Shanghai, China - July 16 - The 2011 edition of the FINA World Championships are set to begin on Sunday, July 17 when the USA Women's National Team, current World Champions, takes on the Netherlands in a match at 9:30am local time. The Men's National Team will follow on Monday, July 18 with an opening round match against Germany. Each team will play twice more in group play with the women taking on Hungary and Kazakhstan and the men battling Italy and South Africa.
To follow Team USA during the World Championships be sure to follow along on twitter at twitter.com/usawp. In addition schedule and roster information can be found by clicking here. The semi-finals and finals of the FINA World Championships will be broadcast on Universal Sports. To locate the channel on your cable provider visit www.universalsports.com.
