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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.
Gold medallist Chen Yuxi, silver medalist Lu Wei, bronze medalist Liu Zihan and their coaches take a selfie after the women’s 10m platform final. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

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

The Paris Olympics marked a turning point in the relationship between the two, and at the National Games it is Chen who is shining brightest.

2025 National Games

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

IOC

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

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.

Siobhan Haughey in action for the DC Trident team in the International Swimming League competition at College Park in the US in November 2019. Photo: AP
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’.

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.

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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.

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi (left) wants to emulate the success of Canada’s Summer Mcintosh (right). Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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.

China’s women (from left) Liu Yaxin, Yu Yiting, Li Bingjie, and Yang Peiqi celebrate after finishing third place in the final of the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. Photo: AFP
Swimming

Leon Marchand smashes 200 metres individual medley world record in Singapore

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

Leon Marchand celebrates his record at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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.

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?

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.

Cheng Zilong (left) and Zhu Zifeng on their way to winning the 10m platform synchronised diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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.

Twelve-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi celebrates on the podium after winning the 400m individual medley at the National Swimming Championships in Shenzhen in May. Photo: AP
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.

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.

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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.

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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