FINA SWIMMING WORLD CUP Info Bulletin

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1 EVENT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Dates Competition: September 7-9, 2018 Training days: September 5-6, 2018 Location Aquatics Palace, 70 S.Khakima str., Kazan, Russia View on google maps Host Contact details Event website (if any) Social media Russian Swimming Federation Luzhnetskaya Nab. 8, Office Moscow, Russian Federation Phone number: Local Organising Committee Kazan ANO Directorate for Sports and Social Projects Main International Centre, 35, Universiade Village, Kazan, Russia, Phone number: Instagram & Facebook COMPETITION INFORMATION Pool Dimension 50 x 25m Number of lanes 8 lanes (heats & finals) Rules The SWC Events will be held under FINA Rules as well as the SWC Summons (available on the dedicated SWC page: Results All results are available on the FINA website / FINA official results app Streaming All finals sessions will be available on EVENT KEY DATES 28 August, 2018 Entries by Name, Accreditation, Accommodation, Travel Details 6 September 2018 Team Managers Meeting (Aquatics 17:00 /Press Conference Room) 5 September 2018 Official Training warm-up pool available from 9:00-12:00 and 16:00-20:00 6 September 2018 Official Training competition pool available from 9:00-12:00 and warm-up pool from 16:00 to 20:00. OVERALL SCHEDULE 4 September Arrival & PR activities with certain athletes 5 September Open Training & PR activities with certain athletes 6 September Open Training & Press Conference 7 September Day 1 Competition

2 8 September Day 2 Competition 9 September Day 3 Competition 10 September Departure Including all PR, Press Conference and Media Activities. ENTRY PROCESS All entries shall be made electronically via the FINA General Management System (GMS) via the link Access to the registration system should be via the logins previously supplied to your Federation. If you require any assistance of support with the registration process, please contact aquaticsdb@fina.org COMPETITION SCHEDULE TRANSPORTATION Official airport arrival and departure* Ground transportation Kazan International Airport The Organising Committee will provide transportation to and from the airport/railway as well between the official hotels and venue. * Please make sure to enter the CORRECT travel information in the FINA GMS. The OC will organise the transportation according to the flight details entered in the system. OFFICIAL HOTEL Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin Distance from venue Distance from airport Wifi , Russia, Kazan, 6 Karl Marx Str. Website: 7 km 26.1 km Available for free

3 RELITA-KAZAN Hotel Distance from venue Distance from airport Wifi Russia, Kazan, 85G Dekabristov Str. Website: 4 km 28.8 km Available for free ROOM & BOARD PACKAGES The HMF/OC shall provide accommodation in a minimum 4-star hotel with full-board (3 meals per day of adequate quantity and quality) for a minimum of 2 athletes and 1 team

4 leader/coach for each of the other HMF s of the SWC as follows: Neighbouring countries for 3 days/nights Same continent for 4 days/nights Another continent for 5 days/nights In addition, the HMF/OC shall provide a fix amount per swimmer toward the international travel (Europe USD 500) and shall cover all costs associated to the board and lodging of a minimum 20 (foreign) swimmers. All other participating National FINA Member Federations are responsible for their own swimming team s accommodation and board expenses: Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin Single room USD 130 per night /per room BB rate Double room USD 150 per night /per room FB rate Single room Double room USD 180 per night /per room USD 250 per night /per room RELITA-KAZAN Hotel Single room BB rate Double room USD 110 per night /per room USD 120 per night /per room FB rate Single room Double room USD 160 per night /per room USD 220 per night /per room To avoid cancellation charges the Accommodation section must be notified of any amendments or cancellation latest by July 20, Accommodation must be fully prepaid before July 20, 2018, otherwise we cannot guarantee your accommodation. Federations shall send preliminary accommodation up to June 25, Federations having made reservations of Hotel rooms may cancel or vary wholly or partially up July 20, After the above-mentioned date reservations will be the responsibility of each National Federation. NO SHOWS will be fully charged for accommodation and food in full volume for the whole period of reservation. Cancellation without charge must be notified to OC Office latest July 20, After this date any cancellations will be also charged in full volume. Payment details You will be informed about the bank details for payment and we will send you the invoice on receiving your Hotel Reservation Form VISA All participants should have a valid Russian visa for their entry and stay in the country. The Organising Committee will facilitate an entry visa to Kazan, Russia by providing the official Letter of Invitation for all participants of the World Cup who have successfully completed their registration in the FINA GMS by the registration deadline. Please make sure that the visa mandatory fields (i.e. personal data, scan of the valid passport) are completed correctly in the GMS. Please note, that the passport expiry date must be no earlier than March 15, 2019.

5 FINA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIST OF FINA HASHTAGS # swimming #SWC18 #50BREAST #100BREAST #200BREAST #50BACK #100BACK #200BACK #watersports #50FREE #100FREE #200FREE #400FREE #800FREE #1500FREE #50FLY #100FLY #200FLY #100IM #200IM #400IM #worldrecord / #WR #aquatics / #aquaticsport CITY / COUNTRY INFORMATION & IMAGES Kazan, Russian Federation Kazan is one of Russia's oldest cities, located on the Volga River, 820 km away from Moscow. It is the capital of Tatarstan, which is home to 115 nationalities. City can be treated as one of the largest economic, political, scientific, cultural, historical and sports centers in Russia; the largest city in the Volga economic region and the sixth largest city in the country. Population: 1.2 millions people Airports: 1 Railway stations: 2 Museums: 42 Sport venues: 80 Parks and gardens: 8 Kazan - cultural hub that has earned a reputation as an international sports capital of Russia.

6 After staging the 27th Summer Universiade, Kazan has become a well recognized city on the international scene, and an attractive host for events at all levels. In the summer of 2015, Kazan hosted one more major event the 16th FINA World Championships. In 2017, together with Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sochi, Kazan will play host to matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup, and in 2018 the city is among 11 Russian cities hosting FIFA World Cup matches.