2025 World Aquatics Championships

22nd World Aquatics Championships
Host city	Singapore
Date(s)	11 July – 3 August 2025
Venue(s)	3
Nations participating	203+2
Athletes participating	2,500+
Events	77 in 6 sports
Officially opened by	Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Officially closed by	Husain Al-Musallam
← Doha 2024 Budapest 2027 →

The 2025 World Aquatics Championships, the 22nd edition of the World Aquatics Championships, were held in Singapore from 11 July to 3 August 2025. ^[1] It was the first city in Southeast Asia to host the World Championships.

Host selection

On 21 July 2019, World Aquatics (then FINA) selected Kazan, Russia as the host of the championship; the same day as Budapest, Hungary was selected for the 2027 edition. ^[2] However, on 9 February 2023, Singapore was selected to replace Kazan as host city due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Venues

Most of the competitions were held at the Singapore Sports Hub built for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. ^{[6] [7]}

Organisers initially considered hosting the swimming events at the National Stadium or the Singapore Indoor Stadium, but eventually decided to build a temporary venue on the site of Car Park G (known as World Aquatics Championships Arena) for the swimming and artistic swimming events. ^{[7] [8]}

• World Aquatics Championships Arena (artistic swimming, swimming)
• OCBC Aquatic Centre (diving, water polo)
• Sentosa Island (high diving, open water swimming)
• Singtel Waterfront Theatre (opening ceremony) ^[9]

Symbols

Theme

The theme of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was "Water Shapes Us". ^[10]

Mascots

On 2 April 2025, the mascots were announced as Ollie, an otter, and Dewey, a dugong. ^[11]

Schedule

The initial competition schedule was announced on 18 June 2024. The detailed competition schedule was released on 12 December 2024. ^{[8] [12] [13]}

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Opening ceremony

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Preliminaries

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Finals

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Closing ceremony

M

Men's matches

W

Women's matches

July/August	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	1	2	3	Total
Ceremonies	●																								●	–
Swimming																		4	4	5	5	5	5	6	8	42
Open water swimming							2		2	2	1															7
Artistic swimming									●	2	1	2	2	1	1	2										11
Diving																	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	13
High diving															●	●	1	1								2
Water polo		W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M											2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	7	6	7	6	6	6	7	9	77
Cumulative Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	23	30	36	43	49	55	61	68	77	-

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Singapore)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	15	12	10	37
2	Australia	13	7	8	28
3	United States	10	11	11	32
4	Neutral Athletes B [a]	6	8	4	18
5	Germany	6	3	1	10
6	Spain	4	3	5	12
7	France	4	1	5	10
8	Canada	4	1	4	9
9	Italy	2	11	6	19
10	Romania	2	0	1	3
11	Tunisia	2	0	0	2
12	Japan	1	4	3	8
	Mexico	1	4	3	8
14	Hungary	1	3	3	7
15	Great Britain	1	2	2	5
16	South Africa	1	2	1	4
17	Netherlands	1	0	2	3
18	Greece	1	0	1	2
19	Austria	1	0	0	1
	Lithuania	1	0	0	1
21	Switzerland	0	2	0	2
22	Neutral Athletes A [b]	0	1	2	3
23	Belgium	0	1	1	2
	North Korea	0	1	1	2
25	Poland	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
27	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	1	1
	Monaco	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (29 entries)		77	79	77	233

Source: Worldaquatics

Participating federations

203 countries, plus the Athlete Refugee Team and two Neutral Athletes teams (representing Belarusian and Russian athletes) competed.^{[ citation needed ]}

• World Aquatics members not competing were British Virgin Islands, Chad, Gibraltar, Liberia and Liechtenstein.^{[ citation needed ]}

• IOC members Kiribati, Nauru, South Sudan and Tuvalu did not compete as they were not members of World Aquatics.^{[ citation needed ]}

