg-large\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-327756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Twitter, @fina1908<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Elite national teams from Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, South Africa and the U.S. will be testing a set of innovative rules proposed by the FINA TWPC for discussion. See proposed rule changes <a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2018-fina-water-polo-proposed-rule-changes-water-polo-2018-09-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The format of the competition however remains unchanged: There are two pools for the round robin stage, and a standard play-off chart for the finals.<\/p>\n<p>The groups&#8217; composition for the tournament is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"327767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/cdadaefagodaplbb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb.png\" data-orig-size=\"480,418\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cdadaefagodaplbb\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cdadaefagodaplbb&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327767\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb.png\" alt=\"cdadaefagodaplbb\" width=\"480\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb.png 480w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb-230x200.png 230w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cdadaefagodaplbb-150x131.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"327753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/fhdaikhammomnnja\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja.png\" data-orig-size=\"508,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fhdaikhammomnnja\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fhdaikhammomnnja&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-327753\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja.png\" alt=\"fhdaikhammomnnja\" width=\"508\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja.png 508w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja-245x200.png 245w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja-150x122.png 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fhdaikhammomnnja-500x407.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Competition Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Day 1: 4 September, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match #1. 14:30 NZL \u2013 USA<\/p>\n<p>Match #2. 16:00 AUS \u2013 CHN<\/p>\n<p>Match #3. 17:30 RSA \u2013 CAN<\/p>\n<p>Match #4. 19:00 ESP \u2013 RUS<\/p>\n<p>21:00 Opening Ceremony<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2: 5 September, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match #5. 15:00 ESP \u2013 CHN<\/p>\n<p>Match #6. 16:30 NZL \u2013 CAN<\/p>\n<p>Match #8. 18:00 RSA \u2013 USA<\/p>\n<p>Match #7. 19:30 AUS \u2013 RUS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 3: 6 September, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match #9. 15:00 NZL \u2013 RSA<\/p>\n<p>Match #10. 16:30 AUS \u2013 ESP<\/p>\n<p>Match #11. 18:00 USA \u2013 CAN<\/p>\n<p>Match #12. 19:30 CHN \u2013 RUS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 4: 7 September, 2018, Quarter-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match #13. 15:00 2A \u2013 3B<\/p>\n<p>Match #14. 16:30 3A \u2013 2B<\/p>\n<p>Match #15. 18:00 1A \u2013 4B<\/p>\n<p>Match #16. 19:30 4A \u2013 1B<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 5: 8 September, 2018, Semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match #17. 15:00 L13 \u2013 L16<\/p>\n<p>Match #18. 16:30 L14 \u2013 L15<\/p>\n<p>Match #19. 18:00 W13 \u2013 W16<\/p>\n<p>Match #20. 19:30 W14 \u2013 W15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 6: 9 September, 2018, Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match #21. 15:00 L17 \u2013 L18 (7 \u2013 8 places)<\/p>\n<p>Match #22. 16:30 W17 \u2013 W18 (5 \u2013 6 places)<\/p>\n<p>Match #23. 18:00 L19 \u2013 L20 (3 \u2013 4 places)<\/p>\n<p>Match #24. 19:30 W19 \u2013 W20 (1 \u2013 2 places)<\/p>\n<p>You can read a preview of the event with an overview of all the participating teams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fina.org\/news\/stage-set-surgut-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The FINA Women\u2019s Water Polo World Cup was foundered in 1979 and kicked off in Merced, USA and is held every four years. Defending World Cup champions USA, also current Olympic and World champions, will be the team to beat in this competition, while Spain and China are amongst the other strong contenders in Surgut.<\/p>\n<p>The final ranking of the 2014 edition of the World Cup was:<\/p>\n<p>1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. ESP, 4. CHN, 5. HUN, 6. RUS, 7. RSA, 8. SGP<\/p>\n<p>The competition venue in the Russian city is an indoor aquatics centre including a 50m pools, a 25m warm-up pool and many facilities for different activities and disciplines.\u00a0The capacity of the pool tribunes is about 500 spectators to which an extra 250 seats will be added for the World Cup needs.<\/p>\n<p>Daily detailed game reports and the results will be available on FINA website.<\/p>\n<p>The FINA Men&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup 2018 will kick-off next week on Tuesday September 11 in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ajT\" src=\"https:\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/ui\/v1\/icons\/mail\/images\/cleardot.gif\" \/><em>The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with FINA. