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World Aquatics

The latest news and top stories on World Aquatics. A prominent Lausanne, Switzerland based international governing body, World Aquatics is dedicated to overseeing aquatic sports globally. Its main areas of focus include governing swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo and open water swimming, organising major competitions like the World Championships, and setting rules. Recognised by the International Olympic Committee, World Aquatics, formerly FINA, promotes fair play athlete development and water safety. The organisation plans to relocate its main headquarters to Budapest, Hungary by 2027.

International Swimming League

International Swimming League targets 2026 relaunch after Covid, war disruptions

The league, which featured Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey when it was last held in 2021, plans to feature events in North America, Europe, Asia.

22 Dec 2025 - 10:56PM

Chen Yuxi

Chen Yuxi named female diver of year by World Aquatics, Rousseau wins men’s title

18 Dec 2025 - 3:19AM

2025 National Games

Chen Yuxi steps out of Quan Hongchan’s shadow, now she is China’s diving queen

11 Nov 2025 - 11:00PM

2025 National Games

National Games: will Pan Zhanle return to world-record form or end year in flop?

Paris Olympic champion and holder of 100m world record has had a disappointing year so far, but thrives on proving doubters wrong.

10 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM

China’s Pan Zhanle won the 100m freestyle in world-record time at the Paris Olympics last year. Photo: AFP

IOC

Fears over crocs, tides allayed as Australian river approved for 2032 Olympics

Queensland senator says Fitzroy River is a ‘great place’ for Jesus Christ to come back to ‘because it’s flat enough to walk on’.

21 Oct 2025 - 10:24PM

Swimming

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey could share in US$4.6 million legal settlement

World Aquatics is setting up fund to distribute to swimmers who signed contracts to compete in International Swimming League in 2018, 2019.

9 Sep 2025 - 4:06PM

Swimming

Hong Kong swimmer returns after 20 years, wins 6 golds, sets 2 world records

Shauna Krkalo stars at World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore after watching her kids swim and thinking ‘I could still beat them’.

5 Sep 2025 - 5:30PM

Shauna Krkalo won six gold medals and set two world records at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore. Photo: Shauna Krkalo

Doping in sport

Enhanced Games sues World Aquatics, USA Swimming, Wada for US$800 million

Drug-fuelled athletics group claims governing bodies are trying to ‘crush’ event in anti-trust lawsuit.

28 Aug 2025 - 10:22AM

World Aquatics Championships

Chinese prodigy Yu Zidi eyes emulating swimming great Summer McIntosh

Canadian shows while she will be one of the stars of the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, but 12-year-old Yu shaping up to be major threat.

4 Aug 2025 - 12:53PM

Swimming

Yu Zidi close to medal again as McIntosh, US relay women rule at swimming worlds

Summer McIntosh equals Phelps feat with her fourth gold at World Aquatics Championships, US break world record in women’s 4x100m medley.

3 Aug 2025 - 11:26PM

Yu Zidi of China swims in the women’s 400m individual medley final in Singapore on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

Swimming

Qin Haiyang bags world 200 metres breaststroke gold in ‘lane 8 miracle’

Breaststroke king hits form in Singapore after also winning 100m gold and 50m bronze, before China’s men’s 4x200m freestyle team win silver.

2 Aug 2025 - 1:58AM

China’s Qin Haiyang celebrates winning the 200m breaststoke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Friday. Photo: EPA

Swimming

China’s women claim relay bronze, handing Yu Zidi first medal in Singapore

12-year-old helps team qualify third fastest for final of women’s 4x200m freestyle relay in Singapore; finishes fourth in 200m butterfly.

31 Jul 2025 - 11:00PM

Swimming

Leon Marchand smashes 200 metres individual medley world record in Singapore

Frenchman obliterates Ryan Lochte‘s old mark at the World Aquatics Championships.

30 Jul 2025 - 11:17PM

World Aquatics Championships

Pan Zhanle fails to reach 100m freestyle final at World Aquatics Championships

Olympic champion off pace in semi-finals, Qin Haiyang loses 50m breaststroke crown, but 12-year-old Yu Zidi reaches 200m butterfly final.

30 Jul 2025 - 9:50PM

Pan Zhanle has been eliminated early from both the 100 and 200 metres freestyle in Singapore. Photo: Xinhua

World Aquatics Championships

Quan Hongchan skipped World Aquatics Championships. Where is China’s diving ace?

Does growth spurt and ankle injury mean we are now in the twilight of Olympian’s glittering career?

30 Jul 2025 - 10:33PM

Quan Hongchan waves to the crowd ahead of the women’s 10m platform final at the Aquatics Centre in Paris. Photo: Getty Images

Swimming

World Aquatics Championships: China’s divers win 2 more golds, swimmers win bronze

Men win 10m platform synchronised event while women win 3m springboard, but Tang Qianting fails to defend 100m breaststroke title.

29 Jul 2025 - 9:51PM

Swimming

All eyes on China swimmer Yu, 12, who takes stunning times to world championships

World will be eagerly watching preteen swimmer, whose times in May would have come close to winning medals at Paris Olympics last year.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:14PM

Swimming

World Aquatics Championships: German Wellbrock wins 10km after water quality delay

Australia’s Moesha Johnson wins women’s race in Singapore after open water events had been postponed because of high E coli bacteria levels.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:13PM

Germany’s Florian Wellbrock reacts after finishing first to win the gold medal in the 10km open water race. Photo: Reuters

Singapore

Singapore’s water woes force postponement of World Aquatics swim championship

A review of the course at Sentosa Island found contaminants in the water ‘exceeding acceptable thresholds’, according to organisers.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:13PM

Swimming

Chinese swimmers tested most, based on independent risk assessments: global body

Athletes from China were tested 8.8 times on average this year, in lead-up to World Aquatics Championships starting in Singapore on Friday.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:12PM

Brent Nowicki (left), World Aquatics’ executive director, and Husain Al Musallam, the body’s president, at the opening press conference of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday. Photo: EPA

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