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World Aquatics Championships

World Aquatics Championships
The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the world championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo.
China diving star Chen Yuxi, who was named World Aquatics’ 2025 Female Diver of the Year earlier this month, released an interview on her social media accounts on Wednesday. Photo: Screenshot
Chen Yuxi

Chinese diving star Chen Yuxi says she has been threatened, denies ‘connections’

Olympic champion says in a tearful 10-minute video interview she has also faced online abuse, ‘doxxing’ and people trying to cause rifts.

Swimming

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

World Aquatics

Chinese prodigy Yu Zidi eyes emulating swimming great Summer McIntosh

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.

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

Pan Zhanle can’t repeat Olympic relay defeat of US, but Yu, 12, has medal chance

Yu swims in 400 metres medley at World Championships, while China’s team fail to reach relay final a year after ending American monopoly.

Swimming

Ledecky wins 800m freestyle, US set relay world record, more gold for China

Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia finish first and second in women’s 3m springboard diving, while Ledecky takes seventh world title in thriller.

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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.

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.

Swimming

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.

Trending in China

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?

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.

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

Pan Zhanle predicts ‘amazing support’ as Beijing named host of swimming worlds

Olympic champion expects ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’ when China stages short-course World Aquatics Swimming Championships for third time.

Swimming

Qin wins China’s first swimming gold of world championships, Yu Zidi fourth

Chinese 12-year-old prodigy Yu misses out on medley bronze by just 0.06 seconds as Summer McIntosh wins second gold in Singapore.

Water sports

World Aquatics Championships: China win men’s 3m, women’s 10m synchronised diving

Wang Zongyuan, Zheng Jiuyuan are pushed in Singapore by Mexico’s Osmar Olvera, Juan Celaya, while Chen Yuxi and Zhang Minjie have easier time.

China’s Wang Zongyuan and Zheng Jiuyuan during the 3m synchronised diving final in Singapore on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

Profile | Who is Yu Zidi, the Chinese 12-year-old making waves at World Aquatics Championships?

Swimmer can make history on Monday as the youngest person to win a medal at an international event since 1936.

China’s Yu Zidi competes in the heats of the 200m individual medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Water sports

China claim trio of golds to continue diving dominance at world championships

Zhu and Xie win mixed synchro 10-metre platform and Zheng the 1m springboard event, a day after China’s mixed 3m and 10m team gold.

Swimming

Chinese swimmer Yu, 12, makes debut on world stage, McIntosh wins first gold

Yu qualifies for 200m individual medley final on first day in Singapore as compatriot Li Bingjie pips Katie Ledecky for 400m freestyle silver.

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Swimming

Chinese record under threat from Canada’s McIntosh at swimming worlds

Singapore-bound teen is first swimmer to set three world records in different events since Michael Phelps did it at 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Summer McIntosh will start training with Michael Phelps’ mentor after the world championships as she builds towards the 2028 Olympics. Photo: Getty Images
Swimming

Injured Haughey out of World Aquatics Championships, still eyeing National Games

Hong Kong Olympian Siobhan Haughey says back injury has forced her withdrawal, says ‘I have to do what’s best for me’.

Swimming

Artistic swimmer Xu claims China’s first gold of World Aquatics Championships

The multiple World Cup winner continued her dominance of the women’s solo technical event at the WAC Arena in Singapore.

Swimming

Wellbrock claims third World Aquatics gold, Kajimoto takes new 3km sprint crown

Ichika Kajimoto and Florian Wellbrock win titles in new event that involves athletes swimming 1,500m, 1,000m and 500m in quick succession.

Ichika Kajimoto poses with the Japanese flag after winning the women’s 3km knockout sprint. Photo: AFP
Swimming

Xu, Lin twins make strong start to artistic events at World Aquatics Championships

Solo technical favourite Xu Huiyan dominates, Lin Yanhan and Lin Yanjun brush off nerves as artistic swimming gets under way in Singapore.

Xu Huiyan competes during the women’s solo technical preliminary round in Singapore. 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.

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.

Swimming

Singapore hopes World Aquatics Championships can help inspire next Schooling

The championships are being hosted in Southeast Asia for the first time and officials want it to leave a lasting legacy.

Yvette Ann Chong and Debbie Soh will be among those representing Singapore at the World Aquatics Championships. Photo: Xinhua
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
Swimming

Olympian Ho targeting record run at World Aquatics Championships

Ian Ho wants another crack at 50m freestyle record at Singapore competition, and has sights set on National Games test.

Swimming

World Aquatics Swimming Championships: Tam makes fine start with 2 Hong Kong records

The 2-time Olympian beat her personal best in the 50m butterfly to break a 10-year-old record before helping freestyle relay team set new mark.

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