▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Korean ▁government ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁event , ▁but ▁eventually ▁agreed ▁upon ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁that ▁required ▁National ▁Assembly ▁appro val ▁for ▁future ▁b ids ▁for ▁major ▁sport ing ▁events . ▁ ▁Symbol s ▁The ▁mas c ots ▁for ▁the ▁event ▁were ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ot ters , ▁chosen ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁natural ▁habitat ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁near ▁G w ang ju , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁symbol izing ▁" sw imm ers ' ▁passion ▁for ▁challenge ", ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁organ izing ▁committee . ▁The ▁s log an ▁of ▁the ▁Championships , ▁mean while , ▁was ▁" D ive ▁In to ▁Peace ". ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁compet itions ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Main ▁Aqu at ics ▁Centre , ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Summer ▁Univers ia de , ▁also ▁hosted ▁in ▁G w ang ju . ▁The ▁Aqu at ics ▁Centre ▁hosted ▁the ▁sw imming ▁and ▁div ing ▁compet itions , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁adjacent ▁out door ▁temporary ▁ven ues ▁for ▁synchron ised ▁sw imming ▁and ▁water ▁pol o . ▁▁ ▁The ▁N amb u ▁Municipal ▁University ▁Aqu at ics ▁Center ▁( sw imming , ▁div ing ) ▁ ▁N amb u ▁University ▁Stadium ▁( water ▁pol o ) ▁ ▁Ye om ju ▁G ymnasium ▁( art istic ▁sw imming ) ▁ ▁Ch os un ▁University ▁Football ▁Field ▁( high ▁div ing ) ▁ ▁Ye os u ▁Ex po ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁( open ▁water ▁sw imming )