Altjóða svimjisambandið FINA sigur í tíðindaskrivi í dag, at heimsmeistarastevnan í Barcelona í summar hevði metstóra hyggjarafjøld; tilsamans næstan 4.5 milliardir hyggjarar um allan heimin. Hetta er eitt stórt lop uppeftir, í mun til teir næstan 3.7 milliardir sjónvarpshyggjararnar sum fylgdu við heimsmeistarastevnuna í Shanghai í 2011. HM í Barcelona varð víst í tilsamans 185 londum.
“These impressive figures definitively improve the value and prestige of our main event, the FINA World Championships. FINA and Aquatics are definitively top players in the very competitive sport business market. These results are due to our superb Stars and their outstanding performances, and to the great support received by our 203 National Member Federations around the world”, said the FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione.