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":319076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[51833,63169,65183,70683,70681,70682,66328,70685,64638,70684,64636,3613,54416,51762],"class_list":["post-327752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water-polo","tag-australia-water-polo","tag-canada-water-polo","tag-china-water-polo","tag-fina-womens-water-polo","tag-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup","tag-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup-2018","tag-international-water-polo","tag-new-zealand-water-polo","tag-russia-water-polo","tag-south-africa-water-polo","tag-spain-water-polo","tag-usa-water-polo","tag-water-polo","tag-womens-water-polo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#039;s Water Polo World Cup - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women&#039;s Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#039;s Water Polo World Cup\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women&#039;s Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-09-03T18:45:55+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-09-03T15:14:18+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1068\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Diana Pimer\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Diana Pimer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Diana Pimer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4578369d7b9c6b8e07e86b4ec21ce101\"},\"headline\":\"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-09-03T18:45:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-09-03T15:14:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\"},\"wordCount\":417,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Australia water polo\",\"Canada Water Polo\",\"china water polo\",\"FINA women's water polo\",\"FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup\",\"FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup 2018\",\"international water polo\",\"New Zealand water polo\",\"Russia water polo\",\"South Africa water polo\",\"Spain water polo\",\"USA Water Polo\",\"Water Polo\",\"Women's Water Polo\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Water Polo\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\",\"name\":\"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-09-03T18:45:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-09-03T15:14:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1068,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Peter Lawrence \/ USA Water Polo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4578369d7b9c6b8e07e86b4ec21ce101\",\"name\":\"Diana Pimer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4aec3fe187ce39da4944ccd744b29a9d?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4aec3fe187ce39da4944ccd744b29a9d?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Diana Pimer\"},\"description\":\"Diana Pimer was a breaststroke\/IMer at Keene State College and is the NEISDA Conference record holder in the 200 IM. She is currently an Age Group Coach at AGUA in New York City and has covered major competitions for Swimming World including the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 2015 and 2017 FINA World Championships, USA Swimming Nationals and more.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/diana-pimer\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup - Swimming World","description":"Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup","og_description":"Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2018-09-03T18:45:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-09-03T15:14:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1068,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Diana Pimer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Diana Pimer","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/"},"author":{"name":"Diana Pimer","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4578369d7b9c6b8e07e86b4ec21ce101"},"headline":"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup","datePublished":"2018-09-03T18:45:55+00:00","dateModified":"2018-09-03T15:14:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/"},"wordCount":417,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg","keywords":["Australia water polo","Canada Water Polo","china water polo","FINA women's water polo","FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup","FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup 2018","international water polo","New Zealand water polo","Russia water polo","South Africa water polo","Spain water polo","USA Water Polo","Water Polo","Women's Water Polo"],"articleSection":["Water Polo"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/","name":"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg","datePublished":"2018-09-03T18:45:55+00:00","dateModified":"2018-09-03T15:14:18+00:00","description":"Eight water polo squads representing the five continents are set to dispute the FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup 2018 title in Surgut, Siberia, Russia, from Tuesday September 4 to Sunday September 9.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg","width":1600,"height":1068,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Peter Lawrence \/ USA Water Polo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/teams-venue-rule-changes-set-for-fina-womens-water-polo-world-cup\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teams, Venue, Rule Changes Set for FINA Women&#8217;s Water Polo World Cup"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4578369d7b9c6b8e07e86b4ec21ce101","name":"Diana Pimer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4aec3fe187ce39da4944ccd744b29a9d?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4aec3fe187ce39da4944ccd744b29a9d?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Diana Pimer"},"description":"Diana Pimer was a breaststroke\/IMer at Keene State College and is the NEISDA Conference record holder in the 200 IM. She is currently an Age Group Coach at AGUA in New York City and has covered major competitions for Swimming World including the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 2015 and 2017 FINA World Championships, USA Swimming Nationals and more.","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/diana-pimer\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: Peter Lawrence \/ USA Water Polo","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/usa-canada-02-jul18.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-1ngk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}