Participating National Federations

Afghanistan  (1)   Anguilla  (1)   Albania  (2)   Algeria  (3)   American Samoa  (1)   Andorra  (3)   Angola  (5)   Antigua and Barbuda  (4)   Argentina  (23)   Armenia  (8)   Athlete Refugee Team  (3)   Aruba  (6)   Australia  (96)   Austria  (13)   Azerbaijan  (2)   Bahamas  (4)   Bahrain  (4)   Bangladesh  (2)   Barbados  (2)   Belgium  (5)   Belize  (1)   Benin  (3)   Bermuda  (1)   Bhutan  (2)   Bolivia  (9)   Bosnia and Herzegovina  (2)   Botswana  (3)   Brazil  (51)   Brunei  (3)   Bulgaria  (7)   Burkina Faso  (1)   Burundi  (2)   Cambodia  (2)   Cameroon  (4)   Canada  (65)   Cape Verde  (4)   Cayman Islands  (2)   Central African Republic  (1)   Chile  (14)   China  (96)   Chinese Taipei  (14)   Colombia  (15)   Comoros  (2)   Cook Islands  (3)   Costa Rica  (10)   Croatia  (50)   Cuba  (11)   Curaçao  (4)   Cyprus  (3)   Czech Republic  (15)   Democratic Republic of the Congo  (2)   Denmark  (13)   Djibouti  (1)   Dominica  (1)   Dominican Republic  (11)   Ecuador  (6)   Egypt  (11)   El Salvador  (5)   Equatorial Guinea  (1)   Eritrea  (2)   Estonia  (6)   Eswatini  (2)   Ethiopia  (2)   Faroe Islands  (4)   Federated States of Micronesia  (2)   Fiji  (4)   Finland  (5)   France  (68)   Gabon  (1)   The Gambia  (2)   Georgia  (11)   Germany  (46)   Ghana  (4)   Great Britain  (71)   Greece  (62)   Grenada  (2)   Guam  (3)   Guatemala  (7)   Guinea  (5)   Guinea-Bissau  (2)   Guyana  (2)   Haiti  (2)   Honduras  (5)   Hong Kong  (32)   Hungary  (70)   Iceland  (5)   India  (19)   Indonesia  (21)   Iran  (2)   Iraq  (2)   Ireland  (13)   Israel  (28)   Italy  (96)   Ivory Coast  (2)   Jamaica  (3)   Japan  (82)   Jordan  (2)   Kazakhstan  (27)   Kenya  (12)   Kosovo  (2)   Kuwait  (4)   Kyrgyzstan  (2)   Laos  (2)   Latvia  (3)   Lebanon  (4)   Lesotho  (2)   Libya  (2)   Lithuania  (13)   Luxembourg  (4)   Macau  (11)   Madagascar  (4)   Malawi  (3)   Malaysia  (12)   Maldives  (4)   Mali  (2)   Malta  (4)   Marshall Islands  (1)   Mauritania  (1)   Mauritius  (4)   Mexico  (41)   Moldova  (3)   Monaco  (3)   Mongolia  (8)   Montenegro  (17)   Morocco  (5)   Mozambique  (4)   Myanmar  (3)   Namibia  (6)   Nepal  (4)   Netherlands  (31)     Neutral Athletes A (16) [b]     Neutral Athletes B (62) [a]   New Zealand  (30)   Nicaragua  (2)   Niger  (1)   Nigeria  (4)   North Korea  (15)   Northern Mariana Islands  (4)   Norway  (8)   Oman  (2)   Pakistan  (3)   Palau  (2)   Palestine  (3)   Panama  (4)   Papua New Guinea  (4)   Paraguay  (4)   Peru  (9)   Philippines  (3)   Poland  (26)   Portugal  (7)   Puerto Rico  (5)   Qatar  (2)   Republic of the Congo  (2)   Romania  (21)   Rwanda  (4)   Saint Kitts and Nevis  (1)   Saint Lucia  (3)   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (1)   Samoa  (4)   San Marino  (1)   São Tomé and Príncipe  (1)   Saudi Arabia  (4)   Senegal  (2)   Serbia  (21)   Seychelles  (3)   Singapore  (71)(host)   Sint Maarten  (2)   Slovakia  (21)   Slovenia  (3)   Solomon Islands  (2)   Somalia  (1)   South Africa  (59)   South Korea  (35)   Spain  (67)   Sri Lanka  (6)   Sudan  (4)   Suriname  (2)   Sweden  (16)   Switzerland  (12)   Syria  (2)   Tajikistan  (2)   Tanzania  (2)   Thailand  (24)   Timor-Leste  (2)   Togo  (2)   Tonga  (2)   Trinidad and Tobago  (5)   Tunisia  (4)   Turkey  (9)   Turkmenistan  (4)   Turks and Caicos Islands  (2)   Uganda  (6)   Ukraine  (26)   United Arab Emirates  (2)   United States  (119)   Uruguay  (7)   Uzbekistan  (8)   Vanuatu  (2)   Venezuela  (12)   Vietnam  (4)   Virgin Islands  (2)   Yemen  (1)   Zambia  (2)   Zimbabwe  (7)

