▁World ▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁world ' s ▁gover ning ▁body ▁in ▁aqu at ics , ▁the ▁International ▁Sw imming ▁Federation ▁( F IN A ). ▁The ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Mal ib u , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁eight ▁particip ating ▁teams ▁played ▁a ▁round ▁ro bin ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁bi - ann ual ▁event ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Results ▁Matrix ▁ ▁Final ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Final ▁ranking ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁F IN A ▁History ▁p .   2 3 ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁F ▁W ▁ 1 9 8 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Indust rial ▁Re organisation ▁Corporation ▁was ▁an ▁entity ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁re organ ise ▁British ▁industry . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁corpor ation ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Wilson ▁min istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁mer gers ▁to ▁make ▁British ▁indust ries ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁more ▁compet itive . ▁Its ▁activities ▁included ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁G EC ▁and ▁A E I ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁that ▁en larg ed ▁entity ▁with ▁English ▁Electric ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁It ▁also ▁facil itated ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁British ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁with ▁Ley land ▁Mot ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁R HP , ▁a ▁ball ▁bearing