The Underwater Photography World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sportofunderwater photography. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)[1] by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1985. Two variants of the championship are offered. The first is held at an open water site and has been conducted on 16 occasions as of November 2017. Its official title often includes the world ‘sea’ in order to distinguish it from the second which is held in a swimming pool. The swimming pool variant which is concerned with a number of creative categories has held twice with a third championship scheduled for Bari, Italy during 2004 being cancelled due to low competitor registration.[2][3]
| Year | Date | Championship | Location event | # Nations | # Teams |
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| 1985 | January 1 – 2 | 1st World Championship |  Genoa, Italy[4]
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| 1987 | June 17 – 18 | 2nd World Championship |  Costa Brava, Spain[5][6]
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| 1990 | September 19 – 24 | 3rd World Championship | Milazzo, Italy[7][8]
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| 1992 | August 11 – 14 | 4th World Championship |  Isla de la Juventud, Cuba[9][10]
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| 1994 | September 25 – 30 | 5th World Championship |  Jeju, South Korea[11][12]
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| 1996 | October 6 – 12 | 6th World Championship | Menorca, Spain[13][14]
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| 1997 | May 8 – 11 | 1st World Championships Underwater Photography - Swimming Pool |  Paris, France[2]
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| 1998 | September 13 – 18 | 7th World Championship |  Ålesund, Norway[15]
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| 2000 | June 10 – 15 | 8th World Championship |  Hurghada, Egypt[16][17]
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| 2001 | September 16 | 2nd World Championships Underwater Photography - Swimming Pool |  Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
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| 2002 | August 26 – 29 | 9th World Championship | Marseille, France[18]
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| 2005 | September 13 – 18 | 10th World Championship | L'Estartit, Spain[19][20]
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| 2007 | May 9 – 14 | 11th World Championship |  Port Louis, Mauritius[21][22]
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16 | 26 |
| 2009 | May 31 – June 5 | 12th World Championship | Jeju, South Korea[23][24][25]
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20 | - |
| 2011 | May 26 – 31 | 13th World Championship |  Bodrum, Turkey[26]
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| 2013 | April 9 – 14 | 14th World Championship | Cayo Largo, Cuba[27]
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18 | 78 |
| 2015 | May 21 – 25th | 15th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship |  Zeeland, Netherlands[28]
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20[28] | - |
| 2017 | Nov 22 – 17 | 16th World Championship |  La Paz, Mexico[29]
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20 | 35 |
The 17th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship will be held at Tenerife from October 15–20, 2019, Spain.[citation needed] The next CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Swimming Pool will be held November 13–17, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.[citation needed]
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