第14届国际游泳联合会世界锦标赛于2011年7月16日在上海举行。这一为期16天的活动吸引了来自全世界180个国家和地区的约1500名运动员、裁判员，官员、以及5000多名记者。
The 14th International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championship is held in Shanghai on July 16, 2011. The 16-day event attracts more than 5,000 athletes, referees, officials, and 1,500 journalists from 180 countries in the world.

国际泳联世界锦标赛开始于1973年，每两年举办一次。它共包括五大项目，即游泳、跳水、花样游泳、水球和公开水域游泳。国际泳联成员国目前已经达到180个，数量仅次于国际足球协会联合会（国际足联）。
The FINA World Championships started in 1973 and is held every two years. It includes five major events of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. Currently, the number of FINA members has reached 180, second to that of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA).

上海于2007年3月24日赢得了第14届国际泳联世界锦标赛申办权，这是国际泳联世界锦标赛首度落户中国，是继2001年日本福冈之后，在亚洲第二次举办这一大赛。
Shanghai won the bid to host the 14th FINA World Championships on March 24, 2007. This is the first time that the FINA World Championships is held in China and the second time in an Asian country, following Fukuoka of Japan who hosted the competition in 2001.

第14届国际泳联世界锦标赛也是上海迄今承办的规模最大、规格最高、参赛人数最多的世界单项体育大赛。比赛主会场于4月17日通过建筑验收。东方体育中心是一个综合性体育场，包括一座主会馆、游泳池、室外跳水池和一个媒体中心。
The 14th FINA World Championship is the largest sport event ever undertaken by Shanghai in terms of the scale and the number of participants. The main stadium for the competition passed post-construction tests on April 17. The Oriental Sports Center is a comprehensive stadium including a main gymnasium, swimming pool, an outdoor diving pool and a media center.

(China.org.cn by Li Jingrong July 16, 2011)