As one of the venues for 2018 FIFA Football World Cup, Kazan Arena Stadium will be "marked as the first ever swimming pool on a football pitch" for the upcoming 16th Int'l Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Championships, according to XINHUA. During the FINA World Championships from July 24-Aug. 9, the Kazan Arena Stadium will "host swimming and synchronized swimming events." Two temporary 50-meter-long pools will be
"set up on the football pitch: one for competitions and one for practices." Both temporary pools are "installed in collaboration" with Myrtha Pools, the official FINA pool partner. It will have a seating capacity of 11,000, much less than the previous 48,000 seats. Secretary General of World Championships Ranko Tepavcevic "revealed that the temporary roofs are also launched in case of the weather changes." Tepavcevic: "It is the first time that a football stadium turns to be swimming pools. All the installation work will be done in one week. We will remove the temporary pools and roofs after the swimming worlds. The point is that our Kazan Arena Stadium can be a role model for the future usage of the stadiums" (XINHUA, 7/11).