Broadcasting

The Championships were broadcast on the World Aquatics website which can be accessed worldwide. The competition was broadcast through the rights-holding broadcasters in various countries and regions:

Rights-holding broadcasters ^[14]

Region	Broadcaster(s)	Countries/Territories
Africa	SuperSport	Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia (including Somaliland), South Africa, Saint Helena & Ascension, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Americas	NBC Sports / Peacock	United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
	CBC	Canada
	Grupo Globo	Brazil
	DirecTV	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia	TV Asahi	Japan
	CMG / CCTV-5	China, Macau
	ELTA  [ zh ]	Chinese Taipei
	Sky Sports	Republic of Korea
	Mediacorp	Singapore (host country)
	i-Cable (swimming only)	Hong Kong
Europe	Eurovision	Pan-Europe (excluding Belarus & Russia)
	ORF	Austria
	BHRT	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	BNT	Bulgaria
	HRT	Croatia
	CYBC	Cyprus
	CT	Czechia
	Yle	Finland
	France Télévisions	France
	ARD / ZDF	Germany
	ERT	Greece
	MTVA	Hungary
	RÚV	Iceland
	The Sports Channel	Israel
	Sky Italia / RAI	Italy
	LRT	Lithuania
	RTCG	Montenegro
	NOS	Netherlands
	RTV	North Macedonia
	RTP	Portugal
	TVR	Romania
	RTS	Serbia
	RTVS	Slovakia
	RTVSLO	Slovenia
	RTVE	Spain
	SVT	Sweden
	SRG SSR	Switzerland
	TRT	Turkey
	PBC	Ukraine
	Aquatics GB	United Kingdom
	Match TV	Russia, Belarus
Oceania	Nine Network	Australia

Notes

1. In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russian Federation. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes B (NAB)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
2. In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Republic of Belarus. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes A (NAA)" and under the World Aquatics flag.

References

1. "World Aquatics Championships 2025 awarded to Singapore". World Aquatics. 9 February 2023.
2. "Kazan and Budapest awarded 2025 and 2027 World Aquatics Championships". InsideTheGames. 21 July 2019.
3. "Singapore replaces Kazan as host of 2025 World Aquatics Championships". InsideTheGames. 9 February 2023.
4. Keith, Braden (9 February 2023). "2025 World Aquatics Championships Moved from Russia to Singapore". SwimSwam. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
5. "Singapore gets nod to host 2025 World Aquatics Championships". Yahoo News. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
6. "One-Year Countdown to World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025". World Aquatics. 12 July 2024.
7. "Temporary venue at Kallang to be built for World Aquatics Championships in Singapore". The Straits Times. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
8. "2025 World Aquatics Masters Championships Info Bulletin" (PDF). 3 October 2024.
9. "Inspiring performances delivered at World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 Opening Ceremony". World Aquatics. 10 July 2025.
10. Chauhan, Pankaj. "World Aquatics Championship 2025 Singapore Guide". swimzing.
11. "Meet Ollie and Dewey! Mascots for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025 revealed". World Aquatics. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
12. "World Aquatics announces competition schedule for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025". World Aquatics. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
13. "World Aquatics unveils the detailed competition schedule for the World Aquatics Championships – Singapore 2025". World Aquatics. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
14. "Where to Watch | World Aquatics Championships - Singapore 2025". World Aquatics. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

See also

2025 World Para Swimming Championships - also hosted by Singapore

External links

• Official website
• World Aquatics website