The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships (or "Junior Worlds") is a swimming championship event organized by FINA for swimmers under the age of 18 years old. It is held biennially, and has been held since 2006. The most recent edition (third) was held 16–21 August 2011, in Lima, Peru; the next (fourth) was scheduled in 2013 in Casablanca, Morocco, however in August 2012 the city withdrew and resign its bid due to lack of funds and times too strickly and Dubai, United Arab Emirates was chosen to replace it.
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