More than just the nation’s capital, Budapest continually demonstrates its excellence as a premier city for sports. This December, just before the Christmas holidays, swimming returns to Budapest. The countdown has begun for the Short Course Swimming World Championships, where hundreds of top-class athletes, in the world’s fastest pool, will deliver breathtaking races to fans from every corner of the globe.

The shared love of water and sport brings the athletes and the audience together, just like our pride — the Chain Bridge — unites the two banks of the Danube. That’s why, when designing the event’s logo, our choice fell upon Budapest’s bridge, famed worldwide. The Chain Bridge represents the connection between the water and the city, but it also symbolizes the power of sport to transcend boundaries and unite communities.