14th FINA World Swimming Championships December 11-16, 2018 FINA Aquatics Convention December 8-10, 2018 1. US$30bn – projected value of the Aquatics industry in China by 2020 2. US$9.6bn – projected value of sports facilities in China by 2020 3. US$153bn – projected value of sports products in China by 2020 4. US$16bn – projected value of sports venues in China by 2020 5. 1,000 – projected number of Aquatics clubs the Chinese government aims to develop by 2020 6. 450+ public swimming pools in Hangzhou 7. 35% of people in Zhejiang (Hangzhou’s Province) participate in sport 8. 1,940 – number of daily searches for ‘swimming’ – the most searched-for Aquatics discipline in China 9. 140 – total number of swimming titles won by China, including the Summer Olympics and FINA championships. 10. Hangzhou is hosting the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) immediately following the 5 th FINA Convention |