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EVENT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Dates Competition: November 1-3, 2019

Training days: October 30-31, 2019 Location Aquatics Palace, 70

S.Khakima str., Kazan, Russia

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Host Russian Swimming Federation Luzhnetskaya Nab. 8, Office 434 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation Phone number: +7 495 637 0167 Email: swimming@russwimming.ru

Contact details Local Organising Committee Kazan ANO “Directorate for Sports and Social Projects” Main International Centre, 35, Universiade Village, Kazan, Russia, 420010 Phone number: +7 843 222 0700 Email: swimming@dspkazan.com

Event website (if any) Social media COMPETITION INFORMATION Pool Dimension 50m x 25m Number of lanes 10 lanes (8 lanes) Rules The SWC Events will be held under FINA Rules as well as

the SWC Summons (available on the dedicated SWC page: http://fina.org/event/swimming-world-cup-2018).

Results All results are available on the FINA website / FINA official results app

Streaming All sessions will be available on https://www.finatv.live/en EVENT KEY DATES October 1, 2019 Accommodation & Travel Details October 10, 2019 Visa Deadline October 28, 2019 Registration and Sport Entries October 31, 2019 Team Managers Meeting (Aquatics Palace @ 17:00 /Press

Conference Room)

October 30, 2019 Official Training – warm-up pool available from 9:00-12:00 and 16:00-20:00

October 31, 2019 Official Training – competition pool available from 9:00-12:00 and warm-up pool from 16:00 to 20:00.

SPORT ENTRIES & FINAL REGISTRATION Date (23.07.2019) Tokyo, Japan Date (29.07.2019) Jinan, China Date (05.08.2019) Singapore, Singapore Date (30.09.2019) Berlin, Germany Date (24.09.2019) Budapest, Hungary Date (22.10.2019) Kazan, Russia Date (28.10.2019) Doha, Qatar

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OVERALL SCHEDULE October 29, 2019 Arrival & PR activities with certain athletes October 30, 2019 Open Training & PR activities with certain athletes October 31, 2019 Open Training & Press Conference November 1, 2019 – Day 1 Start time (heats)

Competition

November 2, 2019 – Day 2 Start time (heats)

Competition

November 3, 2019 – Day 3 Start time (heats)

Competition

November 4, 2019 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 https://data.fina.org. 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

Competition Schedule: *Heats planned at 10:00 & Finals at 18:00 (Moscow Standard Time) TBC with TV

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TRANSPORTATION Official airport arrival and departure* Kazan International Airport Ground transportation 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 HOTELS Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin

420111, Russia, Kazan, 6 Karl Marx Str. Website: http://centerhotel-kazan.ru/en/about-hotel

Distance from venue 7 km Distance from airport 26.1 km Wifi Available for free

RELITA-KAZAN Hotel 420034 Russia, Kazan, 85G Dekabristov Str.

Website: http://www.relita-kazan.ru/en/about/ Distance from venue 4 km Distance from airport 28.8 km Wifi Available for free

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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 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

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Single room USD* to be announced in the next edition Double room USD *to be announced in the next edition

FB rate Single room USD* to be announced in the next edition Double room USD *to be announced in the next edition

RELITA-KAZAN Hotel

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Single room USD *to be announced in the next edition Double room USD *to be announced in the next edition

FB rate Single room USD *to be announced in the next edition Double room USD *to be announced in the next edition

To avoid cancellation charges the Accommodation section must be notified of any amendments or cancellation latest by September 9, 2019. Accommodation must be fully prepaid before September 29, 2019, otherwise we cannot guarantee your accommodation. Federations shall send preliminary accommodation up to September 9, 2019. Federations having made reservations of Hotel rooms may cancel or vary wholly or partially up September 9, 2019.

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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 September 9, 2019. 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 May 8, 2020. FINA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

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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. 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 major event – the 16th FINA World Championships. In 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup matches, and in 2018 the city is among 11 Russian cities successfully hosted FIFA World Cup. And in 2018